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Starmer’s decision to bar me a flagrant attack on democracy, says Corbyn

Former Labour leader Mr Corbyn currently sits as an independent MP.

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

Schumer expected to visit Israel as Bibi faces criticism over judicial overhaul plan

Democrats in Congress are increasingly voicing their concerns over Netanyahu’s controversial judicial overhaul plan.

Axios · Feb 15, 2023

Policy chief calls for SNP conference to be postponed after Sturgeon’s resignation

THE SNP policy development convener Toni Giugliano has called for the SNP's special democracy conference to be postponed.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 15, 2023

US Senators: Netanyahu Has Put His Interests Above Israel's

After a series of statements by US administration spokespeople criticizing the Israeli government's policy to carry out a coup against the judiciary, more and more US lawmakers are speaking up and warning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is putting his interest above Israel's. Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dick…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2023

EC needs to shape up

The National Anti-Corruption Commission's (NACC) ruling on Monday that found Nat Laosisawakul, former secretary-general of the Election Commission (EC), negligent over the late arrival of 1,542 advance votes from Thai citizens in New Zealand before the March 24, 2019 election, has shone a light on the performance of the EC…

Bangkok Post · Feb 14, 2023

Israel enters a dangerous period – public protests swell over Netanyahu's plan to limit the power of the Israeli Supreme Court

Proposals by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government to radically diminish the power and independence of Israel’s judiciary sparked demonstrations across the country starting in January 2023. An estimated 200,000 Israelis took part in protests on Feb. 11 and another 100,000 in front of the Parliament on Feb. 13, the…

The Conversation · Feb 14, 2023

Analysis: Scars of annulled 1993 vote trail Nigeria 2023 election

Parallels are being drawn between the 2023 poll and the annulled 1993 vote, seen as the country’s ‘freest and fairest’.

Al Jazeera · Feb 14, 2023

Is the US going to stand by while Israel becomes an autocracy?

There is shockingly little debate about the assaults on democracy happening in Israel right now

The Guardian - US · Feb 14, 2023

Football, Jesus and fascism

The Super Bowl is more than a game; it is a metaphor for American life

Salon · Feb 14, 2023

Banning ideas and authors is not a ‘culture war’ – it’s fascism

The media’s framing of measures like Florida’s African American studies ban is a dangerous falsification of reality

The Guardian - US · Feb 14, 2023