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Choose democracy, Taiwan ruling party presidential candidate urges

Formally named on Wednesday by Taiwan's ruling party as its candidate in a presidential poll due in January, Vice President William Lai urged people to "choose democracy" just a day after China ended military drills around the self-ruled island.

Reuters

Bola Tinubu to become Nigeria’s president despite court challenges, says minister

Information minister says ‘no basis’ to form interim government, amid claims of February elections being fixed

The Guardian - UK

China Says Taiwan Heading For ‘Stormy Seas’ under President Tsai

China said on Wednesday that President Tsai Ing-wen was pushing Taiwan into "stormy seas" after Beijing held military exercises in response to Tsai's recent meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California. Tsai said the overseas trip, which included the meeting with McCarthy in the US and stops in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Commentary: Israel and US state courts

Judicial independence is a cornerstone of a strong democracy. Blatant efforts by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to chip away at that foundation by weakening the Israeli judicial branch have unsurprisingly and rightfully caused hundreds of thousands of Israelis to vigorously protest. Likewise, defenders of the rule of law from…

Tribune News Service

Taiwan says it convinced China to rein in no-fly zone plan

(This April 12 story has been corrected to remove reference to satellite in paragraph 2)

Reuters

Can journalists play the role of neutral activist?

Should journalists say and write what they think? Recent controversies have given new urgency to old questions about journalists' professional ethics and political role in democracy.

Bangkok Post

Protesters shout down Macron on visit to the Netherlands

Anger against an unpopular pension reform in France followed President Emmanuel Macron to the Netherlands where protesters interrupted a speech he was giving on Tuesday at the start of a two-day state visit.

Reuters

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Czech democracy and human rights activist Dana Nemcova dies

Dana Nemcova, a leading Czech pro-democracy and human rights dissident under Communist rule, died on Tuesday, a foundation she worked with said. She was 89.

Reuters

Commentary: Living the learned experience of bridging differences

When I was 8, my family and I immigrated to the United States from Iran. It goes without saying that neither my older brother nor I learned the intricacies of democracy in Iranian schools—quite the opposite. If I hadn’t immigrated, chances are that I would have, like so many others,…

Tribune News Service

Macron outlines vision for 'European sovereignty’ at a Hague speech disrupted by hecklers

Speaking at the Hague on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke of his vision for a new era of “European sovereignty” in which the Continent can choose its own partners and “shape its own destiny”. His address was briefly disrupted by protesters who attempted to shout him down.

France 24

Tenn. GOP: We are "just beginning"

Republicans are trying to cash in on what critics have called a blatantly anti-democratic and authoritarian vote

Salon

The Tennessee GOP presents itself as a defender of democracy. Do not fall for it

‘Tennessee Three’ were accused of breaching ‘decorum’ of the legislature, but civil disobedience is key to resisting tyranny

The Guardian - US

US Summit for Democracy: A vital self-serving tool?

The White House organised the second so-called Summit for Democracy on March 29–30. The US administration co-hosted the second "Summit for Democracy" with Costa Rica, the Netherlands, Republic of Korea and Republic of Zambia.

Bangkok Post

Ousted Tennessee lawmakers say move is ‘attempt to crucify democracy’

Black legislators were expelled for protesting the Republican-controlled house’s inaction after Nashville mass shooting

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Crises on multiple fronts threaten Benjamin Netanyahu’s grip on power

Support for prime minister wanes as his ‘plot to overturn Israel’s democracy’ is seen as threat to national security

The Guardian - US

The American civil war ended on this day. It should be a national holiday

Rather than celebrate this milestone of multiracial democracy, our leaders conspicuously ignore the occasion

The Guardian - US

From Trump to Sarkozy: the political leaders who have been prosecuted

Donald Trump is the first US president to be criminally charged, but across the globe, 78 countries have jailed or prosecuted leaders who left office since 2000

The Guardian - UK

It’s the Donald J Trump Show … and the world’s tyrants are its biggest fans

High farce in a Manhattan courtroom has left America’s friends and foes wondering if the US has lost the plot

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The Guardian - UK

A culture of truth denial is wilting US democracy and Britain is following fast

GB News is chasing Fox down a path of being economical with the facts, culminating in assertions last week that a liberal elite is running the UK

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Tennessee Republicans’ appalling assault on speech and freedom

The expulsion of two Tennessee lawmakers for daring to speak out for gun control is a shocking assault on democracy and speech — in an era in which assaults on democracy and speech are becoming all too routine.

The Independent UK

Tennessee becomes new front in battle for American democracy

Tennessee has become a new front in the battle for the future of American democracy after Republicans expelled two Black lawmakers from the state Legislature for their part in a protest urging passage of gun-control measures

France 24

China launches three days of military drills around Taiwan

China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it called a "stern warning" to the self-ruled island's government following a meeting between its president and the US House speaker.

The Independent UK

China announces 'combat readiness patrols' around Taiwan

The Chinese military says it has launched exercises around Taiwan in a new act of retaliation for a meeting between the U.S. House of Representatives speaker and the president of the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory

The Philadelphia Inquirer

What to know about the ‘Tennessee Three’ House expulsions

Republican Tennessee lawmakers voted to expel two Black freshman Democrats for participating in a gun safety protest. A third member, who is white, kept her seat. The move is sparking national discussion about power, overreach and race in politics.

The Guardian - US

‘A step in the right direction’: Guardian readers on Trump’s charges

Seven people share their views on the former president being charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the hush money case

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