dissent
Coverage of dissent in the Nexus archive.
- Accommodating dissent: On the TVK government’s actions
The TVK government's use of criminal law to safeguard the reputation of rulers has been criticized as condemnable. The article highlights concerns over the application of legal measures to suppress dissent rather than address governance issues.
- Who Gets to Belong: Citizenship and Dissent This Week
An American court expanded inclusion in citizenship matters, while African courts restricted it, highlighting the political question of who qualifies for belonging. The article contrasts judicial approaches to citizenship and dissent in different regions.
- Reports: Iran uses war as cover for increased executions
Iran, already having one of the highest capital punishment rates, is reportedly using the current conflict to increase executions, according to rights groups, aiming to repress dissent.
- Blackouts, hyperinflation, dissent: Iran considers perilous prospect of peace
Iran faces hyperinflation, a 10% economic contraction, power cuts, and growing dissent as it transitions from wartime unity to a fractious peace. The regime is grappling with debates about its future governance amid worsening conditions that intensified after prewar protests.
- Shashi Tharoor slams X ban on ‘Cockroach Janata Party’
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor criticized the withholding of Cockroach Janata Party's X account, arguing that democracies require space for satire, dissent, and youth frustration.