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Thai pro-democracy activist Arnon Nampa, who led protests in 2020 and 2021, is sentenced to four years in prison on a charge of royal insult.
2023-09-26

Prime Minister Cleopas Dlamini orders the closure of schools across Eswatini in an attempt to stop pro-democracy protests that have occurred across the kingdom in the past few months. Protesters demand an end to the absolute monarchy of King Mswati III, the last of its kind in Africa, as ministers back the move, saying that there "is no room for such anarchy in our society".
2021-10-18

Teachers in Swaziland go on an open-ended strike in a dispute over pay.
2012-06-22

Police in Swaziland detain at least seven activists on their way to a pro-democracy church service in the city of Manzini.
2012-04-15

Thousands of opposition supporters in Hungary protest over Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's alleged attempts to undermine democracy in the country.
2012-01-2

Clashes take place between pro-democracy protesters and security forces in Cairo, Egypt.
2011-12-16

G8 nations pledge at least $40 billion to help Arab countries reconstruct and implement democracy following the turmoil of the Arab Spring.
2011-09-10

Police in Swaziland arrest any person in a group ahead of planned pro-democracy protests in the country.
2011-04-12

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
2011-01-29

The inaugural African Grandmother Gathering convenes in Swaziland to discuss HIV-AIDS.
2010-05-6