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Nigerian president promises 2023 election will be free, safe, transparent

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday vowed that next year's presidential election will be "free", "safe" and "transparent" as he marked the anniversary of the country's return to democracy.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 12, 2022

Fear for democracy in Pakistan as ISI gets power over civil service

New PM mounts ‘attack on constitution’ by putting spy agency in charge of vetting bureaucrats

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022

Money is breaking democracy in Nigeria

Nigeria has had 23 years of unbroken civilian rule since 1999, and commemorates this return to democratic governance on 12 June. The Conversation Africa asked political scientist Ayo Olukotun to reflect on the nation’s democratic journey so far and the problems hindering this system of government.

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2022

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Nigeria has failed to marry its rich cultural diversity and democracy. Can it be done?

Democracy in Nigeria has been characterised by election rigging, rotation of the same set of candidates for various electoral positions and subversion of the rule of law. Thuggery, god-fatherism, imposition of candidates by political parties, internal party rivalry and general apathy by voters are other features.

The Conversation · Jun 12, 2022

Theater Legend Kani Turns Eye to Modern South Africa

When John Kani launched his acting career in the 1960s, the only stage he could find was an empty snake pit at a shuttered South African museum. His latest production, "Kunene and the King", opened with the Royal Shakespeare Company and played on London's West End. It's now resuming a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 12, 2022

Myanmar junta can't beat rebels, should restore democracy - US diplomat

Myanmar's junta likely cannot to defeat the rebels fighting its rule and should restore democracy after seizing power last year, a senior US diplomat said.

Bangkok Post · Jun 12, 2022

Eminent personalities oppose Mamata Banerjee becoming chancellor of state-run varsities, decry blow to freedom

Actor, directors, painter, thespian, and activists among the 40 signatories who are “surprised and stunned” by the Chief Minister’s appointment.

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2022

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Myanmar junta can't beat rebels, should restore democracy - U.S. diplomat

Myanmar's junta likely cannot to defeat the rebels fighting its rule and should restore democracy after seizing power last year, a senior U.S. diplomat said.

Reuters · Jun 12, 2022

Police vow legal action against anti-Prayut protesters

Legal action will be taken against the demonstrators who ran riot and set fire to a police vehicle near the Din Daeng intersection after marching from Democracy Monument to Victory Monument in protest against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Saturday afternoon, Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner Pol Maj Gen Jirasan Kaewsaeng-ek…

Bangkok Post · Jun 12, 2022

Ginni Thomas pressed 29 lawmakers in bid to overturn Trump loss, emails show

Wife of supreme court justice Clarence Thomas accused of ‘undermining democracy’ after Washington Post revelation

The Guardian - US · Jun 11, 2022

Jan. 6 hearings show the importance of democracy

If American democracy continues, we can fix the rest of our problems. If it disappears, we will no longer be a free country and the rest won’t matter.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 10, 2022

'Donald Trump's populism pollutes the Republican Party and damages democracy'

Leading Republicans still refuse to condemn former US president Donald Trump for the Capitol Hill riots or challenge his false assertion the presidential election was rigged

Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2022

As Russia goes dark, Vladimir Putin could be taking cues from Kim Jong Un on how to quash dissent

Vladimir Putin has been steadily winding back the clock on Russia's democracy. Independent media outlets have been shuttered, Western businesses have left and free speech has effectively been stamped out.

ABC News · Jun 10, 2022

Trump’s forces are preparing for the next storming of the Capitol. This time, they plan to win

The danger to US democracy didn’t end on 6 January – his followers are busy ripping up the safeguards that foiled them, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2022

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The Guardian - US · Jun 10, 2022

How was the first January 6 hearing? Our panel weighs in

On Thursday, the first of long-anticipated public hearings on January 6 were aired. What did we learn from them?

Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2022

Donald Trump accused of 'attempted coup' in US Capitol riots as new footage emerges

The former president Donald Trump is accused of encouraging his supporters to attack the Capitol building in Washington DC, the heart of US democracy, after he lost the election to Joe Biden

Reuters · Jun 10, 2022

NATO deputy chief Geoana "confident" Sweden and Finland will join NATO

NATO's deputy chief is confident that member candidates Sweden and Finland will join the defensive alliance despite objections from Turkey, he told the Copenhagen Democracy Summit on Friday.

The Guardian - US · Jun 10, 2022

If America fails to punish its insurrectionists, it could see a wave of domestic terror

We must not repeat the mistakes of the years after the 1860s war for white supremacy that we call the civil war

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jun 10, 2022

Editorial: Latin American dictators get zero tolerance, but Biden gives the Saudis a pass

For the United States to have any hope of restoring itself as a global beacon of democracy, the Biden administration must take a firm and consistent stand when dealing with dictators. If other nations’ leaders can’t embrace the fundamentals of democracy, they don’t deserve to be welcomed on these shores.…

Reuters · Jun 10, 2022

European Parliament "firmly behind" Ukraine's EU candidate bid -President Metsola

The European Union's parliament supports Ukraine's bid to achieve candidate status to join the European Union, the parliament's president Roberta Metsola said on Friday at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit.

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

It changed the course of US history. But what really happened on Jan 6 2021?

Botched assault on cradle of American democracy by misguided Donald Trump supporters remembered as deeply shameful climax to his chaotic and divisive reign

France 24 · Jun 10, 2022

Trump spurred ‘attempted coup’ at US Capitol, January 6 panel tells hearing

The House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president’s effort to overturn the 2020 election.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 9, 2022

Analysis: Migration looms over Americas summit despite White House reluctance to highlight the issue

LOS ANGELES — As planning got under way for this week’s Summit of the Americas — the first to be held in the U.S. in nearly three decades — the Biden administration circulated an agenda identifying its major themes: improving healthcare, addressing climate change, enhancing democracy and expanding access to…

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

Cheney unleashes on GOP colleagues who asked Trump for pardons after Jan 6: ‘Your dishonour will remain’

Select committee chairman Bennie Thompson opened Thursday’s prime-time hearing with a warning to Americans that the ‘conspiracy to thwart the will of the people’ which led to the 6 January 2021 attack on the Capitol remains ongoing

Reason · Jun 9, 2022

35-40% of Under-50 Respondents Endorse "Assassinating a Politician Who Is Harming the Country or Our Democracy"

This is according to a Southern Poverty Law Center poll, conducted by Tulchin Research (warning: FiveThirtyEight.com gives Tulchin mediocre marks, at least as to its campaign polls). The poll was "a nationwide survey of 1,500 adults ages 18+ which was conducted via online panel," so I expect there were likely…

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