Tiananmen vigil leader invokes Gandhi at Hong Kong sentencing
HONG KONG (AFP) – A leading Hong Kong democracy activist facing jail invoked Mahatma Gandhi’s civil disobedience campaign in court on Wednesday (Nov [...]
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Disillusionment and unhappiness in Tunisia, a decade on after the Arab Spring
TUNIS, TUNISIA (NYTIMES) – For roughly three months after Tunisians toppled their dictator in January 2011 in an eruption of protest that electrified [...]
Qatar ready for tightly-controlled first legislative polls
DOHA (AFP) – Qataris are gearing up for inaugural legislative polls on Saturday (Oct 1) that are a symbolic democratic step for the [...]
Biden to host world leaders at December summit on democracy: White House
WASHINGTON (REUTERS, AFP) – US President Joe Biden will convene a summit with leaders from democratic nations on Dec 9 and 10 as [...]
"Too much": EU leaders confront Hungary's Orban over new anti-LGBT law
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union leaders on Thursday confronted their peer, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, over Hungary’s new anti-LGBT law, stressing their commitment to [...]
Hong Kong democracy leaders given jail terms amid crackdown – The Denver Post
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced five leading pro-democracy advocates, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, to up to 18 [...]
Singapore Perspectives conference: S'pore not beset by political polarisation, but class, culture divides a concern, say panellists
SINGAPORE – Studies may indicate low levels of political polarisation in Singapore, but the twin threats of class and cultural divides remain – [...]
Kerre McIvor: Unity and democracy our biggest winners
Being part of the team of 5 million was a big deal for a lot of people and they were hardly likely to [...]
'Democracy isn't the objective': Republican U.S. senator draws Democrats' ire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Mike Lee came under fire from Democrats on Thursday for tweeting “democracy isn’t the objective” after the [...]
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit on Thailand's protests: "No one knows where the limit is"
Thanathorn addresses supporters in Bangkok last December. Photo: Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Protests sparked earlier this year by the dissolution of Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit's [...]