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Voices: Labour’s plan to lower the voting age is admirable – but it doesn’t go far enough

COMMENT: Lowering the voting age alone won’t necessarily improve voter turnout and engagement among young people but teaching democracy classes in all schools would help, says Emma Clarke

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2024

Hong Kong national security police offer bounties for six ‘fugitives’

Police accuse pro-democracy activists of offences such as secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2024

Hong Kong Police Issue Fresh Bounties For Activists Overseas

Hong Kong police announced bounties on Tuesday of HK$1 million (around $130,000) for information leading to the arrest of six democracy advocates based overseas and accused of national security crimes.

International Business Times · Dec 24, 2024

Did democracy survive the 2024 global election marathon?

From India to Venezuela and Senegal to the US, democracy was tested, as more people voted than in any year before

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2024

Notre Dame rose again from the ashes – so too can France’s battered democracy

With the country in stalemate, people have lost faith in government. But citizens’ assemblies show one way forward

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2024

Social media firings, anti-union contracts and corporate surveillance: are employers our biggest threat to free speech?

Free speech has become a political hobby horse in today’s world of increasingly divisive populism.

The Conversation · Dec 22, 2024

‘The great capitulation’: why key US figures are seeking Trump’s favor

People from tech executives to foreign leaders and even some mainstream media figures are ‘acquiescing in advance’, experts say, because of greed and fear

The Guardian - US · Dec 22, 2024

‘I’ll starve myself until I collapse to secure my son’s release from Egyptian prison,’ vows grandmother

Exclusive: Pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been in prison in Egypt for more than 10 years on charges the United Nations says are unjust

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2024

Farage, Musk and Candy say ‘cheese’ – now British democracy’s toast

Last week’s photo op with the Reform leader and X owner was further evidence of the UK’s inevitable march towards the far right. Merry Christmas!

The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2024

Challenges Of Transitioning To Democracy In The Middle East

Explore the challenges faced by Syria in its democratic transition, learning from the experiences of other countries in the region.

Top News · Dec 21, 2024