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Bangladesh votes in historic election to decide its future after Gen Z revolution

After months of instability and violence and more than a decade of authoritarian rule, Bangladesh’s voters cast their ballots in an election that could reset the country’s future as a democracy. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports from Dhaka

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Polls open for Bangladesh’s first election since the 2024 uprising that ousted Hasina

Polls have opened across Bangladesh for voters to cast ballots in a parliamentary election seen as a critical test of the country’s democracy after years of political turmoil

The Independent UK

Tarique Rahman promises era of clean politics as Bangladesh holds first election since fall of Hasina

Jailed then exiled in London, Rahman returns home as the main contender to be next prime minister of Bangladesh

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Polling booths to be set up in train stations and supermarkets to encourage people to vote

Sweeping changes will also see 16- and 17-year-olds able to vote in the next general election

The Independent UK

Labour bill would stop ‘dodgy front companies’ making political donations

Bill would also give votes to 16-year-olds and pave the way for ‘opt-out’ voter registration

The Guardian - UK

Democracy dies in broad daylight: the Trump administration’s frontal assault on the free press

When the billionaire owner of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, bought the Washington Post from the Graham family in 2013, he promised a “golden era to come”. In February 2017, one month into Donald Trump’s first term as US president, the paper adopted the motto: “Democracy Dies in Darkness”, reflecting the perceived…

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Father of activist Anna Kwok convicted under Hong Kong national security law

Kwok Yin-sang arrested after he tried to end pro-democracy daughter’s insurance policy and withdraw funds

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‘Proportional representation’ could reduce polarization in Congress and help more people feel like their voices are being heard

In the face of widespread pessimism about the political fate of the United States and growing political polarization, scholars and citizens across the country are reimagining how American democracy could better serve the needs of the whole population.

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Bangladeshis seek to chart a democratic future in their first vote since the bloody 2024 uprising

Bangladesh is holding a crucial election that comes after a turbulent period marked by mob violence, rising religious intolerance, attacks on the press, the growing influence of Islamists and weakening of the rule of law

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How to vote in Helldivers 2

Decide amongst your fellow divers what the Democracy Space Station will do.

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'We hold these truths': Viewing the Declaration of Independence, visitors reflect on America at 250

America’s 250th anniversary arrives at a time of deep political divisions and, in some quarters, heightened anxiety over whether representative government in the world’s oldest democracy can be sustained

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20 years for a China critic: Former media tycoon’s jailing signals the end of an era for Hong Kong’s press

Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city’s dissent.

Newslaundry

Helldivers 2’s ‘Machinery of Oppression’ update adds Cyberstan and socialist Cyborgs

The democracy is under the Cyborg threat again!

Dot Esports

OPINION - Jimmy Lai and Sir Keir Starmer ... what a contrast between the two

The Hong Kong democracy activist is suffering for his principles; Sir Keir is another matter. Yet Labour must stick with him

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Jimmy Lai's evolution from Hong Kong media magnate to activist in photos

Prominent democracy advocate Jimmy Lai was a child stowaway from mainland China who rose to become Hong Kong’s onetime media magnate. Unlike other rags-to-riches tycoons who cultivated ties with Beijing, he chose to become its fierce critic.

The Conversation

Why scrapping a key health promotion agency makes little economic sense

News the world’s first independent health promotion agency – Australia’s own VicHealth – is to be abolished has been called “incomprehensible” and “a disaster” that places democracy at risk.

The Independent UK

‘It’s a travesty’: Calls to free frail Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai from jail before it’s too late

Exclusive: Pro-democracy media tycoon’s son warns ‘this is not justice, it is political persecution... for speaking truth to power’ as his father waits to learn his fate

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Powers that believe in democracy should rally to the cause of Jimmy Lai

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Western states have individually called for the campaigner to be freed, but China needs to see that these countries can stand together as one

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The Guardian - UK

Mandelson revelations show need for tougher UK constraints to resist rule of the rich

Labour must protect democracy and learn lessons from Jeffrey Epstein’s efforts to influence government policy

The Guardian - US

As goes the Washington Post: US democracy takes another hit under Trump

Jeff Bezos’s axing of more than 300 jobs at the storied newspaper has renewed fears about the resilience of America’s democracy to withstand Trump’s attacks

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Parliament and parenthood: MPs juggle work, family life

Australian parliaments are navigating the need to provide family-friendly workplaces and facilitate democracy as MPs share their approaches to parental leave.

The Guardian - US

Alarm bells sound over Trump’s ‘take over the voting’ call

Democracy experts say there is little doubt about president’s desire to interfere in elections this November

Newslaundry

Hafta 575: The Naravane book row, WaPo layoffs, and TM Krishna on ‘making democracy a culture’

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by musician and author T.M. Krishna and defence analyst Ajai Shukla for a conversation that spans Parliament flashpoints, billionaire ownership in journalism, and the deeper cultural fight over India’s national symbols.

The Guardian - UK

The pro-democracy People’s party is leading the polls, but Thailand has been here before

Youthful leader feels he can bring change this election despite the fate of its 2023 predecessor, Move Forward, which was dissolved by authorities

The Conversation

There’s a competition crisis in America’s state legislatures – and that’s bad for democracy

Many Americans report frustration with the two-party system, in which the Democratic and Republican candidates are seen as the only viable options for elective office.

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