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Journalists demand ‘immediate release’ of Evan Gershkovic on 100th day of detention

Detention of journalist by Russia is a ‘full-throated assault’ on democracy, says chief of News Media Association

The Independent UK

We’re a Tory MP and a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, and China is trying to silence us both

Beijing will go to any lengths to harass the Hong Kong diaspora and its allies. But we will keep speaking out, say activist Finn Lau and Conservative MP Tim Loughton

The Guardian - UK

Turnout spiked among younger voters in the last three elections. This is what’s needed for that to be repeated in 2024

Elections coordinator Ruby Belle Booth tells Gustaf Kilander there’s an ‘opportunity between now and 2024 to make sure that every single young person has the information and resources they need to get registered to vote and to cast their ballot’

The Independent UK

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Congress members will host roundtable with pro-democracy Cuban activists in Miami

Two years after island-wide pro-democracy street protests erupted in Cuba, members of Florida’s congressional delegation will host a roundtable discussion on human rights and hear from leading Cuban activists Rose Maria Payá and Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat.

Miami Herald

AI firms should face prison over creation of fake humans, says Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens author tells Geneva summit proliferation of fake people on social media could lead to collapse in democracy

The Guardian - UK

Group Challenges Fox’s License To Operate WTXF Philadelphia

Former Fox executive Preston Padden says Rupert Murdoch knew the company was broadcasting false information about the 2020 election

Multichannel News

Saving an election on Insta: Guatemalans go to social media to try to protect presidential vote

MEXICO CITY — As their presidential election hangs in the balance, Guatemalans are taking to social media to try to circumvent what they see as interference and a threat to democracy.

Los Angeles Times

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HK arrests another backer of activists abroad

HONG KONG: Police in Hong Kong have arrested another man suspected of links to pro-democracy activists based abroad, picking him up on Thursday at the city’s airport a day after arresting four others for various national security offences.

Bangkok Post

SCOTUS will not have the last laugh

The quality of education in America and the future of our democracy depend on it

Salon

Maharashtra NCP crisis | ‘Tamasha’ not democracy, says Kapil Sibal

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on July 6, 2023 dubbed the political developments in Maharashtra as a “tamasha”, and said the law seems to allow it.

The Hindu

My first priority is to restore people's faith in democracy in Punjab: Sunil Jakhar

NEW DELHI: Newly-appointed BJP’s Punjab president Sunil Jakhar has said his first priority is to restore the people's faith in democracy and politics in the bordering state. He also said it was his goal to establish the BJP as only alternative in the state.

The Times of India

Prigozhin revolt raised fears of Putin's toppling – and a nuclear Russia in chaos

As national security scholar Gregory F. Treverton says, the brief mutiny mounted by Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group, may be over, but the dramatic events sparked by that mutiny are “still unfolding.” In this interview with The Conversation U.S. democracy editor Naomi Schalit,…

The Conversation

China accuses US of turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales to self-governing island

China's Defense Ministry is accusing the United States of turning of Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales of military equipment to the self-governing island democracy

The Independent UK

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who fled abroad will be 'pursued for life'

Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday that eight pro-democracy activists who now live in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia will be pursued for life for alleged national security offenses, dismissing criticism that the move to have them arrested was a dangerous precedent.

France 24

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The Guardian - AU

Albanese urged to cancel China trip as Beijing warns Australia against sheltering ‘fugitives’

Labor warns it will not tolerate foreign interference on Australian soil as it vows to protect free speech

The Conversation

South African universities must do more to tackle staffs' race and gender imbalances

At the advent of South Africa’s democracy in 1994, an overwhelming majority of academics in the country’s public higher education institutions were white men. Black South Africans (a group consisting of those designated as Indian, Coloured or African under apartheid) constituted 89% of the overall population. But they made up…

The Guardian - US

‘You’re able to vote now’: Minnesota Democrats pass raft of progressive reforms

The state was one of a few to secure a Democratic trifecta in 2022, and since then has passed abortion rights along with voting rights and democracy reform legislation

The Conversation

Bounties on exiled Hong Kong activists show the ambitious reach of China’s political repression

The Hong Kong government has extended its efforts to suppress political dissent overseas, issuing arrest warrants for eight exiled pro-democracy figures and offering bounties of HK$1 million (around A$191,000) each.

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The Independent UK

The 8 wanted overseas-based Hong Kong activists will be pursued for life, city leader says

Hong Kong's leader says the eight overseas-based activists who are wanted for alleged national security offenses will be pursued for life, dismissing criticism from Western governments over the police’s high-profile crackdown on the pro-democracy figures

The Guardian - AU

China accuses UK of protecting ‘fugitives’ after bounty put on Hong Kong democracy activists

Chinese embassy in London tells UK to ‘stop interfering’ in China’s affairs, as Hong Kong leader says overseas activists will be ‘pursued for life’

The Guardian - US

On the Fourth of July, a few reasons to feel encouraged about US democracy

Amid the supreme-court rulings and the gun violence, there have been some heartening developments – and a call to action

The Conversation

“We the People” includes all Americans – but July 4 is a reminder that democracy remains a work in progress

The United States’ founders firmly rejected King George III and the entire idea of monarchy 247 years ago, on July 4, 1776.

The Independent UK

Unlicensed Hong Kong radio station that hosted many pro-democracy guests goes off air after 18 years

An unlicensed pro-democracy radio station in Hong Kong is going off air after 18 years of service

Al Jazeera

‘Very worrying’: Three far-right parties enter Greek parliament

Greece becomes the only European country with three far-right parties in its legislature after this week’s elections.

Newslaundry

‘This is BJP’s democracy’: ABP anchor heckled by party workers for ‘questioning’ Shivraj Singh Chouhan

ABP News journalist Gyanendra Tiwari was heckled by BJP workers during a live show at poll-bound Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur on Thursday. The clash between the anchor and a group of BJP workers was captured in the show, snippets of which were widely shared on social media.

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