Criticism of Democracy

Spy crisis over Watergate, calls for more resignations amid reports of 'black activities' and eavesdropping controversy that prompts Greek intelligence chief and head of his personal office to resign within minutes minutes.…

The author is a Supreme Court Advocate and former Additional Attorney General of Pakistan. The constitution entrusts the judiciary with the onerous and sacred duty to uphold the constitution, which includes the fundamental rights…

Launching a scathing attack on the prime minister, former Congress speaker Rahul Gandhi said on…

AdvertisingNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's speech at the China Business Summit in Auckland on Monday was full of soothing words for Beijing.The headline was Ardern's comment that "a few plans are underway" for New Zealand…

An African-American proverb says "if you can't stand something, you'll fall for anything". Dear reader, do you want progressives to have a significant level of influence in the US Congress in the next few years? If so, you can do something!-->…

Comment this storyCommentJudge Samuel A. Alito Jr., in a speech in Rome, dismissed criticism from foreign officials who he said 'castigated' his overturning opinion Roe vs. Wadethe landmark decision that granted a constitutional right to…

YANGON — Myanmar's junta on Tuesday railed against international condemnation of the first use of the death penalty in decades, saying the four executed prisoners, including two prominent democracy fighters, "deserved multiple death…

Shiban Khaibri“There is only one way to avoid criticism;To do nothing, to say nothing and to be nothing..." (Aristotle)Given that most of the opposition parties in the country are seen as!-->!-->!-->!-->…

Comment this storyCommentCHEYENNE, Wyo.– Three weeks before the most important election of her political career, Liz Cheney was nowhere to be found as thousands of voters gathered for a massive midsummer rodeo and cowboy festival in largest…

ANALYSIS: By Biman Chand Prasad in Suva The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting has come to an end and what is intriguing is the deafening silence on the declining standards of democracy, governance, human rights, media freedom and…

There's a big race open for Michigan's new 13th congressional district, which could be the only one to send a black Detroiter to Congress this year.Why is this important: Black leaders are pushing to elect a Detroiter to the position…

PTI Jaipur, July 16 Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Saturday that political opposition translates into hostility which is not a sign of a…

On July 14, US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint strategic statement that underscores the ties between the two countries, pledges to strengthen bilateral cooperation and pledges to prevent Iran…

Democrats and election experts have been sounding the alarm for months over the growing risk of electoral subversion as conspiracy theorists backed by former President Donald Trump run for secretary of state in key…

Russia knows it, and Russia says it. In the latest translation by Russian media watchdog Julia Davis, Russian state television makes its strategy clear to any attentive Westerner: President Biden is ruining Tsar Vlad's dreams of global…

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KARACHI: Calling July 5, 1977 a dark day in the country's history, the Sindh Assembly on Tuesday passed a unanimous resolution condemning General Ziaul Haq's military coup amid lack of interest from lawmakers in both sides of the aisle.…

The BJP decided on Sunday to end 'family rule' in Telangana and West Bengal and also form governments in other states that have remained beyond its reach, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging its members to learn from…

Sweden's democracy faces a litmus test over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's demands, which include the extradition of 21 people he says are affiliated with banned groups, a veteran Turkish journalist!-->!-->…

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A former Chinese teacher disappeared on June 6 after being invited by local police to a conference in the city of Handan in northern China's Hebei province. Wang Gang has been an active critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In 2012,…

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Published on: 06/24/2022 - 04:00Amended: 06/24/2022 - 03:58 Kigali (AFP) – A Commonwealth leaders' summit opens in Rwanda on Friday as the host country comes under scrutiny for its…

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is expected to continue presenting…

PRAGUE — A scandal at Prague's town hall prompted the Czech Republic's education minister to resign on Sunday and threatens the stability of the country's coalition government, which came to power on a promise to root out…

Placeholder while loading article actionsA new super PAC affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is spending money to attack former Democratic Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards as she asks voters to return her to Congress…

Jim Kessler, a prominent center-left Third Way strategist, wrote on Twitter that the race demonstrated that "Democrats should take their Latino playbook and throw it in the trash." And Chuck Rocha, the senior campaign adviser for Vermont…

The misalignment of South Africa's foreign policy strategy has recently been the subject of much scrutiny and criticism. Could the issues at stake be due to ambiguities in South African foreign policy or are they due to a…

Thomas BenkeBenke is president of the Portland Khabarovsk Sister City Association. He lives in Portland.Earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on several US cities, including Portland, not to sever their ties…

CNN — The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection is holding its first prime-time public hearing on…

