Pandemic Raises Questions about the Future of Global Democracy
Across the world, authorities are imposing unprecedented restrictions on citizens’ freedoms in an effort to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But human rights groups warn that some governments are exploiting the state of emergency to grab power. In a multi-part series, VOA examines how even in established democracies, there are fears that the health crisis is being used to silence critics and squash basic democratic rights around the world. Henry Ridgwell reports from London. VOA Khmer's Reasey Poch narrates.
Episodes
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November 04, 2022
In Hong Kong, Media Trials Chill Press Freedom
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July 23, 2021
Afghans Worry for the Future as US Troops Withdraw
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July 20, 2021
With Its People Vaccinated, the Maldives Woos Tourists
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July 17, 2021
US Announces Vaccine Donations to Vietnam, Guatemala