Democracy
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Thousands stage flower protest in Belarus, EU weighs sanctions
Security forces have clashed with protesters for three consecutive nights after Lukashenko claimed a landslide re-election victory in a vote…
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State of democracy in Africa: changing leaders doesn’t change politics
In Angola (2017), Ethiopia (2018), South Africa (2018), Sudan (2019) and Zimbabwe (2018), leadership change promised to bring about not…
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The Beirut Blast: An Accident in Name Only
Among the country’s long-suffering citizens, shock is quickly yielding to fury. ICG It may be the last chance for those…
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Beirut has suffered a catastrophe that will live long in the memory – and the repeated betrayal of its citizens is a travesty
All presided over by a ‘government’ unworthy of the name, says Robert Fisk Independent Τhere are some moments in a…
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Is now the right time for Australia to have a Bill of Rights?
Compensation lawyer and principal of Travis Schultz & Partners, Travis Schultz, said the COVID-19 crisis has shone a spotlight on…
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‘Obstruction to democracy’: Hong Kong delays election by a year
Hong Kong’s government announced on Friday night the September elections would be delayed by a year, as the city attempts…
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In Belarus, Lukashenko faces a female challenge
MINSK – There’s little doubt that Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko will win a sixth term in elections on August 9…
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Erdogan’s Iron Fist Comes Down On Democracy And Religious Liberty
No tourist misses Hagia Sophia when visiting Istanbul. Doug Bandow The American Conservative Originally an Orthodox church—the largest in the…
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Republicans to Trump: You can’t delay 2020 election
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy both dismissed the idea. BBC Mr Trump does not…
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Threats to Australian democracy are closer to home than China
Ahead of the talks, the ministers have announced they will be dealing with key security issues in our region, including…
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John Lewis: US presidents join tributes to civil rights icon
Lewis was one of the “Big Six” civil rights leaders, which included Martin Luther King Jr, and helped organise the…
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How the EU can manage Poland’s authoritarian government
WARSAW — Poland’s presidential election on Sunday marked a major victory for the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party.…
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Erdogan Is Erasing Ataturk’s Stamp On Turkey
Under normal circumstances, the most important news out of Turkey last weekend would have been a new law that, critics…
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All the President’s Trolls: Real and Fake Twitter Fights in El Salvador
Much of it transpires on Twitter, where his champions and critics engage in rows that could pre-empt reasoned discussion of…
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Our past silence has cost Hong Kong everything
The passage of the new ‘Hong Kong National Security Law on June 30 by the Chinese Communist Party apparatus has…
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EU should take this chance to put pressure on Poland over eroding democracy
Next Sunday sees a run off between the incumbent, Andrzej Duda, a vocal supporter of the populist PiS Law and Justice…
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