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Keir Starmer’s centralist rule is not the Labour we know

Letters: Mike Sheaff cannot remember a time when party democracy was held in such disregard; plus letters from Phil Davis, Frank Newhofer and Matthew Bowles

The Guardian - UK

The Republican-led attack on voter records system is an attack on democracy

Eight Republican-led states have pulled out of the nation’s bipartisan electronic system that checks voter registration records for accuracy. More states could choose to pull out. It’s a threat to the integrity of our elections.

Chicago Sun-Times

RFK Jr. is a joke — and a serious threat

Fake candidates rake in real cash, at the expense of democracy. Is there any way to discourage their runs?

Salon

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‘It does my head in’: The Metrolink passengers paying more for forgetting to tap out

Nearly half a million passengers were caught out in six months alone

Manchester Evening News

J&K witnessing continuous denial of democracy: Sajad Lone’s JKPC

Sajad Lone’s Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC) on June 7 said Jammu and Kashmir was witnessing a continuous denial of democracy and urged all the political parties not to visit J&K as part of Parliament Standing Committees.

The Hindu

U.S. must ramp up arms production for Ukraine to send a message to foes of democracy

Ukraine is facing off against the fifth largest army in the world, and Russia has huge advantages in artillery ammunition and a willingness to treat its own people like cannon fodder, Congressman Mike Quigley writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Democracy at stake, say Senegalese youths protesting controversial arrest

Senegal on Tuesday shut down several of its overseas consulates including in Paris and New York after they were targeted by a fresh wave of protests that has rocked the West African country domestically and abroad. Young protesters clashed with security forces last week, resulting in at least 16 deaths…

France 24

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Kiss star Gene Simmons visits Parliament as DUP MP Ian Paisley's guest

On plans for the rest of the day, Mr Paisley joked: "He's doing a private concert as a DUP fundraiser – that's a lie!"

Belfast Live

Kiss rocker Gene Simmons hails ‘insane’ visit to Houses of Parliament

The band’s singer and bassist described proceedings in the Commons chamber as ‘controlled chaos’.

The Independent UK

US VP Harris says Israel needs 'independent judiciary'

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Tuesday that Israel's democracy requires "an independent judiciary," wading into the controversy over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposed judicial overhaul that has drawn mass protests in Israel.

Reuters

Government and press both ‘at rock bottom’, says Prince Harry

Furious Tory MPs fire back at Harry’s ‘unwise’ comments – urging him to ‘stand for election’ if he wants to be a politician

The Independent UK

Liberal education is the solution to America’s problem with irrational thinking

Book bans and the distractions of social media are some of the reasons for the erosion of critical thinking skills America needs to sustain its democracy, a Lincoln Square reader writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

India is a vibrant democracy, go to Delhi and see for yourself: White House

India is a vibrant democracy and anybody who happens to go to New Delhi can see that for themselves, the White House said on June 5, as it appeared to dismiss concerns about the health of democracy in India.

The Hindu

Living the ‘Chinese Dream’: Beijing’s new world order

As Beijing boosts its diplomatic clout, analysts say it wants to “remould” and even supplant existing institutions.

Al Jazeera

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Reuters

NZ electoral review recommends widespread changes including lowering voting age

New Zealand’s electoral system needs significant changes such as a lower voting age of 16 to ensure democracy is more accessible, according to a draft report release on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

RFK Jr compares Elon Musk to American revolutionaries during conspiracy-driven Twitter event

The Twitter executive offers little pushback against the noted anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist

Reuters

U.S. sanctions target Russian influence campaign in Moldova

The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on members of a Russian intelligence-linked group for their role in Moscow's efforts to destabilize democracy and influence elections in Moldova, the Treasury Department said.

Reuters

Top EU court strikes down more of Poland's judicial overhaul

The top European Union court on Monday struck down more elements of Poland's sweeping judicial overhaul for violating the bloc's democracy tenets, adding to pressure on the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party which faces an election this autumn.

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Salon

The other threat to Democracy

His "war on the woke" is silly but if Ron DeSantis has done nothing else, he's shown that he is deadly serious

The Conversation

Saying that students embrace censorship on college campuses is incorrect -- here's how to discuss the issue more constructively

The claim that college students censor viewpoints with which they disagree is now common. Versions of this claim include the falsehoods that students “shut down” most invited speakers to campuses, reject challenging ideas and oppose conservative views.

Salon

DeSantis: Dry and dull is still a threat

He's trying to win the primary by presenting himself as an authentic and successful culture warrior

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong police detain more than 20 on Tiananmen anniversary

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Sunday detained more than 20 people, including key pro-democracy figures trying to commemorate the anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, as hundreds in Taiwan mourned the dead with a vigil.

WEKU

China tightens access to Tiananmen Square while 32 are detained in Hong Kong

China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests.

The Hindu

The Delhi ordinance is an unabashed power-grab

The ordinance raises multiple legal and political questions regarding federalism, democracy, bureaucratic accountability, executive law-making, and judicial review

Evening Standard

Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy activists on Tiananmen Square anniversary

Hong Kong police have arrested several pro-democracy activists attempting to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square massacre.

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