Rioters storm the congressional building in Brazil on January 8
Thousands of supporters of Brazil's former president stormed government buildings in an attempt to undo the recent presidential election
Former Senator, Patrice Dumont, speaks at a press conference at the end of his term
The last elected senators left Haiti's parliament; this is emblematic of Haiti's governance woes
President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, in 2018
Nicaragua president, Daniel Ortega, imprisons priests whom he believes opposes his regime
Tunisia's Embattled President, Kais Saied
Tunisia's president is moving the country back into dictatorship, but the people are protesting and boycotting elections
Salvadoran gang members in prison
After a wave of murders, El Salvador launches a military campaign to eradicate gangs
A bus on fire in Tijuana
Drug cartels challenge the government for control of Tijuana
A defiant Hissen Habre, former dictator of Chad, during his trial in 2016 (Carley Petesch, AP)
After 25 years, a brutal former dictator is brought to justice, signaling hope for a new era in Africa
South Korea Pro-Democracy Movement in 1987
A comparison of East Asian and Middle Eastern democracies reveals common critical elements in their development
In the Michigan governor's race, election denier Tudor Dixon (left) lost to incumbent governor Gretch Whitmer (right)
Voters repudiated candidates who would deny the US electoral process is working--a victory for democracy