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Freed HK Democracy Activist Says Needs To Figure Out 'Red Lines'

A leading face of Hong Kong's quashed democracy movement told reporters he would have to figure out "where the red lines are" following his release from prison on Friday, after more than four years behind bars.

International Business Times

Hong Kong pro-democracy and gay rights activist Jimmy Sham released after 4 years in prison

Hong Kong’s prominent pro-democracy and LGBTQ+ activist Jimmy Sham has been released from prison after serving over four years in the city’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law

The Independent UK

Ursula von der Leyen awarded Charlemagne Prize for promoting European unity

In her acceptance speech, Ursula von der Leyen outlined key priorities for Europe’s future: stronger defence, greater innovation, EU enlargement and the protection of democracy and resilience.

Euronews

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Trump will target all Americans' rights

"You will have no rights that Trump and the federal government are bound to respect"

Salon

US Sen. Duckworth visits Taiwan to discuss regional security and trade

Strongly pro-Taiwan U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is visiting the self-governing island democracy to discuss regional security and relations with the U.S. Duckworth will hold a series of high-level meetings with senior Taiwan leaders during her visit Wednesday and Thursday

The Independent UK

Why Alberta’s push for independence pales in comparison to Scotland’s in 2014

One day after the Liberal Party secured their fourth consecutive federal election victory, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tabled legislation to change the signature threshold needed to put citizen-proposed constitutional questions on the ballot. She lowered it from the current 600,000 signatures to 177,000.

The Conversation

‘Whatever it takes,’ Fed chair defends universities, calls on Princeton students to save democracy in Trump swipe

President Donald Trump has been insulting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for weeks because the national banking head won’t lower interest rates

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How 184 random citizens helped shape France’s debate on assisted dying

French MPs will on Tuesday vote on two landmark bills on palliative care and assisted dying. They're the result of months of debate shaped by a rare democratic experiment that brought together 184 randomly selected citizens to grapple with one of society’s most intimate and divisive questions: how should we…

Radio France Internationale

Former Harvard president urges people to ‘speak out’ against threats to US democracy

New York Times published a Memorial Day essay by Drew Gilpin Faust as university spars with Trump administration

The Guardian - US

Intimidating the free press gets pricey

Democracy dies when billionaires own and threaten media

Salon

Democracy ‘not a given’ in Britain, top political biographer Anthony Seldon warns

Sir Anthony Seldon warns ‘democracy is frail’

The Independent UK

Like many populist leaders, Trump accuses judges of being illegitimate obstacles to safety and democracy

Federal judges and at times Supreme Court justices have repeatedly challenged – and blocked – President Donald Trump’s attempts to reshape fundamental aspects of American government.

The Conversation

The Ali Khan Mahmudabad case is free speech under trial

The arrest and subsequent release on interim bail of Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, and the discussions in and out of court that have followed, ought to concern journalists, or rather those who believe that in a democracy, journalists should question the powerful.

Newslaundry

MEPs call on European Commission to cut Hungary off from EU funds

Cross-party MEPs demand a complete cut of funds for Hungary, claiming it regressing alarmingly. The European Commission is willing to discuss the use of the budget tool to preserve democracy.

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Democracy is Europe's first line of defence

In an Euronews exclusive, Council of Europe Secretary General and former Swiss President Alain Berset makes the case for a new democratic pact before Europe hits a tipping point.

International Business Times

Young Mongolians Demand PM Resign Over Corruption Claims

Hundreds of young Mongolians turned out this week in the country's capital calling for the prime minister's resignation on allegations of corruption, a longstanding source of deep public anger in the landlocked democracy.

Euronews

Eddie Vedder and Neil Young speak out in support of Bruce Springsteen amid Trump attacks

Musicians are coming to the defence of Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift, both of whom Donald Trump has criticised and threatened. “Part of free speech is open discussion. Part of democracy is healthy public discourse. The name-calling is so beneath us,” said Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder.

The Conversation

Trump’s Afrikaners are South African opportunists, not refugees: what’s behind the US move

South Africans are wearily attuned to governments’ Orwellian misuse of language. After all, South Africa is a country where a one-time government passed a law (the Natives Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents Act of 1952) which extended rather than abolishing the notorious pass system. This made it compulsory…

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The Independent UK

Rob Reiner shouted at Doug Emhoff during debate party that Biden would ‘lose our f***ing democracy,’ book claims

Hollywood fundraiser with Democratic governors turned into ‘debate watch horror show’

Salon

Our democracy crisis reaches a new stage

America’s democracy is rapidly collapsing. Examining its present state offers clues to prevent catastrophe

Windows Central

Helldivers 2: Heart of Democracy update is live, and you need to jump in to save Super Earth from the Illuminate

The Illuminate invasion of Super Earth is now underway in Helldivers 2, threatening managed democracy in the streets and cities.

Latin Times

Bernie Sanders is 'Not Going to Argue' Against Claim That Democrats Are a 'Threat to Democracy': 'Why I'm Proudly Independent'

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a former Democrat turned Independent, didn't argue against a claim that his former party was a threat to American democracy.

PC Gamer

Helldivers 2's new update Heart of Democracy finally adds urban city maps, SEAF redshirts to make you look cool, giant Illuminate sky worms, and civilians to protect from friendly fire

Training manual tip: Friendly fire isn't.

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Bernie Sanders throws up his hands and admits the Democrats are also a threat to democracy

Hard to argue otherwise at this point.

The Conversation

Friday essay: Trump’s reign fits Curtis Yarvin’s blueprint of a CEO-led American monarchy. What is technological fascism?

The plan was simple. It started by retiring all government employees by offering them incentives to leave and never return. To avoid anarchy and keep authority, the police and military would be retained.

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