Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about? The Hong Kong 47 were first arrested in 2021 for organising unofficial elections that authorities likened to a ‘coup’. Al Jazeera · Nov 19, 2024
Brazilian Police Arrest 5 Officers Over Coup Plot Brazilian police arrest five officers in alleged coup plot to overthrow government and assassinate President Lula, raising concerns about democracy's stabi... Top News · Nov 19, 2024
Senegal’s elections were a triumph for democracy – what went right Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye unexpectedly called a snap legislative election which was held on 17 November. Faye was sworn in as president in April after a tumultuous period, triggered when former president Macky Sall postponed a scheduled presidential election. Mass protests followed, exposing the fragility of Senegal’s democratic institutions.… The Conversation · Nov 19, 2024
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Pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong day after Starmer met President Xi Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer insisted it was right to have ‘pragmatic’ engagement with China’s Xi Jinping. Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2024
Despondency And Defiance As 45 Hong Kong Campaigners Jailed Under grey skies outside the court where 45 Hong Kong democracy campaigners were jailed for subversion on Tuesday, supporters were both despondent and defiant as a trial encapsulating the city's erosion of political freedoms finally came to a close. International Business Times · Nov 19, 2024
Scholar, Lawmakers And Journalist Among Hong Kongers Jailed Hong Kong's largest national security trial came to an end on Tuesday with 45 pro-democracy figures jailed for holding an informal election over four years ago. International Business Times · Nov 19, 2024
Will Trump Teach Us to Care about Democracy Again? Organizing is now the only way forward The Walrus · Nov 19, 2024
Starmer criticised for meeting China’s Xi as Hong Kong freedom protesters were being jailed Ex-leader of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party warns UK-China agreement before 1997 handover ‘evaporating’ The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024
Top Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders sentenced to jail under controversial national security law Western governments have criticised convictions of pro-democracy activists under controversial national security law Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2024
Foreign governments, rights groups criticize Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024
Acquitted 'Hong Kong 47' Defendant Sees Freedom As Responsibility As the massive trial of the "Hong Kong 47" democracy campaigners ended on Tuesday, an acquitted member of the group watched from the sidelines and felt the weight of his freedom upon him. International Business Times · Nov 19, 2024
Hong Kong Court Jails 45 Democracy Campaigners On Subversion Charges A Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed all 45 defendants convicted in the city's largest trial under its sweeping national security law, with "mastermind" Benny Tai receiving the longest sentence of 10 years. International Business Times · Nov 19, 2024
Hong Kong To Sentence Dozens Of Democracy Campaigners Hong Kong's largest national security trial will draw to a close on Tuesday, with dozens of the city's most prominent democracy campaigners set to be sentenced for subversion, a charge which can carry up to life imprisonment. International Business Times · Nov 18, 2024
PC Gamer · Nov 18, 2024 Helldivers 2 players endure sarcastic propaganda that commends their 'undeniable tactical brilliance' after the 'blob' abandons a nearly-won objective for basically no reason Democracy in action.
Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2024 Keir Starmer raises 'deterioration' of jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai with Xi Jinping The PM met the Chinese president at the G20 summit in Brazil where he also stressed he wants ‘respectful’ relations between the UK and Beijing
The Conversation · Nov 18, 2024 How ethical are South Africa’s news media? We studied public complaints to the press council to find out The news media in South Africa have a long and dark history of being used to oppress the majority during colonialism and apartheid. In the new context of societal transformation and constitutional democracy since 1994, media diversity is crucial. And the need for ethical journalism is paramount.
GamesRadar · Nov 18, 2024 As Helldivers 2's new Democracy Space Station guns down the divers who helped build it, one dev says Arrowhead need to "own that and adapt" but warns that "things are rarely crap or fantastic" at first "We need to own that and adapt"
International Business Times · Nov 18, 2024 Thousands March Through Athens To Mark Student Uprising Around 25,000 people marched through Athens on Sunday in closely watched demonstrations to mark the 51st anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising that helped topple military rule in Greece, police said.
Top News · Nov 17, 2024 Russian Opposition Figures Lead Anti-Putin March In Berlin Protest in Berlin led by Russian opposition figures demands democracy in Russia and criticizes Putin's actions in Ukraine.
Radio France Internationale · Nov 16, 2024 Le Pen allies decry witch-hunt as prosecutors threaten presidential hopes Allies of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen have accused the judiciary of a witch hunt and undue meddling in democracy after prosecutors requested she face an obligatory five-year ban from public office if convicted of misusing European Union funds.
GamesRadar · Nov 15, 2024 Helldivers 2's new Democracy Space Station is killing so many Helldivers that the devs are giving out free shields and extra lives in a "temporary" emergency fix Update: Arrowhead agrees the DSS is a team-killing nightmare
Salon · Nov 15, 2024 The "religious nostalgia" of Trump The "religious nostalgia" that unites White Christians under Trump has propelled his rise since the beginning
Reason · Nov 14, 2024 "Dear Journalists: Stop Trying to Save Democracy" A very good Substack post by Yascha Mounk; two short excerpts: The aspiration of many journalists to save democracy has… The post "Dear Journalists: Stop Trying to Save Democracy" appeared first on Reason.com.
PC Gamer · Nov 14, 2024 At last, democracy has come to Helldivers 2: A new Democracy Space Station lets players vote on which planet gets bombarded for truth and justice every 24 hours Your vote matters! For 24 hours.