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Myanmar executes democracy activists in new turn against dissent

Myanmar’s junta has executed four prisoners including a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, state media said Monday, in the country’s first use of capital punishment in decades.

France 24

World condemns Myanmar junta for 'cruel' execution of activists

Myanmar's ruling military announced on Monday it had executed four democracy activists accused of aiding "terror acts", sparking widespread condemnation of the country's first executions in decades.

Reuters

Tunisia's Saied unpicks young 'Arab spring' democracy

Most photographs of Tunisian President Kais Saied on his official social media feed show him behind his desk with mouth open, lecturing a procession of subdued, deferential subordinates.

Reuters

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Tunisia's Saied holds referendum, critics fear for democracy

Tunisians voted on Monday on a new constitution which critics of President Kais Saied fear will dismantle the democratic gains of the 2011 revolution by handing him nearly total power.

Reuters

Independence, not neutrality, for NZ foreign policy

NZ's foreign policy faces scrutiny amidst global insecurity - but we cannot sit on the sidelines.

Newsroom.co.nz

Liz Cheney: Protecting U.S. democracy is bigger than keeping House seat

"I'm going to choose the constitution and the truth every single day."

Axios

‘US democracy will not survive for long’: how January 6 hearings plot a roadmap to autocracy

Trump’s efforts to subvert the elections laid bare the system’s weaknesses, exposing it to greater exploitation

The Guardian - US

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Call for opposition parties to unite to defeat fascist forces

Aim is to save the country, it’s diversity, Constitution and democracy, says DMK MLA

The Hindu

How the states went nuts — what's next?

Political scientist Jacob Grumbach on his new book and how U.S. states became "Laboratories Against Democracy"

Salon

Differences in non-BJP camp family quarrel; enough time for Mamata to change mind: Margaret Alva

Speaking about her own journey, Margaret Alva said Indira Gandhi was her political mentor.

The Hindu

Coalition ‘subverted democracy’ with election-day statement on asylum boat, Labor says

Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil says former government’s pressuring of public servants to reveal boat arrival was ‘unprecedented’

The Guardian - AU

'Spywaregate' needs answers

The National Human Rights Commission and other related agencies must step in to examine allegations that the government has routinely used phone spyware to surveil dozens of politicians and pro-democracy activists known for playing active roles in demanding the reform of major institutions.

Bangkok Post

Jan. 6 takeaways: Trump, the riot and democracy under siege

Turns out, Jan. 6 was more than just the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on European democracy: central bankers are villains and heroes

Editorial: The European Central Bank is effectively deciding how much a eurozone government can spend. That can’t last for long

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Justice Elena Kagan warns that Supreme Court losing public confidence is ‘dangerous’

‘If over time the court loses all connection with the public and with public sentiment, that’s a dangerous thing for a democracy’

The Guardian - US

The real story of January 6 isn’t what Trump did – it’s what he didn’t

What was Trump doing in those crucial hours when democracy was on the line, when lives were in danger, when our very constitutional system of government hung in the balance? Absolutely nothing

The Guardian - US

January 6 panel: shining a light on American democracy’s nose dive

The gripping hearings have laid out a remarkably complex plot of a simple story: a president’s attempt to blindly retain power

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Why Raphael Warnock should run for president in 2024

Across the country, public trust in democratic institutions has eroded to its lowest point in recorded history. This full-blown crisis of confidence, fueled by constant partisan gridlock in Congress and baseless denials of election results, is putting our democracy in serious peril.

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Chicago Tribune

Steve Lopez: He surveyed 8,600 Americans about political violence. The results are beyond scary

When UC Davis violence researcher Dr. Garen Wintemute queried Americans on political violence, race and threats to democracy, he didn't know exactly how scary the results would be.

Foreign Affairs

Why the Human Rights Movement Is Losing

And How It Can Start Winning Again

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia to Vote on New Constitution

Tunisians will vote Monday on a constitution that would give President Kais Saied almost unchecked powers, a key moment in his plan to overhaul the political system in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The referendum takes place a year to the day after Saied sacked the government and suspended…

The Guardian - UK

Big Oil V the World review – how can these climate crisis deniers sleep at night?

This shocking documentary series reveals the lies oil lobbyists told to undercut democracy, prevent action against global heating – and bring our planet to the brink

Bangkok Post

Readers' role in democracy's death

Modern-day technology ensures that we have more information than ever before -- so why can't we all agree on the "truth"?

The Hindu

Opposition congratulates President-elect Droupadi Murmu

Parties hope Ms. Murmu will guard constitutional democracy in the country, stand by silenced voices

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Tory leadership and democracy: a dangerous deficit

Editorial: The next prime minister will have a threadbare mandate and badly depleted authority

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