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"Devoured by their own Frankenstein"

Experts on right-wing extremism have grim predictions for the future of the Republican Party

Salon

France’s Murdoch? Right-wing media swoop threatens ‘pillar of French democracy’

The shock appointment of a far-right editor to run one of France’s best-known mainstream newspapers has sparked calls for urgent steps to protect the pluralism and independence of the French press, while underscoring a sharp rightwards shift of the country's media landscape under billionaire Vincent Bolloré.

France 24

Democracy is integral part of Indians’ lifestyle: Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Tuesday said democracy is part of the thoughts and lifestyle of Indians and that is why the entire world looks towards India with great hope.

The Times of India

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Giuliani's downfall — and why it matters

Trump's consigliere faces likely disbarment in D.C. That's not just a technical matter — it's a stand for truth

Salon

Trump's revenge fantasies are real life

Trump experts warn the media "have not learned anything from 2016"

Salon

Talk of India being ‘Mother of Democracy’ meaningless, says Akhilesh Yadav

After Uttar Pradesh police registered a case against Samajwadi Party (SP) worker Ajay Yadav alias Ajay Fauji and four others for masquerading as vegetable vendors drawing attention over an alleged price rise and protecting tomatoes at a vegetable shop in Varanasi, the SP president Akhilesh Yadav on July 10 lashed out…

The Hindu

Australian democracy activist Chau Van Kham released from Vietnam jail and reunited with family

Seventy-four-year-old’s health had deteriorated in prison and he was released on humanitarian grounds

The Guardian - AU

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'Idiots,' 'criminals' and 'scum' -- nasty politics highest in US since the Civil War

Joe Biden, “together with a band of his closest thugs, misfits and Marxists, tried to destroy American democracy.”

The Conversation

British political giving is increasingly dominated by the rich – it’s a system ripe for abuse

The next UK general election will be the most expensive ever, says Peter Geoghegan, author of Democracy for Sale

The Guardian - UK

US supreme court ethics: chief justice urged to testify for ‘good of democracy’

Ro Khanna of California wants John Roberts’ account of controversies besetting the ‘out of touch’ court

The Guardian - US

Pita warns parliamentarians against 'unforgiveable' affront to Thai democracy

Pita Limjaroenrat, the prime ministerial candidate of the election-winning Move Forward Party, on Sunday told parliamentarians that failure to vote for his premiership would be unforgiveable affront to Thai democracy.

Bangkok Post

‘Democracy is at risk’: inside the fight for supreme court reform

As the court concludes another term that upended lives, conservative justices are attracting criticism for their rulings and their behavior away from the bench

The Guardian - US

Greece's government wins vote of confidence in Parliament to begin a second 4-year term

Greece’s conservative government has won a vote of confidence in Parliament to start its second four-year term

The Independent UK

Dutch ruling coalition collapses over migration row, PM resigns

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced his resignation Friday because of a dispute in his ruling coalition about how to rein in migration.

France 24

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The Independent UK

Journalists demand ‘immediate release’ of Evan Gershkovic on 100th day of detention

Detention of journalist by Russia is a ‘full-throated assault’ on democracy, says chief of News Media Association

The Guardian - UK

We’re a Tory MP and a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, and China is trying to silence us both

Beijing will go to any lengths to harass the Hong Kong diaspora and its allies. But we will keep speaking out, say activist Finn Lau and Conservative MP Tim Loughton

The Independent UK

Turnout spiked among younger voters in the last three elections. This is what’s needed for that to be repeated in 2024

Elections coordinator Ruby Belle Booth tells Gustaf Kilander there’s an ‘opportunity between now and 2024 to make sure that every single young person has the information and resources they need to get registered to vote and to cast their ballot’

Miami Herald

Congress members will host roundtable with pro-democracy Cuban activists in Miami

Two years after island-wide pro-democracy street protests erupted in Cuba, members of Florida’s congressional delegation will host a roundtable discussion on human rights and hear from leading Cuban activists Rose Maria Payá and Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat.

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AI firms should face prison over creation of fake humans, says Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens author tells Geneva summit proliferation of fake people on social media could lead to collapse in democracy

Multichannel News

Group Challenges Fox’s License To Operate WTXF Philadelphia

Former Fox executive Preston Padden says Rupert Murdoch knew the company was broadcasting false information about the 2020 election

Los Angeles Times

Saving an election on Insta: Guatemalans go to social media to try to protect presidential vote

MEXICO CITY — As their presidential election hangs in the balance, Guatemalans are taking to social media to try to circumvent what they see as interference and a threat to democracy.

Bangkok Post

HK arrests another backer of activists abroad

HONG KONG: Police in Hong Kong have arrested another man suspected of links to pro-democracy activists based abroad, picking him up on Thursday at the city’s airport a day after arresting four others for various national security offences.

Salon

SCOTUS will not have the last laugh

The quality of education in America and the future of our democracy depend on it

The Hindu

Maharashtra NCP crisis | ‘Tamasha’ not democracy, says Kapil Sibal

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on July 6, 2023 dubbed the political developments in Maharashtra as a “tamasha”, and said the law seems to allow it.

The Times of India

My first priority is to restore people's faith in democracy in Punjab: Sunil Jakhar

NEW DELHI: Newly-appointed BJP’s Punjab president Sunil Jakhar has said his first priority is to restore the people's faith in democracy and politics in the bordering state. He also said it was his goal to establish the BJP as only alternative in the state.

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