Why Do Rebel Groups Seize Power In An Undemocratic Way?

Since a couple of years there has been a significant increase in rebel groups trying to seize power in an undemocratic way. There are several main groups which we have all heard about, such as Al Qaida and Islamic State (ISIS). These groups are targeting journalists for various reasons. According to Samantha Power, who was a journalist before she became an U.S. ambassador, states that: “Power said regimes and armed groups target journalists because they do not want people to see them for what they really are." The main reason for this, is because these groups rely on the support of individuals in the country they are based in, as well as other countries around the world. Therefore when journalists are reporting on war-inflicted areas and the people involved, rebel groups may fear the loss of support from their followers and thus decides to eliminate such issue by abusing the journalists, ensuring that the information are not broadcasted.
One of the recent examples would be the execution of American journalists by ISIS in 2014, in which the executioner sent a message through video to the United States of America with the demand for US to stop the air strikes in Iraq. These events are extremely effective in causing paranoia and fear amongst the world as they are released onto the internet, in which everything spreads very quickly. However, these attacks on journalists are not only targeted by rebel groups in the world, but also by individuals. For example, in Brazil, one of the most dangerous countries to work in as a journalist, we see that journalists covering drug related stories are also being attacked and kidnapped by drug cartels. This was done mainly to intimidate the journalists and press to keep them from reporting on drug flows in the