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Insecurity threatens Nigeria's democracy as voters elect a new president

Bandits spraying villages with bullets, killing residents and setting buildings ablaze. Rampant cattle rustling and clashes between farmers and herders. Mass kidnappings for ransom.

Reuters

Israelis Speak Out against Controversial Judicial Reform

Mass protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government focusing on deeply controversial reforms of the judicial system have united diverse groups fearing it would give the legislative branch nearly unchecked authority. Netanyahu and his allies in government, the most right-wing in Israel's history, say the reforms are necessary to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US ranking on abuse of power index hurt by inequality and violence

Country came near median of 163 countries on Index of Impunity, higher than Hungary and Singapore

The Guardian - UK

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FIRE Proposes Model Intellectual Freedom Protection Act to Restrict Compulsory DEI Statements in Public Colleges

Here's the text of the proposal: WHEREAS in 1957's Sweezy v. New Hampshire, the Supreme Court of the United States observed that "[t]he essentiality of freedom in the community of American universities is almost self-evident. No one should underestimate the vital role in a democracy that is played by those…

Reason

Economy and security on the ballot in Nigeria – 5 things to watch in presidential election

Voters in Africa’s largest democracy will go to the polls on Feb. 25, 2023, to pick a new president.

The Conversation

A former Dow Chemical executive and an activist want corporations to better govern their political spending in the next election. Here’s how

A healthy democracy is an essential component of the dynamic capitalism that companies need to pursue their interests.

Fortune

China sanctions Lockheed Martin, Raytheon for Taiwan sales

China has imposed trade and investment sanctions on U.S. military contractors Lockheed Martin and Raytheon for supplying weapons to Taiwan, stepping up efforts to isolate the island democracy claimed by the ruling Communist Party as part of its territory

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Vast artwork unveiled to mark decade since Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s air pollution linked death

Her mother is calling on MPs to back the ‘Ella’s Law’ bill, which would improve air quality

Evening Standard

Paraguay leader praises Taiwan as 'lighthouse of democracy'

The outgoing president of Paraguay, whose country is one of Taiwan’s few remaining diplomatic allies, has spoken of his admiration for the island democracy while on a state visit to Taipei

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer’s decision to bar me is a ‘flagrant attack on democracy’, says Corbyn

Ban is a ‘denial of due process’, claims former leader – as Diane Abbott suggests clash is partly down to Brexit

The Independent UK

New Nottinghamshire political party hope to become 'major force'

“It’s good for democracy which is good for politics.”

Nottingham Post

Starmer’s decision to bar me is a flagrant attack on democracy, says Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn has said Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to bar him from standing as a Labour candidate at the next election is a “flagrant attack”…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer’s decision to bar me a flagrant attack on democracy, says Corbyn

Former Labour leader Mr Corbyn currently sits as an independent MP.

The Independent UK

Schumer expected to visit Israel as Bibi faces criticism over judicial overhaul plan

Democrats in Congress are increasingly voicing their concerns over Netanyahu’s controversial judicial overhaul plan.

Axios

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Policy chief calls for SNP conference to be postponed after Sturgeon’s resignation

THE SNP policy development convener Toni Giugliano has called for the SNP's special democracy conference to be postponed.

The News Lens

Cambodia’s Ties With West Threatened by Media Clampdown

One of Cambodia’s last independent news outlets, VOD, was forcibly closed. This was allegedly due to VOD naming the prime minister’s son, and not the prime minister himself, as the signatory of an aid to Turkey after its recent earthquakes.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Republicans’ ominous strategy to thwart criminal justice reform — and democracy

Criminal justice reformers are mistakenly finding comfort in a federal court ruling last month that took Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to task for removing a twice-elected, reform-oriented county prosecutor from office.

Dynamite News

"Destroying Freedom Of The Press..." Tamil Nadu CM Stalin Slams Centre After I-T Survey At BBC Offices

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin slammed the Income Tax department's 'survey' of the offices of the BBC alleging that the central government was destroying Indian Democracy and Freedom of the Press. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Conversation

Invisible Trillions review: global capitalism operates beyond the rule of law and threatens democracy

Secrecy has become as important for corporations as transparent and taxable profits used to be, according to Raymond W. Baker in his new book Invisible Trillions. Global capitalism, he argues, operates beyond the rule of law. This contributes to extreme inequality that threatens liberal democracy.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Senators: Netanyahu Has Put His Interests Above Israel's

After a series of statements by US administration spokespeople criticizing the Israeli government's policy to carry out a coup against the judiciary, more and more US lawmakers are speaking up and warning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is putting his interest above Israel's. Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dick…

Bangkok Post

EC needs to shape up

The National Anti-Corruption Commission's (NACC) ruling on Monday that found Nat Laosisawakul, former secretary-general of the Election Commission (EC), negligent over the late arrival of 1,542 advance votes from Thai citizens in New Zealand before the March 24, 2019 election, has shone a light on the performance of the EC…

The Conversation

Israel enters a dangerous period – public protests swell over Netanyahu's plan to limit the power of the Israeli Supreme Court

Proposals by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government to radically diminish the power and independence of Israel’s judiciary sparked demonstrations across the country starting in January 2023. An estimated 200,000 Israelis took part in protests on Feb. 11 and another 100,000 in front of the Parliament on Feb. 13, the…

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Scars of annulled 1993 vote trail Nigeria 2023 election

Parallels are being drawn between the 2023 poll and the annulled 1993 vote, seen as the country’s ‘freest and fairest’.

The Guardian - US

Is the US going to stand by while Israel becomes an autocracy?

There is shockingly little debate about the assaults on democracy happening in Israel right now

Salon

Football, Jesus and fascism

The Super Bowl is more than a game; it is a metaphor for American life

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