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AP visit to Myanmar highlights its struggle to rebuild after an earthquake while a civil war rages

An earthquake that killed more than 3,800 people in Myanmar in March unfolded as the country was already mired in a civil war, in which armed militias and pro-democracy forces are fighting the military-led government that seized power from a democratically elected government

The Independent UK

When it comes to neo-Nazis, we can’t legislate our way to safety

What sort of legislation do we need to stop neo-Nazis marching through our streets and threatening our social cohesion?

The Conversation

Jamaica election results: Andrew Holness leads Labour party to third term

Incumbent prime minister says country on right trajectory, as opposition leader concedes defeat

The Guardian - AU

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Attacks on school boards threaten local democracy

Elected school boards across Canada are increasingly threatened. Ontario Education Minister Paul Callandra recently said he is open to eliminating elected trustees altogether. This would would follow the lead of Nova Scotia and Québec, where they have already been abolished.

The Conversation

Reform v the Nottingham Post: why local media is crucial to democracy

The proposed reorganisation of council boundaries was probably not the issue which prompted British voters to elect hundreds of Reform councillors at May’s local elections.

The Conversation

Podcast of Hegseth church network airs far-right and Christian nationalist views

CrossPolitic has in recent weeks hosted pastors who have opposed liberal democracy and pushed authoritarian ideas

The Guardian - US

Jair Bolsonaro faces justice over alleged attempt to usurp Brazilian democracy

Former president in court along with seven others accused of failed power grab after losing 2022 election

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JD Vance on Trump 'Death' News: 'No One Has More to Gain From President's Untimely Demise Than I Do!'

VP JD Vance's 2025 interview sparked 'Trump death' fake news frenzy on X, highlighting political misinformation's rise eroding US democracy.

International Business Times UK

Marshall Islands picks up the pieces after fire destroys its ‘heart of democracy’

The slow process to rebuild parliament, the Nitijela, begins as the Pacific nation confronts the loss of a vital cultural landmark

The Guardian - AU

Is Donald Trump a Dictator? The Question Haunting Washington as Troops Patrol the Streets

Explore expert views on Donald Trump's authoritarian tactics and the fragile state of American democracy as troops patrol Washington, raising critical questions about the future of US governance and power.

International Business Times UK

60% of Africans don’t believe democracy is working in their interests – how parliaments can fix the problem

Across Africa, democracy is being tested – by rising authoritarianism and military coups as well as a growing disconnect between citizens and the institutions meant to represent them.

The Conversation

Peace Prize winner fears big tech war on democracy

Australia should act against the spread of misinformation into the real world, Nobel laureate and journalist Maria Ressa says.

AAP

The Guardian view on Trump and the Fed: independence is no substitute for accountability

Editorial: The US president’s move against Lisa Cook shows his despotic bent, but the Fed was never democracy’s guardian. It’s time to rethink who really controls money

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Reform UK v the Nottingham Post: a council’s boycott of its local paper is both petty and alarming

Editorial: Elected politicians should expect to be scrutinised. This attack on journalists is an attack on democracy too

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The Conversation

Universities could bolster democracy by fostering students’ AI literacy

The fears are familiar: Artificial intelligence is going to eat our jobs, make our students weak and lazy and possibly destroy democracy for good measure.

Newslaundry

Bihar’s silenced voters, India’s gagged press: The twin threats to Indian democracy

The Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, probably expected that his August 18 press conference would settle the controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar and Rahul Gandhi’s “vote chori” charge. He was wrong. This is a story that has refused to die, notwithstanding Trump’s tariffs, or…

The Independent UK

Reform council accused of ‘massive attack on local democracy’ after Nottingham Post ban

The editor of the Nottingham Post said the move was a ‘worrying sign of potentially things to come if Reform wins the next election’

The Guardian - UK

Reform council’s Nottingham Post ban a ‘massive attack on local democracy’

Nottinghamshire council’s administration says it will no longer deal with local paper, in unprecedented move

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The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong awaits verdict as landmark national security trial concludes

The final arguments have concluded in the national security trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai

The Conversation

Polls suggest this man could become Turkey’s next president. Erdoğan is doing everything to stop him

A Turkish proverb – düştüğün yerden kalk – counsels that one should arise from where one has fallen.

Radio France Internationale

Senegal passes law to protect whistleblowers in 'historic moment for democracy'

Senegalese parliamentarians have adopted a law to protect whistleblowers, in order to strengthen transparency in the country – a promise made by the government that came to power in April 2024.

The Guardian - US

Why Trump’s ‘anti-woke’ attack on the Smithsonian matters

The president’s assault on US museums, education and memory is a critical dimension of his fascist aims

AAP

Protesters demand protections to prevent cop crackdowns

Human rights lawyers and democracy advocates are calling for nationwide protections for protesters following a dramatic increase in legal crackdowns.

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‘A lot of people are saying maybe we’d like a dictator’: Trump says America craves a dictator, not a president

Oh, he came right out and said it...

Radio France Internationale

Supporters of ex-DRC President Kabila denounce proposed death penalty as 'sham'

Prosecutors in a military court in Democratic Republic of Congo have requested the death penalty for former leader Joseph Kabila who is on trial in absentia on charges including treason over alleged support for Rwanda-backed M23 armed group. Kabila's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD), called it "a sham trial…

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