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As Myanmar suffers, the military junta is desperate, isolated and running out of options

The military junta’s execution of four pro-democracy activists earlier this week has again shone a spotlight on the appalling judgement and brutality of the junta leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, and his top generals.

The Conversation

Senegal opposition figures barred from standing in parliamentary elections

Senegalese opposition MPs including Déthié Fall of the Yewwi Askan Wi coalition have been barred from standing in Sunday’s polls, which could be an important test of the ruling party’s power. Fall was briefly detained in June as part of what he and some analysts see as a worrying sign…

France 24

Italy's president: Strong democracy crucial against fascism

Italy's president is urging Italians to reinvigorate their democracy as the country notes the 100th anniversary of an attack that paved Benito Mussolini's path to power

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India raises 'deep concern' over execution of four pro-democracy activists in Myanmar

On Monday, Myanmar's military junta announced the execution of the four activists alleging that they were involved in "terror acts" against the administration

The Hindu

Dobbs Is Making Our Democracy Work

Justice Breyer, whether he admits it or not, should recognize how Dobbs reinvigorated the legislative process on abortion.

Reason

Bobby Ghosh: Tunisia’s democracy is collapsing. Biden shouldn’t just stand by

On the day Tunisia’s democracy died, it fell to a State Department spokesperson to deliver the Biden administration’s mealy-mouthed pieties. Asked about the July 25 constitutional referendum that allowed President Kais Saied to institutionalize one-man rule in the North African nation, Ned Price offered the following observations:

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Malcolm Nance: ‘The Republican party is an insurgent party’

The author, pundit and soldier, recently fighting a war in Ukraine, talks about his incendiary new book and his alarming predictions

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MP pledges to return trust in democracy

The former neurology head at Victoria's Royal Children's Hospital turned independent MP says action on climate change will be her main priority in parliament.

AAP

U.N. Security Council condemns Myanmar executions

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday condemned the execution of four democracy activists by Myanmar's ruling military and called for the release of all arbitrarily detained prisoners, including President Win Myint and leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Reuters

In Myanmar and abroad, anti-junta protests continue after executions of four pro-democracy activists

The executions of four pro-democracy activists in Myanmar by the military junta not only attracted international condemnation but also fuelled anti-junta demonstrations that have been taking place in the country since early 2021. The FRANCE 24 Observers spoke to demonstrators in Myanmar and abroad for whom the junta’s brutality only…

France 24

An antidemocratic philosophy called 'neoreaction' is creeping into GOP politics

President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election were brazenly antidemocratic. Yet Trump and his supporters nonetheless justified their actions under the dubious pretense of preserving American democracy – as a matter of getting the vote right, of reversing voter fraud.

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GOP support for violence: Still rising

New survey of "extreme polarization and alienation" is dark but not surprising: Americans really hate each other

Salon

Trump lays out plan to fire civil servants and replace them with loyalists

‘We need to make it much easier to fire rogue bureaucrats deliberately undermining democracy’

The Independent UK

Wednesday briefing: How four executions could embolden Myanmar’s resistance

In today’s newsletter: As the junta gets ever more brutal, Gen Z protesters are forming a patchwork militia. Burmese journalist Aung Naing Soe on why the executions could signal a new phase in the struggle for democracy

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Tunisians approve sweeping presidential powers in divisive vote

Tunisian voters approved constitutional changes granting President Kais Saied sweeping authority, even as a lukewarm turnout showed deep divisions over a move opponents describe as a death knell for the country’s hard-won democracy.

The Independent UK

Democracy campaign aims to fight Tories in 30 seats to drive through political reform

Exclusive: Gina Miller says her True and Fair Party can break the chumocracy of UK’s ‘broken’ political system

Reuters

Bankers and business leaders say Brazil's democracy in 'grave danger'

Top Brazilian bankers and businessmen issued a letter on Tuesday in defense of Brazil's electronic voting system that has been attacked by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, and warned that the country's democracy was in "grave danger."

Chicago Sun-Times

Democracy won’t save itself. As Americans, we must save it ourselves.

We live in challenging times, where issues like climate change, terrorism, economic injustice and war threaten democracies here and across the globe. Now more than ever, Americans must reaffirm our commitment to the principles and practices of democracy.

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Top democracy activists were executed in Myanmar – 4 key things to know

The current conflict in Myanmar raised new international concern when the country’s military announced on July 25, 2022, that it had executed four pro-democracy activists and political prisoners.

The Hindu

CJI says media houses with business interests are vulnerable to 'external pressures'

Independent journalism is the backbone of democracy, says Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana

Reuters

Analysis: Tunisia's Saied savours near total power but faces looming economic tests

By ramming through his new constitution, President Kais Saied has cemented his role as master of Tunisia, heralding a new political era after a brief, difficult experiment with democracy.

Daily Mirror

What is happening in Myanmar? Conflict explained as 4 pro-democracy campaigners executed

Myanmar has been fraught with conflict for years, from a military coup and the deposition of a leader to mass protests which have left hundreds injured and silenced

The Independent UK

US urges China to increase pressure on Myanmar after execution of democracy activists

US says no country ‘has the potential to influence’ Myanmar’s trajectory than China

The Independent UK

What happened on 6 January 2021?

Botched assault on cradle of American democracy by misguided Donald Trump supporters remembered as deeply shameful climax to his chaotic and divisive reign

Bangkok Post

Asean denounces execution of Myanmar democracy leaders

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has condemned the execution by Myanmar's military junta of four people, including an ally of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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