Journal of Democracy

A Hong Kong court just handed out heavy sentences to 45 democracy activists. The pro-Beijing government is taking a hard line against anyone who would challenge it. Read "Fighting for Democracy Is a Crime in Hong Kong" by Michael C. Davis: https://lnkd.in/g-nXyHfx

When dictators weaponize the financial system and obstruct all avenues of dissent, this open-source, decentralized, censorship-resistant digital currency helps activists keep their operations running. Learn how activists use Bitcoin here: https://lnkd.in/eEQ98AHW

Cash is king, even if you are an activist leading a democratic movement against some of the world’s worst dictators. That’s why Bitcoin has quickly become the currency of choice for dissidents. "How to Dictator-Proof Your Money" by Alex Gladstein: https://lnkd.in/e5usrcDf

Félix Maradiaga, presa política del régimen de Daniel Ortega en Nicaragua entre 2021 y 2023, afirma que "la libertad financiera y económica debe ser reconocida como un derecho fundamental en la defensa de la democracia global." https://lnkd.in/eUPq6hRD

Félix Maradiaga, political prisoner of Daniel Ortega’s regime in Nicaragua from 2021 to 2023, asserts that “financial and economic freedom…must be recognized as foundational to the defense of global democracy.” ?? https://lnkd.in/e-8VpYXm

Ten years after the country’s revolution, the lessons for protecting a budding democracy and guarding against violent extremism are clear. "What Burkina Faso’s Tragic History Teaches Us" by John Chin, Haleigh Bartos, and Aleksaundra Handrinos: https://lnkd.in/eWPq-V2a

???? “The Nicaraguan case is one of the most extreme examples of economic, financial, and asset-based repression in recent history, but it is not unique,” writes Félix Maradiaga, former political prisoner of Daniel Ortega’s regime. https://lnkd.in/e-8VpYXm

????"El caso nicaragüense es uno de los ejemplos más extremos de represión económica, financiera y de activos en la historia reciente, pero no es único," escribe Félix Maradiaga, ex preso político del régimen de Daniel Ortega. https://lnkd.in/eUPq6hRD

???? Félix Maradiaga ha vivido la represión financiera en Nicaragua. "A los ocho a?os...fui abruptamente confrontado con la cruda realidad de vivir bajo un régimen autoritario cuando un grupo de militantes sandinistas irrumpió en la tienda de mi madre." https://lnkd.in/eUPq6hRD

???? Felix Maradiaga has experienced financial repression in Nicaragua first hand. "At the age of eight...I was rudely introduced to the grim reality of life under an authoritarian regime by a gang of Sandinista militants who stormed into my mother’s store." https://lnkd.in/e-8VpYXm