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Starmer’s decision to bar me is a flagrant attack on democracy, says Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn has said Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to bar him from standing as a Labour candidate at the next election is a “flagrant attack”…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer’s decision to bar me a flagrant attack on democracy, says Corbyn

Former Labour leader Mr Corbyn currently sits as an independent MP.

The Independent UK

Schumer expected to visit Israel as Bibi faces criticism over judicial overhaul plan

Democrats in Congress are increasingly voicing their concerns over Netanyahu’s controversial judicial overhaul plan.

Axios

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Policy chief calls for SNP conference to be postponed after Sturgeon’s resignation

THE SNP policy development convener Toni Giugliano has called for the SNP's special democracy conference to be postponed.

The National (Scotland)

Cambodia’s Ties With West Threatened by Media Clampdown

One of Cambodia’s last independent news outlets, VOD, was forcibly closed. This was allegedly due to VOD naming the prime minister’s son, and not the prime minister himself, as the signatory of an aid to Turkey after its recent earthquakes.

The News Lens

Editorial: Republicans’ ominous strategy to thwart criminal justice reform — and democracy

Criminal justice reformers are mistakenly finding comfort in a federal court ruling last month that took Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to task for removing a twice-elected, reform-oriented county prosecutor from office.

Los Angeles Times

"Destroying Freedom Of The Press..." Tamil Nadu CM Stalin Slams Centre After I-T Survey At BBC Offices

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin slammed the Income Tax department's 'survey' of the offices of the BBC alleging that the central government was destroying Indian Democracy and Freedom of the Press. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Invisible Trillions review: global capitalism operates beyond the rule of law and threatens democracy

Secrecy has become as important for corporations as transparent and taxable profits used to be, according to Raymond W. Baker in his new book Invisible Trillions. Global capitalism, he argues, operates beyond the rule of law. This contributes to extreme inequality that threatens liberal democracy.

The Conversation

US Senators: Netanyahu Has Put His Interests Above Israel's

After a series of statements by US administration spokespeople criticizing the Israeli government's policy to carry out a coup against the judiciary, more and more US lawmakers are speaking up and warning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is putting his interest above Israel's. Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dick…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EC needs to shape up

The National Anti-Corruption Commission's (NACC) ruling on Monday that found Nat Laosisawakul, former secretary-general of the Election Commission (EC), negligent over the late arrival of 1,542 advance votes from Thai citizens in New Zealand before the March 24, 2019 election, has shone a light on the performance of the EC…

Bangkok Post

Israel enters a dangerous period – public protests swell over Netanyahu's plan to limit the power of the Israeli Supreme Court

Proposals by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government to radically diminish the power and independence of Israel’s judiciary sparked demonstrations across the country starting in January 2023. An estimated 200,000 Israelis took part in protests on Feb. 11 and another 100,000 in front of the Parliament on Feb. 13, the…

The Conversation

Analysis: Scars of annulled 1993 vote trail Nigeria 2023 election

Parallels are being drawn between the 2023 poll and the annulled 1993 vote, seen as the country’s ‘freest and fairest’.

Al Jazeera

Is the US going to stand by while Israel becomes an autocracy?

There is shockingly little debate about the assaults on democracy happening in Israel right now

The Guardian - US

Football, Jesus and fascism

The Super Bowl is more than a game; it is a metaphor for American life

Salon

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The Guardian - US

Banning ideas and authors is not a ‘culture war’ – it’s fascism

The media’s framing of measures like Florida’s African American studies ban is a dangerous falsification of reality

ABC News

Could a democracy movement 'led' by Iran's exiled prince Reza Pahlavi help free the country?

Iran's exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi says he does not seek a role as a future leader, but that he is part of the democracy movement that can support Iranians in overthrowing the Islamic Republic.

Reuters

U.S. deeply concerned by Cambodian government's shutdown of independent local news outlet

The U.S. State Department is deeply concerned by the Cambodian government's decision to revoke the media license for the Voice of Democracy and urged it to reverse the decision, State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters on Monday.

Manchester Evening News

Anger and disappointment as rejected plans for 'rabbit hutch' flats get green light at appeal

“What’s the point in having a democracy and democratic vote?"

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Commentary: Draconian sanctions and warmongering undermine democracy in Iran

Recent drone attacks on Iran by Israel have proponents for military force calling on the United States to take similar action. They believe that the best way to “free” Iranians is by blowing up Iran. As an Iranian and former refugee, I assure you that war is not the path…

The Guardian - AU

Dictator Hun Sen shuts down Cambodia’s VOD broadcaster

Voice of Democracy, one of few remaining independent media outlets, offended prime minister with mention of his son

Reuters

Tens of thousands take to streets of Israel opposing proposed judicial overhaul

Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday for a fifth week of protests against judicial overhaul plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government which critics say threaten democratic checks on ministers by the courts.

The National (Scotland)

MP proposes change to SNP's 'de facto referendum' motion ahead of key conference

AN SNP MP has penned an amendment which would ask the party’s Special Democracy Conference to call for Holyrood to be dissolved and the…

Al Jazeera

Biden, Brazil’s Lula vow relationship reboot at White House meet

Leaders promise to work together on climate change, democracy, despite disagreements over Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

Biden greets Brazil's Lula at the White House

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden welcomed the new leader of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to the White House Friday, with each man hoping for a boost from the other as they try to put their countries’ previous administrations behind them.

Los Angeles Times

Biden to greet Brazil's Lula at the White House

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday hosts the new leader of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and each man is hoping for a boost from the other as they try to put their countries' previous administrations behind them.

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