The Authoritarian Peace
Why freedom can be lost without a single shot, and what the free world owes those who refuse to surrender it. By Félix Maradiaga, President of the WLC Jimmy Lai, a publisher and a devout practising Catholic, has spent more…
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Building a Youth Resistance for Democracy: A Conversation with Dr. Anyama Berliner, WLC Regional Secretary
Across Sub-Saharan Africa, the space available to pro-democracy activists is narrowing. Governments are coordinating their suppression of dissent with growing sophistication. Civic society organizations are being suspended. Opposition candidates are surveilled, threatened, and in some cases imprisoned. Legislation is being…
World Liberty Congress Statement on the Situation in Bolivia
The World Liberty Congress (WLC) strongly condemns the escalating political violence and civil unrest currently threatening democratic stability in Bolivia. As a global coalition dedicated to defending freedom and resisting authoritarian overreach, we view the violent clashes, deployment of explosives,…
Why the Cost of Abandoning South Sudan Will Be Far Greater Than Engagement
By Diing Deng Mu, Former WLC Leadership Council member By all indications, the international community is preparing to manage South Sudan’s collapse rather than prevent it. After years of failed peace agreements, corruption scandals, and political stagnation, many foreign governments…
World Liberty Congress Condemns Coordinated Harassment and Defamation Campaign Against Nilofar Ayoubi
The World Liberty Congress (WLC) expresses its serious concern regarding the ongoing targeted harassment, defamation, and coordinated online attacks against Nilofar Ayoubi, Afghan women’s rights advocate, democracy activist, and member of the WLC Leadership Council. For months, Nilofar Ayoubi has…
The Untapped Power of Local Advocacy: Elevating Diaspora Activism in Local and Municipal Government
By Clara Cheung, Former Hong Kong District Councilor, The Convenor of The UK-EU committee of The Assembly of Citizens’ Representatives, Hong Kong, and a member of World Liberty Congress. For diaspora activists dedicated to freedom and democracy, the fight against…
Zimbabwe: Who Wants to Be on the Right Side of History?
Source: The Common Sense, By Tendai Biti, WLC Leadership Council member. While the world is preoccupied with the conflict in Iran, Zimbabwe is turning increasingly authoritarian, if that is possible to imagine. In southern and eastern Africa, incumbency is trumping,…
World Liberty Congress Welcomes Felix Maradiaga’s Appointment to the McCain Institute Advisory Council
The World Liberty Congress proudly announces that its President, Felix Maradiaga, has been appointed to the Advisory Council of the John McCain Freedom for Political Prisoners Initiative at the McCain Institute. This appointment reflects not only Felix Maradiaga’s personal experience…
From Belarus to Hong Kong, Democracies Must Stand with People Power
Source: The CFHK Foundation by Andrei Sannikov, WLC Ombudsperson We are not simply witnessing a decline in democracy — we are living through its most serious crisis since the end of the Cold War. The optimism that followed the fall…
How a Kyrgyz Bank Used Belgian Commercial Courts to Silence a Sanctions Watchdog
On 30 March 2026, the French-speaking Enterprise Court of Brussels issued a judgment in the case brought by Kyrgyzstan’s Bakai Bank against the Open Dialogue Foundation (ODF) — a ruling with consequences that reach well beyond the parties before the…