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Campaigners raise fears bouncers could be placed at some polling stations

Voters will be required to have photographic IDs such as passports or driving licences when they cast ballots at May’s local elections.

The Independent UK

Longtime Israel backers in US turn outraged critics — but Biden administration remains distant

WASHINGTON — With massive street protests, a mutiny by elite military reserve officers and outrage from diplomats, academics and former officials, Israel seems steeped in epic crisis.

Los Angeles Times

BJP is just a tenant, not owner of democracy: Congress

The Congress on Tuesday said the ruling BJP is just a tenant and not the owner of democracy. Congress asserted that holding the government to account does not amount to criticising the nation. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Anger, hatred and lies’: Murdoch’s successful persuasion

Murdoch’s News Corp long ago abandoned its commitment to truth, incoming co-chairs of Australians for a Murdoch Royal Commission write.

The New Daily

Trump's unprecedented call for protests is the latest sign of his aim to degrade America's institutions

In a social media post on March 18, 2023, former President Donald Trump announced that he would be arrested on March 21 on charges stemming from an investigation led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Bragg’s office is probing hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, an adult film star, which were…

The Conversation

Chris Bryant: 'Boris Johnson’s lies could damage our whole democracy - unless put right'

If Johnson fails to persuade the Committee of his honesty, he could face suspension from the House and a by-election which many predict he would lose, writes MP Chris Bryant

Daily Mirror

Our democracy is broken. Here’s how we can fix It

Our defects aren’t sources of shame — they are opportunities to improve.

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Kenya's police are violent, unaccountable and make most citizens feel less safe – should they be abolished?

A world without the police is inconceivable to many people. The police are viewed as part of modern society’s foundation, ensuring democracy and keeping people safe.

The Conversation

Unions and environmentalists push for California referendum reform

California's influential labor unions, government watchdogs and environmental advocates repeatedly accuse corporations of lying to voters in campaigns to reverse state laws and thwart the progressive Democratic agenda at the state Capitol.

Los Angeles Times

Neil Gray: SNP members should trust leadership contest process

THE SNP leadership contest has been a “huge exercise in party democracy” and members should have confidence in the process despite a row over…

The National (Scotland)

Parliament Budget Session: Meeting of leaders from like-minded opposition parties underway

A meeting of leaders from like-minded opposition parties is underway at the office of LoP Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the House on Monday, All India Congress Committee (AICC) informed. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Boris Johnson and Partygate: the stakes will be huge at this week’s critical inquisition

MPs on the privileges committee need to be on the top of their game when they interrogate the fallen prime minister about his deceptions

The Guardian - UK

A Stranger in Your Own City by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad review – 20 years of frustration and fury in Iraq

The architects of the 2003 invasion promised change and democracy. This book shatters western assumptions, shows the effect on Iraqis of cycles of violence – and offers cautious hope

The Guardian - UK

20 years on, George W. Bush's promise of democracy in Iraq and Middle East falls short

President George W. Bush and his administration put forward a variety of reasons to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

The Conversation

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A wedding and an NYT oped spotlight India’s contradictory ideas on press freedom

Democracy is a chair with four legs – legislature, executive, judiciary and media. For the chair to keep its balance, each leg must maintain a certain distance from the other. If one leg wobbles, it’s enough to bring down whoever’s sitting on the chair.

Dynamite News

Indian Youth Congress workers protest outside Nadda's residence in Delhi over his remarks against Rahul Gandhi

The Indian Youth Congress activists on Saturday protested outside Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda's residence over his remarks against Rahul Gandhi and Congress. Read further on Dynamite News:

Radio France Internationale

US dubs Niger a beacon of democracy in fight against Sahel terrorism

Visiting Niger this week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailed the Western military partner as a model of democracy in a region battling jihadist insurgencies. He also announced a $150 million humanitarian aid package for the wider Sahel region.

The Guardian - US

‘Let’s make these folks famous’: the leftwing push to raise 18 Republicans’ profiles

Indivisible is targeting little-known GOP House members in swing districts for the 2024 election. Co-founder Ezra Levin says: ‘They are basically Marjorie Taylor Greenes in how they vote’

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Manchester Evening News

'Buses block my shop while drivers go to the chippy - that's just the beginning'

The jury is out on the transport services in Atherton

Bangkok Post

Taiwan's rollercoaster ride of democracy

Democracy in Taiwan can feel like a rollercoaster ride. It goes up and it goes down, at the same time.

Daily Mirror

Priti Patel makes bizarre claims about Partygate probe in bid to protect Boris Johnson

Tory former home secretary Priti Patel said the investigation into her pal will 'put our democracy in a very, very bad light', even though it was unanimously approved by MPs

Tribune News Service

GOP leaders’ threat of US intervention has Mexican president whipping up frenzy

MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s economy is facing economic and political challenges with a weakening U.S. dollar and drop in demand for goods. Protesters recently filled the streets here, repudiating what they called the leader’s push to dismantle a pillar of democracy. And insecurity cuts deeper into the fabric of society,…

Dynamite News

Shashi Tharoor: Rahul Gandhi never demanded foreign forces to save our democracy

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said that the Wayanad MP never demanded foreign forces to save our democracy. Read further on Dynamite News:

Salon

Biden-Trump pact not to run in 2024

A presidential pact not to run for the White House in 2024

The Guardian - US

Two decades later, it feels as if the US is trying to forget the Iraq war ever happened

In framing the Ukraine war as a fight between democracy and autocracy, Biden shows that the US hasn’t learned from Iraq

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