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New criminal laws portend great danger to democracy, says civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad

The proposed extension of police custody to 90 days from the present 15 gives ample scope for persecution of political opponents on flimsy grounds, observes Teesta Setalvad. The Constitution was so drafted that it respected the opinions and aspirations of all sections, and gave utmost significance to equality, whereas the…

The Hindu

Proportional representation system need of the hour in India: Parakala Prabhakar

Political economist Parakala Prabhakar advocates proportional representation for India. He argues that FPTP system has weakened democracy, economy and secularism. He cites Farm Bills' passage and withdrawal without any meaningful debate as example. Binoy Viswam calls for electoral reforms and the right to recall non-performing MPs/MLAs.

The Hindu

Advocates should strive to uphold Constitutional values, says Minister

Lawyers urged to uphold Constitutional values: Minister H.C. Mahadevappa called on lawyers to strive to strengthen democracy and uphold Constitutional values. He stressed communal harmony, removing untouchability and building a prosperous nation as primary goals of independent India. He urged lawyers to take up issues that strengthen agriculture and rural…

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Taiwan's vice president leaves on Paraguay trip amid Chinese efforts to isolate the island

Taiwan’s vice president has left on a trip to Paraguay to reinforce relations with his government’s last diplomatic partner in South America at a time when China is stepping up efforts to isolate the self-ruled island democracy

The Independent UK

The failed Ohio amendment reflects Republican efforts nationally to restrict direct democracy

Despite this past week’s thrashing at the polls, Republican lawmakers in Ohio have vowed to try again to pass a measure making it harder to change the state's constitution

The Independent UK

Allies of Niger president overthrown by military are appealing to the US and others: Save his life

Supporters of Niger's deposed President Mohamed Bazoum have pleaded with the United States and others for weeks to restore the democratically elected leader to power

The Independent UK

Rising political threats take US into uncharted territory as 2024 election looms

This week’s confrontation that ended with FBI agents fatally shooting a 74-year-old Utah man who threatened to assassinate President Joe Biden was just the latest example of how violent rhetoric has created a more perilous political environment across the U.S. Threats against public officials have been steadily climbing in recent…

The Independent UK

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Quiz of The Week: 5 - 11 August

It’s been another dicey week for democracy. UK intelligence services say they have “found evidence” linking Russia to a cyberattack on the Electoral Commission, which jeopardised the data of up to 40 million British voters: the biggest data breach in UK history.

The Week

Trump's defense borrowed from rape case

A judge ruled against the "aspirational rapist" defense, and hopefully it won't work in the January 6 case

Salon

Tensions rise as West African nations prepare to send troops to restore democracy in Niger

Tensions are escalating between Niger’s new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered troops deployed to restore Niger’s flailing democracy

The Independent UK

India’s Myanmar quandary, its paradoxical policy

India’s policy options in Myanmar are challenging, but not limited and it can try and engage with pro-democracy actors

The Hindu

Trump’s Republican defenders use rhetoric that is a danger to America’s democracy

In this sophistry, the GOP’s lack of moral courage to oppose Trump appears virtuous, actions to hold him legally accountable seem wrong, and Trump’s perfidy is meant to look innocuous if not somehow patriotic.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ohio Voters Defeat Issue 1 In Special Election

Ohio's voters defeated Issue 1, which would have made changes to the laws governing citizen-initiated constitutional amendments.

Zenger

Democratic Lawmakers: Ties With Israel Will Survive

The 24 Democratic congressmen who were in town this week met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Zenger

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The Conversation

Heritage algorithms combine the rigors of science with the infinite possibilities of art and design

The model of democracy in the 1920s is sometimes called “the melting pot” – the dissolution of different cultures into an American soup. An update for the 2020s might be “open source,” where cultural mixing, sharing and collaborating can build bridges between people rather than create divides.

Salon

"You will get violence": Expert on Trump

"We are witnessing Trump telling America that if he doesn't get his way," they will suffer

The Guardian - AU

Pro-democracy advocate says Australia should prepare to lay future sanctions against Hong Kong officials

Australian lawyer and China bounty target Kevin Yam still believes it is important to pursue diplomacy with Beijing

The Independent UK

Indictment shows White House lawyers struggling for control as Trump fought to overturn election

The latest federal indictment against Donald Trump vividly illustrates the extent to which the former president’s final weeks in office were consumed by a struggle over the law, with two determined groups of attorneys fighting it out as the future of American democracy hung in the balance

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Salon

DeSantis removes elected Dem prosecutor

"This is the new voter suppression," ex-NAACP Legal Defense Fund chief Sherrilyn Ifill warned

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Electoral Commission hack: democracy needs stronger safeguards

Editorial: A culture of complacency around data security and a government obsessed with partisan games have put electoral regulation at risk

Salon

Republicans lose on abortion again

Republicans want to impose their policies on unwilling voters, just like they'll force childbirth on women

The Hindu

‘Bharat Mata’ had always stood tall in the face of attack, says Smriti Irani

In a counter-offensive, Union Minister Smriti Irani accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of trying to take “political advantage” by effecting a mass upsurge and alleged that he had travelled abroad to seek support.

Fortune

Ex-Dow Chemical head blasts the GOP's call to keep politics out of business: 'Capitalism and democracy were always in a marriage'

The newest book by Andrew Liveris, former Dow Chemical CEO, is a vigorous defense of stakeholder capitalism.

The Guardian - UK

MPs fiddled with voter ID as electoral data security burned

Electoral Commission hack is reminder of importance of protecting democratic system where it counts

The Conversation

Kenya's political dialogue is a welcome sign of democracy at work – if both sides understand their roles

Since Kenya’s presidential election in August 2022, the new government has been in conflict with the opposition.

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