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Chinese Australian writer and democracy blogger Yang Hengjun has told his family he fears he will die in a Beijing detention center after being diagnosed with a kidney cyst, prompting supporters to demand his release for medical treatment

It makes for entertaining TV, but the attention afforded the former president makes a mockery of America and its justice system

Congress supports SP in Ghosi bypolls; RLD extends support. INDIA bloc seeks to protect India's democracy, combat rising unemployment, tensions between communities.

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US and EU concerned with state of Tunisia’s democracy but will ultimately retain ties, analysts say.

The paper worries that "social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against political misinformation."

Congress workers in Chhattisgarh apply in large #s for Assembly polls; CM Baghel says right candidate selection satisfies applicants; BJP has named 21 candidates, incl. one for Baghel's constituency; Congress party spokesperson says internal democracy in Congress, not in BJP. #Democracy #Chhattisgarh

Editorial: Voters chose progress in May’s elections. Instead, they’ve been handed a fragile political bargain between longstanding foes

Democratic observers tell Salon they are rooting for Republicans to seize on the "Trump can't win" argument

Ecuadorans have voted to stop an oil drilling project in an Amazon reserve, according to the results of a referendum hailed as an historic example of climate democracy.

Experts explain why "Republicans appear to be in denial about the actual crisis in their party"