Mongolia / Asia

  
Women walk past posters of candidates from the Mongolian People's Party on the outskirts of the capital, Ulaanbaatar, on June 27, 2016. The election on June 29 is unlikely to have a strong impact on press freedom in Mongolia. (Reuters/Jason Lee)

Mongolian election unlikely to advance press freedom

During a visit to Mongolia this month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the country as “an oasis of democracy.” Mongolia, sandwiched between powerful autocratic neighbors Russia and China, underwent democratic transition in 1990 when it broke away from Soviet rule, and has since held several elections characterized by the Asia Foundation as “reasonably…

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