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US presidential election slips into unchartered waters with historic Trump criminal conviction

Torn apart and rewired by Donald Trump's historic criminal conviction, the 2024 presidential campaign moved into uncharted territory Friday with all eyes on how the two main protagonists navigate the dangers. The conviction of the Republican frontrunner is a stunning development in an already unorthodox presidential election with profound implications…

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An inquiry has recommended Australia legislate a Human Rights Act. Here’s why we need one

Australia is the only Western democracy that does not have a national Human Rights Act, but this may be about to change.

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Senator Rubio Criticizes Trump's Conviction, Calls Trial A Show Trial

Senator Rubio criticizes the trial outcome, warning of its divisive impact on American democracy and the rule of law.

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Trump’s prosecution is unprecedented in US – but other countries have prosecuted former leaders

A Manhattan jury on May 30, 2024 convicted former President Donald Trump on charges he falsified business records related to the cover-up of his relationship with a porn star.

The Conversation

A brief history of socialism, from the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt to the 2024 Keir Starmer

Letters: Austen Lynch recalls the work of John Ball, and Jol Miskin thinks the best we can now hope for is social democracy

The Guardian - UK

Three Political Candidates Attacked In Mexico In One Day

Violent attacks on political candidates in Mexico raise concerns about safety and democracy.

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Trump is trying to run from Project 2025

Trump's campaign issued a statement distancing the former president from a plan drawn up by former staffers

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So it’s goodbye to London’s Standard, my old paper – and to the heart of democracy, local news

The sad decline of this nearly 200-year-old institution has culminated with a decision to end the daily print edition, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong Convicts 14 Pro-Democracy Activists For Subversion

Hong Kong convicts 14 pro-democracy activists for subversion under national security law, raising concerns about civil liberties and political repression.

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Concern for Australian activist sentenced in Hong Kong

The Australian government and opposition have expressed concerns about the sentencing of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong under a Chinese security law.

AAP

Democracy under scrutiny as Nigerians struggle to afford the basics

Nigeria has played a major role in fostering democracy in Africa’s west but after 25 years its people are losing faith

The Guardian - UK

14 Hong Kong Democracy Campaigners Found Guilty Of Subversion

A Hong Kong court found 14 people guilty of subversion on Thursday in the biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.

International Business Times

Hong Kong Activists Found Guilty In Landmark Subversion Verdicts

Hong Kong's 'Hong Kong 47' trial results in guilty verdicts for 14 democracy figures, reshaping the city's political landscape under Beijing's national sec...

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‘Hong Kong 47’ trial: 14 activists found guilty of conspiracy to commit subversion

Western governments condemn verdict in biggest case since introduction of national security law

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The Independent UK

A Hong Kong court is set to deliver a landmark verdict in the city's biggest national security case

Some of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists charged in the city’s biggest national security case will begin to hear their verdicts as early as Thursday

Al Jazeera

After joint 108 years on remand, Hong Kong 47 face security trial verdict

The trial of prominent democracy activists and politicians, arrested in 2021, is the largest under China’s security law.

International Business Times

Hong Kong Democracy Campaigners To Receive Verdicts

A Hong Kong court will convene Thursday morning to deliver verdicts in the city's biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.

The Conversation

What does AI mean for Australian democracy? And what can we do about it?

Last week, the head of Australia’s election regulator warned the organisation “does not possess the legislative tools or internal technical capability to deter, detect or adequately deal with false AI-generated content concerning the election process”.

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Idea of EU citizenship still intangible for most Europeans

From Thursday 6 until Sunday 9 June, Europeans from 27 member states will be hitting the polls in a vote with heavy stakes for the climate transition, immigration and democracy. But to what extent do these voters define themselves as Europeans? Will their ballot be driven by continental issues dear…

Salon

Red state Republicans hack the system

The GOP finds a way to permanently advantage their shrinking constituencies by corrupting election systems

International Business Times

South Africans Vote With ANC Rule In Balance

South African voters turned out for a landmark general election on Wednesday, with the ruling ANC's exclusive grip on power in doubt three decades after the advent of democracy.

Roll Call

Is Congress still ‘The Last Plantation’? It is for staffers, says James Jones - Roll Call

“Racial inequality in the congressional workplace is the most important issue affecting our democracy that we’re not talking about,” he says.

The Independent UK

The toll of Beijing's security law on Hong Kong's activists

For decades, Hong Kong's activists have been fighting for democracy

France 24

South Africa's ruling ANC party faces unpredictable vote

One day ahead of general elections in South Africa, we look ahead to what's at stake for the ruling African National Congress, which is in danger of losing its majority for the first time since the birth of democracy there. In a country where the youth make up the majority…

The Conversation

Democracy in Africa: digital voting technology and social media can be a force for good – and bad

It’s a bumper year for elections on the continent: by the end of 2024, 20 countries ought to have gone to the polls to vote in national elections. A handful of others are also scheduled to conduct local-level elections. As is the case elsewhere in the world, digital technologies have…

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