How do dictators manage for decades to control 1.4 billion (China) or 146 million (Russia) people and on down to other smaller totalitarian regimes? Answer: … How Can Dictators Control So Many Millions of People?Read more
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Burmese Junta Bombs Civilians
in Burma, where the military junta is escalating its airstrikes on civilians. On Tuesday, it carried out its deadliest attack yet, when it bombed a … Burmese Junta Bombs CiviliansRead more
U.S. Arrests Salvadoran Ex-Colonel over 1981 Massacre by U.S.-Trained Forces
U.S. authorities have arrested Roberto Antonio Garay Saravia, a retired army colonel from El Salvador’s army, over his role in the 1981 El Mozote massacre, … U.S. Arrests Salvadoran Ex-Colonel over 1981 Massacre by U.S.-Trained ForcesRead more
Chilean court sentences military personnel for burning alive student protesters in 1986
Fully 36 years after their horrific crime, a Chilean Court sentenced 10 retired members of the Army for dousing in petrol and setting alight 19-year-old … Chilean court sentences military personnel for burning alive student protesters in 1986Read more
How BP’s interests drive UK support for wars, coups and dictators
The Foreign Office is largely captured by global climate polluter BP. From Iran to Azerbaijan, Iraq to Nigeria, Russia to Venezuela, the UK prioritises the … How BP’s interests drive UK support for wars, coups and dictatorsRead more
Argentine Ex-General Removed For Backing Dictatorship Military
On Friday, Argentina’s Defense Minister Jorge Taiana removed retired general Rodrigo Soloaga as President of the Cavalry Retirees Commission for publicly supporting the military personnel … Argentine Ex-General Removed For Backing Dictatorship MilitaryRead more
Biden Is Selling Weapons to the Majority of the World’s Autocracies
Since President Joe Biden came into office in 2021, he has described a “battle between democracies and autocracies” in which the U.S. and other democracies … Biden Is Selling Weapons to the Majority of the World’s AutocraciesRead more
Amnesty Seeks Investigation After Jailed Dissident Dies in Equatorial Guinea
Amnesty International is calling for an investigation into the death of a prominent imprisoned dissident in the oil-rich West African nation of Equatorial Guinea. The … Amnesty Seeks Investigation After Jailed Dissident Dies in Equatorial GuineaRead more