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Myanmar's military junta said on Friday it would execute four people. Among the four are Phyo Zeya Thaw, a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party, and pro-democracy activist Kyaw Min Yu, better known as…

Commission reaches agreement with Poland to release recovery funds Given that Hungary's main objective in its standoff with Brussels is to get the EU to release funds that have been withheld due to alleged rule of law violations, it is…

Photo by John Moore/Getty Images Across the Kakhovka reservoir, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant - the largest in Europe - looks like a fortress,!-->…

JAKARTA, May 30 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration is in hot water after appointing a senior Indonesian military!-->…

Despite his Partygate issues with Sue Gray's report on Downing Street parties at home, the Prime Minister's stash in America is high and he is the first choice among world leaders as an alternative US president. The US monthly poll by the…

As one enters the premises of Parliament, from the entry point, where the statue of Dr BR Ambedkar stands staring staring at the oval structure in front, to the corridors of the Parliament Library Building, the Annex Building and of the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats, business and liberal media have repeatedly decried the Election Integrity Act passed by Republicans in Georgia as the next Jim Crow, but Peach State is now seeing record early voting…

The ballot counting debacle in Clackamas County has infuriated voters, drawn criticism from elected officials and left several races in limbo as authorities slowly process tens of thousands of misprinted ballots by hand. But the person at…

Senator Bernie Sanders doubled down on his criticism of the US Israel Public Affairs Committee and its newly created super PAC on Friday, recounting The New York Times that the powerful anti-Palestinian lobby group's incursion into the…

The Supreme Court's interim order to suspend criminal proceedings in cases reserved under Article 124 A of the ICC did not come a day earlier. The gratuitous exercise of this strict provision which directly impinges…

Ottawa – As Jagmeet Singh left a campaign office in Peterborough on Tuesday, confronted by a crowd hurling death threats and swear words, the NDP leader felt he was suffering the effects of an illness that afflicts many our democracy more…

The spate of military takeovers and coup attempts across Africa over the past two years has led to speculation in some quarters of a "widespread return to military rule" or "coup contagion". 'state' on the continent. In August…

Placeholder while loading article actionsSEOUL, South Korea — Former chief prosecutor Yoon Suk Yeol takes office as South Korea's president on Tuesday, facing a tougher mix of foreign policy and domestic challenges than other recent South…

The criticism of the Shin Bet following the latest terrorist wave is legitimate. It is fair to doubt the decision-making process of the security body that granted Palestinian Sheikh Raed Salah, who served 17 months in prison for incitement…

The leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade felt like a tsunami as the news spread across the country. The shock was not only the way the draft opinion unceremoniously abandoned a landmark decision…

A military-run court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in prison on Wednesday after convicting her in the first of 11 corruption cases against her, a source familiar with the news said. procedure.The Nobel…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is among five people named Thursday as recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award for acting to protect democracy. Zelensky was chosen because of how he…

Activist Tam Tak-chi was one of the defendants in the city's first sedition trial since its handover to China in 1997.Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and radio DJ Tam Tak-chi has been sentenced to 40 months in prison after being found…

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Role of prosecutionsRuling party defies critics to speed sweeping prosecution transformation The ruling Democratic Party of Korea is accelerating its move to strip prosecutions of all investigative powers – a hotly debated issue that has…

By KATHY GANNON, Associated PressISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's embattled prime minister faces a tough no-confidence vote Saturday brought in by his political opponents, who say they have the votes to defeat him.A combined opposition that…

Media critic Eric Boehlert was killed Monday night following a bicycle collision in New Jersey at the age of 57. Boehlert, founder of media blog Press Run, was hit by a train in New Jersey, according to his wife, who confirmed his…

The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a resolution expressing support for NATO. The resolution passed 362 votes to 63, with the support of 143 Republicans…

Although Gandhi has been relatively more active in parliament in recent weeks than in the previous decade, she has also been more involved in the internal affairs of her organization. On the same day she met Stalin, Gandhi also!-->…

The head of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, General Abdelfattah El Burhan, has threatened to expel the head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes, accusing him of having…

Qatar 2022 World Cup: We are ready to welcome the worldThe general secretary of the Qatar 2022 World Cup has said criticism from players and coaches is "misinformed" and the nation "should not apologize" for hosting the tournament.Qatar has…

Budapest (AFP) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban describes his 12 years in power as a "conservative revolution", transforming his country into an "illiberal democracy". His detractors,…

LIBERTY, Mo. — A man who runs a little-known, low-budget radio station in suburban Kansas City says he champions free speech and alternative viewpoints when airing government-sponsored programming. Russian State in the Midst of the…

