Subject: Editors' Picks: No way forward on Brexit, and why human rights defenders are making a comeback
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Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:01:26 -0600 (CST)

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EDITORS' PICKS

01/17/2019

Welcome to Editors’ Picks, FP’s daily round-up.

Today, we look at why Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban may finally be facing a real political challenge, why the framework Washington uses to understand South Korea needs updating, and why the post-Mugabe era offers little hope for freedom of expression in Zimbabwe.

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OPPO RESURGE: A grassroots initiative in Hungary, Momentum, is now an official party, led by a generation disillusioned with Orban’s approach to power, FP’s Cameron Abadi reports.

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2

CRACKDOWN: Hundreds of activists have been detained during protests over fuel price hikes in Zimbabwe, and internet access has been shut down, FP’s Jefcoate O'Donnell and Robbie Gramer report.

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3

DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE: Despite claims to the contrary, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in is restoring liberal democracy, not corroding it, S. Nathan Park writes.

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4

HOPE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: As traditional power players retreat from international human rights commitments, civil society activists, domestic institutions, and leaders of small countries have taken a larger role, Kenneth Roth writes.

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5

STANDSTILL: Post the 432-202 defeat in Parliament of British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, lawmakers have the power to take decisive action, Garvan Walshe writes.

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