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DMK MPs resolve to question BJP government in Parliament

DMK MPs to question BJP govt. over alleged boycott of TN, proposed UCC, anti-people Bills, excesses by Governors, actions against democracy, secularism & social justice. They will also raise GST dues, fuel prices, unemployment, dilution of cooperative federalism & concessions to corporates.

The Hindu

In Thailand, reformist Pita Limjaroenrat fails to be elected PM

Thailand's parliament has rejected a bid by reformist candidate Pita Limjaroenrat to become the next prime minister, in spite of his coalition's victory in the May elections. Pita is a fresh face in Thai politics who's promising a return to full democracy after almost a decade of military rule. Another…

France 24

EU to give Tunisia €1bn to fight trafficking and prop up ailing economy

Von der Leyen to return with Italian and Dutch PMs despite warnings over ‘breakdown’ of democracy under Saied

The Guardian - UK

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Trump's "Agenda 47" is no joke

This is not a joke or funny: You should be very afraid of Trump's fascist Agenda 47 plan

Salon

Succeeding Sall: Who will be Senegal’s next president in 2024?

Sall’s decision to not run for office in 2024 has calmed Senegal but raised questions about his successor and democracy.

Al Jazeera

Americans are widely pessimistic about democracy in the United States, an AP-NORC poll finds

A new poll finds that only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults give high ratings to the way democracy is working in the United States or how well it represents the interests of most Americans

The Independent UK

Reflective pause: On NATO and Ukraine

If NATO cares about market economies, democracy, human rights, and peace, it needs to work towards changing the paradigm that set the Ukraine war in motion

The Hindu

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Many once-democratic countries continue to backslide, becoming less free – but their leaders continue to enjoy popular support

Democracy is decreasing globally – and has been doing so for the last 17 years, according to 2023 findings published by the nonprofit group Freedom House, which advocates for democracy.

The Conversation

For Cuban asylum seekers, options dwindle after Serbia slaps restrictions on visas to curb migration

Fernando Almeyda Rodríguez and Remy Hernandez are two friends from Cuba, bound by a joint struggle for democracy in their country

The Independent UK

Australian pro-democracy activist thanks supporters for early release from Vietnamese prison

Pro-democracy campaigner Chau Van Kham has thanked his supporters who helped secure his release from a Vietnamese prison four years into a 12-year sentence for terrorism offenses

The Independent UK

Trump sees democracy as ‘enemy territory’ says journalist who helped bring down Nixon

Bob Woodward has spent much of the last decade reporting on the former president

The Independent UK

Tunisia should not get ‘€1bn on a silver plate’ in migration deal, says MEP

Critics of deal say EU funds should have conditions attached related to human rights and democracy

The Guardian - UK

Former House Republicans and DoJ veterans lambast efforts to curb FBI and justice department

Current GOP members ‘disconnected from reality’ while working toward weakening democracy and the justice system

The Guardian - US

"Devoured by their own Frankenstein"

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

Salon

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France 24

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.

The Times of India

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.

Salon

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"

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The Hindu

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 Guardian - AU

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 Conversation

'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 Guardian - US

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 - UK

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

Bangkok Post

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.

The Guardian - US

‘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

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