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National Voters' Day | Congress hits out at EC for refusing to meet INDIA bloc leaders on VVPAT issue

The Congress criticised the Election Commission on the National Voters’ Day for refusing to meet INDIA bloc leaders on its demand for greater use of VVPATs in polls, terming it as an “injustice” that strikes at the very foundations of democracy.

The Hindu

Blinken Sees Growing Partner In Angola On Africa Democracy Tour

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday will explore greater coordination with emerging regional partner Angola, capping a tour of Africa to champion US-friendly democracies as global crises mount.

International Business Times

NPR names tech executive Katherine Maher to lead in turbulent era

Incoming NPR CEO Katherine Maher has a background in tech and world affairs. She says the network's mission fits neatly with her advocacy of the free flow of information in expanding democracy.

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The key to making the Trump threat real

Voters must ask: What would have happened if Trump’s coup attempt on Jan. 6 had succeeded?

Salon

Nikki Haley has been running to lead a Republican party that no longer exists

The war hawks and ultrarich don’t need the democracy Trump imperils. If offered running mate, Haley will make her peace too

The Guardian - US

The Guardian view on environmental protest: dissent is vital to protect democracy

Editorial: The UN special rapporteur on environmental defenders is right to warn that a pillar of democracy is under threat in Britain

The Guardian - UK

German court ruling sparks calls to stop state funding for far-right AfD

Demands follow decision to pull funding for Die Heimat party because it sets out to undermine democracy

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HC grants anticipatory bail to ABP journalist booked ‘after mining video’

Freedom of press is indispensable to democracy, observed the Calcutta High Court as it granted anticipatory bail to a journalist who was booked in an extortion case after he shot videos on illegal mining, Bar and Bench reported.

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‘I’m creating the tax I would want to pay’: Austrian heiress Marlene Engelhorn on why she is giving away 90% of her wealth

By redistributing €25m of her fortune, 31-year-old hopes to shake up democracy in country that dropped its inheritance tax in 2008

The Guardian - UK

Trump takes on ‘dictator’ Biden as his upside down show moves to New Hampshire

Supporters absorb former US president’s strategy of inverting accusations against him and turning them on his accuser. To his fans, Trump is the saviour of democracy

The Guardian - US

"Late Fascism": It's more than Trump

Fascism has been lurking under the surface of liberal democracy all along — we just didn't want to see it

Salon

Tens of thousands protest in Germany against the rise of the far right

Tens of thousands of people protested the far right in cities across Germany on Saturday, attending events with slogans such as "Never Again is Now," "Against Hate" and "Defend Democracy."

WEKU

Increased voting in Maoist areas reflects faith in democracy: LS Speaker Om Birla in Chhattisgarh MLAs orientation programme

Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla said higher voting turnout in the Maoist-affected and backward tribal areas of Chhattisgarh reflected a belief in democracy by those residing there.

The Hindu

Lies, damned lies and democracy

This could be confusing because the description fits more than one world leader. But in fact they are taken from the British media coverage of the Covid-19 inquiry into the sins of omission and commission by Boris Johnson when he was Prime Minister.

The Hindu

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MAGA cries fraud despite Trump Iowa win

“‘Democracy’ as we’ve experienced it is at risk,” professor warns

Dynamite News

'One nation, One election' will damage idea of parliamentary democracy: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party, opposing the concept of 'One nation, One election', said that the simultaneous polls will damage the idea of parliamentary democracy. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tensions Rise as China Threatens Taiwan After Election Victory

This response discusses the rising tensions between China and Taiwan after the Taiwanese election, highlighting the importance of supporting democracy and ...

The Hindu

Indian Media: Quo Vadis?

The Fourth Estate having slipped from its true place in a democracy is a serious concern and there’s much to do to set things right again, writes Shashi Tharoor

The Guardian - UK

Voters want Labour to spell out its priorities and bring back a glimmer of hope

Letters: Alan Walker says working people support social democracy, while Katharine Brown says many do not feel their votes count

The Guardian - US

It isn’t ‘anti-democratic’ to bar Trump from office. It’s needed to protect democracy

If it lets an insurrectionist like Trump on the ballot, the supreme court will be putting out a welcome mat to autocracy

Salon

How the resistance can stay persistent

Journalist Thomas Ricks on why Americans have been "given a flat narrow story" of the fight for democracy in the US

The Hindu

The fading role of universities as conscience of society

With higher education centres turning into carriers of political propaganda, there is little room for academic freedom or informed public discourse

Al Jazeera

Thai democracy activist sentenced to more jail time for ‘royal insults’

Lawyer Arnon Nampa is already serving a four-year sentence for comments about the monarchy made at a rally in 2020.

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