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Authoritarianism
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and US President Donald Trump Ecuador: a quasi-dictatorship aligned with the “Donroe” Doctrine

The Noboa regime embodies the logic of elites whose survival depends not on the country’s development but on sustaining imperial domination

Millions defeat Meloni’s judiciary reform plans in massive referendum victory

15 million people rejected Giorgia Meloni’s reforms aiming to erode separation of powers at March 22-23 referendum.

Mass demonstration in Rome against Giorgia Meloni’s “authoritarian” reforms and war

Twenty thousand people took to the streets in Rome to oppose Giorgia Meloni’s authoritarian reforms.

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa meets with Marco Rubio at the White House (1) Trumpism in the style of a “banana republic”: authoritarian destruction of the public sphere in Ecuador

In a country already battered by violent crime, poverty, Noboa governs for capital, seeking to destroy the public sector and reduce the state to its bare minimum, submitting to US dictates through militarization and political repression.

Italian left party demands answers over police infiltration scandal

Potere al Popolo is pressing the Meloni government to explain five police infiltration attempts targeting the party’s youth organizations.

Italian mobilization against police infiltration Italian left party uncovers more cases of police infiltration in their ranks

Following the exposure of an undercover operation in its Naples chapter, Potere al Popolo has reported additional cases of police spying in other Italian cities.

Police targets Potere al Popolo in undercover operation

Italy’s left party Potere al Popolo was infiltrated for months by undercover police, leading activists to raise alarm over growing authoritarian tactics

Protesters march against “transphobic” and “authoritarian” resolution of Brazil’s Council of Medicine (1) Protesters march against “transphobic” and “authoritarian” resolution of Brazil’s Council of Medicine

Experts state that the norm is against scientific evidence and may increase the psychological suffering of trans youth.

CECOT- Bukele’s mega prison where “the only way out is in a coffin” CECOT: Bukele’s mega prison where “the only way out is in a coffin”

The alliance between Trump’s expanding deportation campaign and Salvadoran President Bukele’s carceral authoritarianism has major implications for human rights and the future of democracy.

Students protest continue in Indonesia

Mass protests under the banner “Indonesia Gelap” are erupting across the country, driven by growing anger over military cronyism, corruption, and economic distress.

Crackdown in El Salvador, toxic contamination at US base in Seoul and other stories

Today we look at the state of emergency in El Salvador after a surge in killings, soil and water contamination at a US base in South Korea, and more

‘Residential Revolt’ for affordable, safe housing in the Netherlands and other stories

Today we look at protests in the Netherlands to demand affordable social housing, renewed protests against right-wing President Nayib Bukele in El Salvador, and more