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Hong Kong court delays Jimmy Lai security trial by 10 months

The national security trial of pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was pushed to September 2023 by a court on Tuesday, as authorities seek to have his overseas lawyer barred from the defence.

Bangkok Post

Editorial: Lawmakers want freedom from oversight. Supreme Court seems rightly skeptical

In a rare bit of good news out of the U.S. Supreme Court, there are signs that three of the court’s six conservatives are poised to join its three liberals to oppose a radical legal theory that threatens to enable partisan electoral sabotage in statehouses around the nation. The theory…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Freeloading tech giants should pay for the local news they use

It’s no secret that local journalism is in deep trouble. More than two newspapers are disappearing each week, on average, and more than a fifth of Americans live in “news deserts” — communities that have lost, or are in the process of losing, their local news providers. As a result,…

Chicago Tribune

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Trial of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai delayed after British lawyer denied visa extension

Democracy activist and founder of Apple Daily tabloid newspaper potentially faces life in prison over charges of conspiring to collude with foreign forces

The Guardian - AU

Jimmy Lai’s security law trial postponed to September 2023

Media tycoon, who has been denied bail, could face life term if found guilty of alleged ‘collusion’ with foreign forces.

Al Jazeera

U.S. says to commit $55 billion to Africa ahead of summit

The United States will commit $55 billion to Africa over the next three years as President Joe Biden prepares to host the U.S.-Africa summit this week and discuss 2023 elections and democracy in the continent with a small group of leaders.

Reuters

Is it ever okay for journalists to lie to get a story?

In a time of falling trust in the news media, it is vital journalists do not engage in news-gathering methods that further harm their credibility. Thanks to the rise of social media, misinformation and disinformation are rampant. Trust in news matters, so we can tell fact from fiction. Without it,…

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Scots scientist in democracy warning after Elon Musk 'Prosecute Fauci' tweet

A BEHAVIOURAL science expert has said that Elon Musk’s tweet about the US’s top infectious disease official Anthony Fauci marks a step towards a…

The National (Scotland)

Critics of Tunisian leader see little democracy in coming election

For Tunisia's President Kais Saied, Saturday's parliamentary election caps the new political structure he built after seizing broad powers last year, but the opposition calls it undemocratic and the main parties will boycott the vote.

Reuters

Trump is damaged, but very dangerous

When an abuse victim decides to break away, the abuser often turns to violence. That's where we are right now

Salon

What do workers want? 5 key takeaways from the first citizens’ assembly on workplace democracy

Imagine receiving a letter informing you that your job is relocating to another province. Your employment is contingent upon you moving and your employer refuses to discuss it with you.

The Conversation

Peru's president swears in cabinet as pro-Castillo supporters clash with police

Peru's new leader Dina Boluarte unveiled her cabinet Saturday as protesters blocked highways and pelted police with rocks in the wake of Pedro Castillo's ouster as president.

France 24

Abolition of the Lords, that house of cronies, toadies and donors, can’t come too soon

Sir Keir Starmer should ignore those who say constitutional change is too difficult. Radical reinvigoration of our democracy must be a Labour priority

The Guardian - UK

The big picture: umbrellas shielding democracy in Hong Kong

French photographer Thaddé Comar spent months documenting the struggle of protesters in Hong Kong, for whom the umbrella became a symbol

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Parties renew calls for democracy reforms, charter amendment

Opposition parties and the Democrat Party, a key coalition partner of the government, on Constitution Day on Saturday renewed their calls for a rewrite of the charter to ensure "full restoration" of democracy.

Salon

Kari Lake files suit to reverse loss

"This isn't how democracy works," said Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The ominous way the Supreme Court could change our elections

Does a state supreme court have the power to find that an act of the state legislature violates the state constitution? The answer to that question should be clear and obvious, but the conservative justices of the Supreme Court expressed doubt about it at oral arguments in Moore v. Harper…

France 24

Hong Kong jails pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai for fraud

A Hong Kong court sentenced a pro-democracy media tycoon to five years and nine months in prison on Saturday over two fraud charges linked to lease violations, the latest of a series of cases against prominent activists that critics say are aimed at crushing dissent in the city.

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Radio France Internationale

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon jailed for 69 months over fraud

Bangkok Post

Pro-democracy HK tycoon sentenced to jail

HONG KONG: Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Saturday to five years and nine months in prison for fraud, convicted of violating a lease contract for the headquarters of a liberal newspaper he used to run.

Reuters

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed over five years on fraud charge

Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Saturday to five years and nine months in prison for fraud, convicted of violating a lease contract for the headquarters of a liberal newspaper he used to run.

The Independent UK

Pro-democracy media tycoon jailed over fraud in Hong Kong

A Hong Kong court has sentenced pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to five years and nine months in prison and fined him $257,000 over two fraud charges linked to lease violations

Salon

Six very real threats to democracy

Despite midterm failures, the path to extremism remains open

The Walrus

The Charter at 40

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is, by all accounts, an essential part of Canada’s democracy. It’s also celebrated around the world as one of our country’s greatest accomplishments.

Fortune

Billionaires had an extra $1 trillion to influence the midterm elections. Save American democracy by taxing extreme wealth

Billionaire spending in the 2022 midterm elections was up 44% compared to 2018–but a minimum income tax on billionaires is gaining support in Congress.

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