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Who needs to defend democracy abroad when Donald Trump is promising to be a dictator here at home on "day one"?

Guatemala is going through a democratic crisis, with the current administration trying to block President-elect Bernardo Arévalo from taking over the office next month.

Intellectual isolationism won’t help the Ivy League — or the United States

Mohammadi, vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, remains behind bars for her long-time work advocating for women's rights and democracy in Iran.

"We have a classic fascist situation in this country right now," according to the author of “How Fascism Works”

The root cause of Western complicity in Palestinian oppression lies in colonialism and imperialism

The precedent that the majority in Parliament can expel an Opposition member on a dubious charge is ominous for parliamentary democracy

Leaders from across West Africa are meeting in Nigeria in a renewed push for respect for democracy across the coup-hit region

Governments need to function within the constitutional limits and avoid overreach, say speakers at a meeting organised by Citizens for Democracy. No government is permitted to cross the line in the guise of power, they assert. The governments should consciously work towards ensuring the rights of citizens, instead of trampling…

Summary: Count Of Savoy (Yash Narredu) won the A.C. Ardeshir Trophy (Gr. 3), owned by Ms. Farida B. Dubash & Mr. Rustom H. Vakil, trained by M. Narredu. Other winners: GIMME, EXUMA, STAR PROSPERITY, DEMOCRACY & HELA. Jackpot: 70%: ₹79,266 (c/o). Count Of Savoy wins A.C. Ardeshir Trophy; GIMME, EXUMA,…

The children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi have accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf in a ceremony Sunday in the Norwegian capital.