Mykola Riabchuk is a Ukrainian author and political analyst who has written extensively on Ukrainian national identity issues. Riabchuk, who is based in Paris, spoke to me earlier this week about the Russian invasion of his country and his…

Tens of thousands of Muslims across the subcontinent were filled with hope and determination on March 23, 1940, when the "Lahore Resolution" declared the formation of a nation state. From March 23 to 25, 1940, the Muslim League, led…

South Korean voters elected Yoon Suk-yeol of the conservative People…

Dr. Satwant Singh RissamThe results of the assembly polls are out and in some ways these results are also a reflection of the democratic system in India and its deeper!-->!-->!-->!-->…

Jesse Ventura on RT: An informative, provocative and often funny show Dissent and critical thinking are especially needed in times of war. Yet this is precisely when people are most driven to silence their doubts, mindlessly conform,…

PictureA polling station in Seoul on Wednesday. South Koreans vote for a new president every five years.Credit...Woohae Cho for The New York TimesSEOUL — South Koreans head to the polls on Wednesday to vote in one of the most contested…

The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of expanding the conversation about how public policy affects the daily lives of people across our state. Hayley Spellman is…

IIt's a funny time to be a pacifist in Britain. Everywhere there are calls for an end to the war in Ukraine: from politicians to Premier League footballers to pleas for peace hand-painted on people's shop windows. The illegitimacy and…

Decisions made by Washington and Beijing in the coming months could have an outsized influence on the trajectory of US-China relations, and even the international system, for decades to come. Basically, the question facing the two…

Elections for 108 civic bodies across West Bengal were held on February 27 amid allegations of widespread violence and electoral malfeasance. Not only were opposition candidates reportedly attacked by members of Congress from the ruling…

On the stage in a glowing, white and blue hotel ballroom, Ron DeSantis reminisced about his days in Congress and a book he had written about America's problems. It was "read by a dozen people," the Florida governor said with rare…

ILike any guest with £18billion to spend, Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov had no problem building himself a comfortable second home in Britain, wrote Colin Freeman. Or, to be precise, two second homes – the metals mogul divides his time…

Phil Mickelson apologized on Tuesday for comments about Saudi Arabia which he thought were off the record, and said he needed "some time" away from professional golf.Catch up fast: Mickelson landed in hot water last week when an excerpt…

The sun shone as families walked down the street in Kiev, past trees adorned with paper angels and flowers dotting the ground. Children clutched red carnations and candles, placing them next to a series of austere portraits running along…

This week marks the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump's second acquittal. The anniversary has been overlooked as war looms in Europe and the former president remains in legal jeopardy. But remember Trump's 2021 trial and…

VideoDeputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said the government would step up oversight of crowdfunding platforms that have been used to support protests against Covid restrictions.CreditCredit...Blair Gable/ReutersNew details about the…

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian attack helicopters were spotted a few miles from his country's borders on Sunday. The last threads of diplomacy were fraying. The allies evacuated their embassies, airlines canceled flights and a large number of…

South Africans on Friday celebrated the 32nd anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from prison, credited with paving the way for a democratic transition ending white minority rule.Activist and lawyer Mandela had spent 27 years in prison…

Republicans are in the fight of their lives for the soul of their party, a fight that will have profound implications for our democracy. Three sides emerged: the good, the bad and the ugly. First, there are the villains, also known as…

As Senate Democrats scramble to push through their legislative agenda as the midterm elections fast approach, they have considered the nuclear option — abolishing the Senate filibuster. The death of the filibuster would leave them free to…

commentary, canberra times letters to the editor, letters to the editorHydrogen can be made from fossil fuels, which contribute to global warming, or it can be made from renewable energy and water using an electrolyzer, producing zero…

The foreign minister of Myanmar's military regime will not be invited to an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial retreat in mid-February, Cambodia's host said Thursday, citing the…

Feb. 1, 2022 (KHARTOUM) - The situation in Sudan provides an opportunity to find a diplomatic solution to the Sudanese crisis and bring the military to restore the democratic transition, US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs…

Elected officials who make false claims and declarations about election results could soon face criminal charges in Washington state, under a new bill. Gov. Jay Inslee testified before the Senate Committee on Government and State…

Before joining Euobserver, I worked in policy and advocacy, in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Being editor-in-chief of EUobserver was, for me, a first opportunity to look at the world from the other side of the media. Now that I…

By Aaron Ross and David LewisDAKAR (Reuters) - Earlier this month, West African countries imposed tough economic sanctions on Mali to punish putschists seeking to extend their grip on power and to halt a series of military takeovers that…

