Indian opposition leader’s arrest extended ahead of national election

A court has extended the arrest of one of India’s top opposition leaders as ... The case has dominated headlines ahead of national parliamentary elections on April 19, in which Mr Modi will ... Read More

Togo Journalist Jailed Over Report Ahead Of Elections

The editor of a Togolese newspaper was arrested ... publishing "fake news", according to his lawyer, as media watchdogs warn of a press clampdown ahead of upcoming elections. Read More

Indian opposition leader's arrest before elections draws international rebuke

Germany and the United Nations have expressed concern after Indian police arrested Delhi’s chief minister on corruption charges just weeks ahead of national elections. The ruling Bharatiya Janata ... Read More

Top Indian opposition leader in detention weeks before election

A top Indian opposition leader ... who claim it is part of a crackdown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his rivals ahead of the country’s April 19 national elections. Arvind Kejriwal, the ... Read More

Indian opposition protest arrest of leader ahead of polls

Top leaders of India's opposition coalition and thousands of supporters rallied in the capital Sunday, decrying "autocracy" in protest at the arrest of a senior colleague ahead of general elections .. Read More

Indian opposition politicians behind bars weeks before elections

Two other opposition politicians, including the former chief minister of the territory of Jharkhand and a state legislator were also arrested recently. Observers are debating whether the arrests mean ... Read More

Stakes are high for Turkish president, opposition in local elections

"Now we have 2024 ahead of ... the presidential elections, [opposition alliance candidate] Kemal Kilicdaroglu received more votes than Erdogan in both rounds in Istanbul,” political scientist ... Read More

Venezuela Elections: Who Will Take The Opposition Vote?

Principally, there is a broad feeling to vote for any ticket with a chance to win, and not to repeat the strategy of boycotting elections ... no opposition candidates or observers, and political ... Read More

India election: Will Kejriwal arrest boost opposition?

A coalition of Indian opposition parties is rallying behind Delhi's chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, after a court ruled he would remain behind bars on corruption charges until April 15. Kejriwal ... Read More

Indian opposition leader's arrest before elections draws international rebuke

The United States, Germany and the United Nations have expressed concern after Indian police arrested Delhi’s chief minister on corruption charges just weeks ahead of national elections. Read More

Indian opposition politicians behind bars weeks before elections

Several prominent opposition politicians ... legislator were also arrested recently. Observers are debating whether the arrests mean that Modi is nervous enough about the elections to clamp ... Read More