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Why public trust in elections is being undermined by global disinformation campaigns

Public trust in elections is being targeted around the world by a series of disinformation campaigns from a range of international players. This is giving rise to an increasing lack of trust in how votes are counted.

The Conversation

Guilty verdict in Sankara trial shows power of activists to fight impunity in Burkina Faso

On April 6, 2022, a military tribunal in Burkina Faso found 11 men, including the former president, Blaise Compaoré, guilty of “attacks on state security, complicity in murder and concealment of a corpse.”

The Conversation

U.S. accuses Russia of planning to shut down Ukrainian democracy

The United States accused Russia on Thursday of planning to short-circuit Ukrainian democracy by forcing the government from power and dismantling local authorities.

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Electoral Commission ‘concerned’ after Tories vote to place it under government control

Ministers will now be able to direct the election watchdog’s priorities and control the committee that scrutinises it

The Independent UK

Trump's latest rally: Cult mind control

At Ohio rally, Trump drums up hatred against "sick, sinister and evil people" — by which he means you and me

Salon

DeSantis' war on "woke" is anti-American

Vladimir Putin sent up a missile this week, and Florida's governor just had to shoot off one of his own

Salon

Editorial: Democracy wins: New York’s highest court invalidates an obnoxious hyperpartisan gerrymander

In a rousing win for New York’s voters, the state’s highest court invalidated the twisted district maps drawn by the Legislature’s Democratic supermajority to help their party for the next decade. Answering the calls of this page and the League of Women Voters, the Court of Appeals (where all seven…

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Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House reopened to the public after repair of fire-damaged building

The Museum of Australian Democracy reopens at Old Parliament House after months of repairs to the historical building.

ABC News

Lawmakers, rights groups urge US to condition aid to Tunisia

In separate letters, legislators and advocacy groups ask Biden administration to do more to protect Tunisian democracy.

Al Jazeera

Old Parliament House to re-open to public without iconic front doors

Old Parliament House will open to the public four months after it was set on fire by protesters, but restoration work is still on-going.

The Canberra Times

Understand the ideology behind the ‘form’ of oppression, says Thirumavalavan

‘We only seek democracy in the political space, but we also need social and economic democracy’

The Hindu

Biden, Clintons remember Albright, and her warnings about threats to democracy

Generations of dignitaries, including three U.S. presidents, gathered Wednesday to remember the late Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

Roll Call

Sudan Frees Ex-officials in Effort to End Political Impasse

Sudanese authorities released two outspoken former government officials from prison, lawyers said Wednesday, part of trust-building measures amid efforts to end the country’s political impasse. Sudan was plunged into turmoil after an October military coup upended its short-lived transition to democracy after three decades of repressive rule by former president…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Docs reveal anatomy of Trump's Big Lie

Revealed texts and emails expose how Republicans cynically deploy conspiracy theories to sow chaos

Salon

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The Independent UK

Residents challenge Southampton airport runway decision

Lawyers are arguing that Eastleigh Borough Council acted unlawfully when it granted permission for an extension.

The Conversation

Social media regulation: why we must ensure it is democratic and inclusive

News that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is buying Twitter has sent the world into a spin, dividing those who advocate for unfettered free speech – like Musk – and those who believe that some platforms wield too much power and influence. But the ultimate outcome for Twitter may…

Salon

Keep the GOP leaks coming — Trump's hurt

There can be no more doubt in anyone's mind who is paying attention that a coup was plotted and nearly successful

The Guardian - UK

‘Totally dysfunctional’: Sophie in ‘t Veld on the EU’s relationship with democracy

Calling for a radical reboot, the Dutch MEP argues a weak European parliament has left EU leaders too powerful and unaccountable

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Rising authoritarianism and worsening climate change share a fossil-fueled secret

Around the world, many countries are becoming less democratic. This backsliding on democracy and “creeping authoritarianism,” as the U.S. State Department puts it, is often supported by the same industries that are escalating climate change.

The Hindu

Focus should be on stopping fighting: Jaishankar on Ukraine

New Delhi The best way to deal with the conflict in Ukraine would be to focus on “stopping the fig

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Truth doesn’t matter to the GOP

Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s obsequious relationship with Donald Trump was in its nascent stages as Trump prepared to assume the presidency in 2017. At a luncheon that January, Trump called McCarthy, the House Republican leader from Bakersfield, California, “My Kevin.” On inauguration day, McCarthy gave Trump a little pep talk during…

The Guardian - AU

Australian minor parties condemn ‘discriminatory’ ban on dual citizens in parliament

Parties from across political spectrum lament ‘racist’ citizenship requirement as several candidates’ eligibility in doubt

Bangkok Post

Myanmar junta court convicts Suu Kyi of corruption

YANGON: A Myanmar junta court on Wednesday sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail for corruption, part of a barrage of criminal cases that could see the deposed civilian leader jailed for decades.

ABC News

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to five years prison in first corruption case

A court in military-ruled Myanmar finds former leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption and sentences her to five years in jail in the first of 11 cases against her.

Salon

Michigan GOP nominates conspiracists

If one wins, "it's easy to imagine Republican electoral losses being overturned," ex-Ted Cruz aide warns

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