Author: David Brown, CaliforniaCOVID-19 was unleashed in Vietnam in June 2021, a year after most of East Asia. Until June, countermeasures and aggressive contact tracing had kept the pandemic at bay and allowed the economy to continue to…

WASHINGTON — President Biden vowed on Wednesday to continue with a scaled-down version of his flagship domestic policy plan as he staged a two-hour defense of his first-year accomplishments and repeatedly berated Republicans for abandoning…

Mali's former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has died nearly 18 months after being ousted in a military coupThrough BABA AHMED Associated PressJanuary 16, 2022, 2:38 PM• 3 minute readShare on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this…

Aung San Suu Kyi briefs the media in Oslo June 15, 2012. Myanmar's military-installed government has filed five new corruption charges against the ousted leader.Markus Schreiber/APMyanmar's military-installed government has filed five new…

Charlotte Observer. January 12, 2022. Editorial: After Cards Decision, State Supreme Court To Defend Democracy In North Carolina It was fitting that a trial over the new North Carolina electoral maps would take place around the…

Politics are said to direct the overall administration of the country. Respecting the mandatory provisions of the Election Commission that political parties must organize a convention every five years, the main political parties including…

But it is the result of a drumbeat of decades of Tory gossip on AM radio and cable TV with few opportunities to push back or fact-check as well as Republican political efforts to delegitimize the government. democratic government in any…

Old President TrumpDonald Trump Jan. The 6 brings together the Democrats and Cheneys - the GOP being absent most of the time. ProPublica reporter says movement to target government political opponents increased before Jan 6 attack…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi returned to Africa on Tuesday (January 4th). He arrived in Asmara, the Eritrean capital, to embark on a four-day three-country tour that will also take him to Kenya and the Comoros, an island state in the…

Well, the New Year's gone with a bang. After a week of over 70 degrees, we were hit by fierce storms that left me typing in the dark and the promise of snow. Don't worry, however, the market will take care of it. I don't make…

On his first day in office, the new Prime Minister Fiala sent a message to capitals around the world: “Our country is looking to the West”. The message came in the form of…

2021 has been a fascinating political year. We take a look at some of the things learned over the past 12 months. For Democrats at the national level, controlling Washington, 2021 has started with high hopes for major legislative…

The Indian government's recent decision to cut foreign funding for a charity founded by Mother Teresa has drawn strong criticism from NGOs and rights activists. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government denied Missionaries of Charity…

Michael Gableman, the former Wisconsin state Supreme Court justice leading the Wisconsin legislature's Trumpified inquiry into the 2020 election, is calling on the only elected Republican who criticized him to step…

2021 has been a year of dramatic changes for Hong Kong's media scene, as the city adapts to life under Beijing's National Security Act. Journalists have been arrested, according to pro-democracy media Apple Daily was forced to close and…

People Power Party internal feud exposes incompetence ahead of presidential election The main opposition party, the People Power Party, faces the specter of a rudderless ship plagued by internal rivalries, a precarious situation…

Two months away from the 20th presidential election, the struggles within the election preparation committee of People Power Party presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol degenerated. After Lee Jun-seok ordered the press team to react…

Recently, the Fiji Law Society was ordered to “get out of politics”. The message was released by prominent Suva lawyer and former FLS chairman Devanesh Sharma at the 23rd Attorney General's…

Scene of an opposition demonstration in Managua rejecting the Supreme Court's decision and demanding free and competitive elections. Photo: Carlos Herrera / Confidential So far, none of those involved in the fiasco has publicly taken…

Governor Roy Cooper last week vetoed a bill backed by local lawmakers that would have prohibited state and county election councils from receiving private money from nonprofits to organize elections. elections. Last year, the…

President Joe bidenJoe BidenJosé Andrés to travel to Kentucky following devastating Sunday tornadoes preview: officials and experts respond to omicron; Biden administration sounds the alarm on Russia, China Biden…

According to a Newcastle-based protester, people "are falling asleep in an authoritarian state", responding to government plans to push forward controversial new laws that could jail protesters for months. Last minute amendments to the!-->…

Strong opposition is needed in a democracy and opposition parties must forge ahead while keeping the country in the center of attention, former chief minister Vijay Rupani said at the farewell ceremony on Sunday of a two-day Indian Youth…

news, politicsThe Chinese Communist Party sharply criticized a world summit on democracy hosted by US President Joe Biden next week and touted the virtues of its own system of government. Chinese party officials asked how a polarized…

THE BLACK PRESIDENTHope and fury in the era of ObamaBy Claude A. Clegg IIIThe election of the 44th President of the United States was not only a national historic event but, for black Americans, a moment of transformation. It marked the…