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Guineans head to polls as Doumbouya closes campaign amid democracy concerns

Around 6.7 million registered voters are expected to cast ballots at more than 24,000 polling stations nationwide. Results are expected within 48 hours, with a runoff possible if no candidate secures an outright majority.

Euronews

UK ministers urged to cap political donations to ‘rebuild voter confidence’

Letter from 19 organisations says a cap would help to protect democracy, weeks after £9m donation to Reform UK

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar will hold its first general election in 5 years as criticism of the military rule mounts

Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an election framed by the ruling military as a return to multi-party democracy

The Independent UK

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‘Not for the people’: Myanmar junta prepares for elections designed to legitimise grip on power

Elections will be first since military seized power in 2021, but analysts say vote is far from a step toward democracy

The Guardian - UK

Did 2025 mark the end of British parliamentary democracy as we know it?

The conventions and rituals that define the way we do politics rapidly eroded this year – setting the UK on a course into the unknown, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Myanmar’s first election since the 2021 coup: everything you need to know

The ruling junta says the heavily restricted polls are a return to democracy but critics are wary

The Guardian - UK

Is democracy always about truth? Why we may need to loosen our views to heal our divisions

We find ourselves in the midst of a crisis of truth. Trust in public institutions of knowledge (schools, legacy media, universities and experts) are at an all-time low, and blatant liars are drawing political support around the world. It seems we collectively have ceased to care about the truth.

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‘I hope France speaks out’ son of jailed Hong Kong media icon tells RFI

Human rights groups and governments around the world have condemned the conviction of Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, who was found guilty on all three charges in his national security trial this week. RFI spoke to his son Sebastien Lai, who called on France and other democracies to…

Radio France Internationale

UK aid cuts take 40% from funds to counter Russian threat in western Balkans

Funding to tackle misinformation and cyber-attacks, and boost democracy, cut from £40m to £24m

The Guardian - UK

Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind, new survey of Michigan officials shows

According to our recent survey of officials in Michigan communities, local democracy is humming along and city hall is taking care of business.

The Conversation

Iranian boxing champion at imminent risk of execution as retrial request rejected

Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, 30, was arrested in 2020 for taking part in nationwide democracy protests, and has been tortured in prison

The Guardian - UK

The MAGA International: Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy as an ideological manifesto

On December 4, 2025, the Trump administration released its new National Security Strategy. Far from being a dry technocratic document, it reads like a blistering broadside against Europe, a reaffirmation of American exceptionalism, and a self-portrait of the president as a heroic defender of Western civilization against mortal threats. It is…

The Conversation

They’re ready to leave Congress. But first, they have New Year’s plans - Roll Call

More tattoos, fewer hamburgers and saving democracy all made the list when we asked departing members about their New Year’s resolutions.

Roll Call

Putin thinks democracy is the west’s weakness. We have to prove him wrong

The Russian strategy of exporting chaos to provoke extremism only works if liberals succumb to cynicism and despair, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Is democracy the worst form of government – apart from all the others? We asked 5 experts

Claims that democracy is in crisis are certainly not new, but recent history has given the claim a new urgency. Over the past decade or so, there has been no shortage of people expressing concern that democratic institutions are under strain.

The Guardian - UK

UK to hold inquiry into foreign financial interference in domestic politics

Review, which will focus on effectiveness of political finance laws, follows conviction of former Reform politician for accepting bribes

Evening Standard

Government launches investigation into foreign money in UK politics

The announcement comes after the jailing of former Reform UK leader in Wales Nathan Gill for taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements.

International Business Times UK

Rob Reiner's Ignored Warning: Donald Trump Would End US Democracy - Why He Believed So

Rob Reiner believed Donald Trump threatened democracy by attempting to control the media and allegedly disregarding constitutional laws.

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India’s electoral roll revision threatens democracy and Muslims, say critics

Opposition claims SIR process being used to disenfranchise minority groups to benefit Narendra Modi’s government

International Business Times UK

Pro-Democracy Tycoon Jimmy Lai Sentenced to Life Imprisonment on National Security Charges

Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Hong Kong court on national security and sedition charges.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Keir Starmer should forcibly show his revulsion at the treatment of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai

Britain has a responsibility to Hong Kong; it must make any trade deal conditional on Jimmy Lai’s release

The Independent UK

Who is Jimmy Lai? British citizen and democracy activist sentenced in Hong Kong

Jimmy Lai has already spent 1,800 days in solitary confinement since he was arrested in 2020

The Guardian - AU

The rise and fall of Jimmy Lai, whose trajectory mirrored that of Hong Kong itself

Progressing from child labourer to billionaire, Lai used his power and wealth to promote democracy, which ultimately pitted him against authorities in Beijing

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai facing life in prison after conviction on security charges

Rights groups dismiss ‘sham conviction’ of media tycoon on national security offences in city’s most closely watched rulings in decades

The Conversation

Has the Trump resistance been too passive? Here are 7 ways to effectively protest authoritarian rule

The United States, it has long been claimed, is organically disposed towards democracy. When the Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the early 1600s, the first governor, John Winthrop, called the new settlement a “city upon a hill” that inspires the world.

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