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Saudi leader trying to avoid ‘pariah’ status with LIV-PGA merger, says campaigner

Mohammed bin Salman said to look to repair his reputation after 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul

The Guardian - US · Jun 28, 2023

Noah Feldman: The Supreme Court just stood up for electoral democracy

In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court firmly rejected the so-called independent state legislature theory. This bizarre theory would have allowed renegade legislators to violate their state constitutions in setting rules for federal elections — allowing them to hijack elections for U.S. Congress and even the presidency.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023

Jan. 6 fallout: All three branches strike back against threats to democracy

At a moment of record-low trust in institutions, the guardrails are being fortified.

Axios · Jun 27, 2023

White House condemns online harassment of journalist who asked Modi a question on human rights

‘It’s completely unacceptable and it’s antithetical to the very principles of democracy,’ says John Kirby

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

‘Democracy is on life support’: the organizers fighting voter suppression in the US south

After the 2013 supreme court ruling decimated the Voting Rights Act, advocates are working round the clock to ensure the ballot is accessible to all

The Guardian - US · Jun 27, 2023

Commentary: How the end of Roe turned into a threat to American democracy

A year ago, when the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. proclaimed the death of abortion rights to be a victory for American democracy, one that might de-escalate political conflict. A month ahead of the Dobbs anniversary, Washington Post columnist George Will…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 27, 2023

‘Unacceptable’: White House after US journalist trolled for asking Modi about minority rights, free speech

Days after a Wall Street Journal reporter was trolled online for asking prime minister Narendra Modi about free speech and rights of religious minorities at a press conference with US president Joe Biden last week, the White House has strongly condemned her harassment and termed it “unacceptable” and “antithetical to…

Newslaundry · Jun 27, 2023

Verdict due for 5 protesters accused of blocking Thai queen's car. Law allows the death penalty

A court in Thailand is to deliver a verdict Wednesday in the case of five people accused of impeding the queen’s motorcade during a pro-democracy march in 2020

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023

Look at the effects of the Tories’ corrupt voter ID rules – and then tell me Britain is still a democracy

Once in power, Labour should focus on undoing the damage of these constitutional assaults, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023

The Guardian view on banning council boycotts: a blow to local democracy

Editorial: Outlawing economic pressure on foreign governments is a cynical and authoritarian move that attacks legitimate protest

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023