DEMOCRACY - POLICY DAILY

Iraq changes electoral law, sparking opposition anger

Mar 27, 2023 (AFP)

The law, which parliament said in a statement was "adopted" without detailing the votes, revives the electoral law of 2018 and sweeps away one of the gains of t...

Biden widens net in new democracy summit as Russia, China concerns grow

Mar 27, 2023 (AFP)

President Joe Biden took office pledging to champion democracy, and in his first year made good with the inaugural summit, which sought to reaffirm US leadershi...

Israel union leader calls immediate 'general strike' over govt reforms

Mar 27, 2023 (AFP)

Herzog, who holds a largely ceremonial post, made the call following spontaneous demonstrations in Tel Aviv overnight in response to the minister's dismissal. "...

Myanmar junta chief vows continued crackdown, then elections

Mar 27, 2023 (AFP)

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government over two years ago after making unsubstantiated claims of electora...

Political prisoners, families place hope in US campaign

Mar 27, 2023 (AFP)

"We really hope this will be a game changer," said Rayhan Asat, the sister of Ekpar Asat, a Uyghur tech entrepreneur who has been a political prisoner in China ...

Myanmar junta chief vows no let up in crackdown, then polls

Mar 27, 2023 (AFP)

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government more than two years ago after making unsubstantiated claims of ele...

Strict rules constrain first Hong Kong protest in two years

Mar 26, 2023 (AFP)

In mid-2020 Beijing imposed a National Security Law (NSL) to stamp out dissent in the southern Chinese city, which had been rocked by pro-democracy unrest. Ther...

Defence minister urges pause to reforms as Israelis protest again

Mar 25, 2023 (AFP)

The latest demonstration to hit Israel's commercial hub came days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press on with the changes despite mounting in...

Netanyahu vows unity as Israelis mass against justice reforms

Mar 23, 2023 (AFP)

Demonstrators fear the proposed reforms, which would increase the power of politicians over the courts and are already moving through parliament, are a threat t...

Hong Kong rights activist Albert Ho arrested by national security police

Mar 21, 2023 (AFP)

Albert Ho, 71, formerly led the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance, which organised an annual candlelight vigil for more than three decades to mourn the victims o...

Iraq to hold provincial elections on November 6

Mar 20, 2023 (AFP)

"Provincial elections will take place on November 6, 2023," a statement from parliament said Monday, after lawmakers agreed on the date overnight. The elections...

Quake restrictions muzzle Turkish media ahead of elections: monitor

Mar 16, 2023 (AFP)

President Recep Tayyip declared a three-month state of emergency in the affected provinces when Turkey suffered its deadliest natural disaster of modern times l...

Former governor general appointed to probe China meddling in Canada elections

Mar 15, 2023 (AFP)

His appointment as Independent Special Rapporteur comes after weeks of dogged questions about leaked intelligence documents that detailed alleged attempts by Be...

Myanmar junta hints at further election delay

Mar 10, 2023 (AFP)

The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since the army's power grab in 2021, with a subsequent crackdown on dissent sparking fighting between military a...

20 years after US invasion, Iraq far from 'liberal democracy'

Mar 10, 2023 (AFP)

President George W. Bush's war, launched in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, is seared in memory for its "shock and awe" strikes, the toppling of a giant Sadd...

Georgia's geopolitical future at the heart of its protests

Mar 09, 2023 (AFP)

The ruling Georgian Dream party has insisted it remains committed to Georgia's EU and NATO membership. But a "foreign agent" bill reminiscent of Russian legisla...

Kazakh ex-defence minister gets 12 years over riots

Mar 09, 2023 (AFP)

Murat Bektanov was defence minister when nationwide protests against fuel prices erupted in January last year. They were brutally crushed and 238 people died, a...

Prominent Hong Kong union leader arrested by national security police

Mar 09, 2023 (AFP)

Elizabeth Tang Yin-ngor -- secretary-general of the International Domestic Workers Federation -- was arrested on suspicion of "colluding with foreign forces to ...

Hong Kong women's march called off after police meetings: organisers

Mar 08, 2023 (AFP)

The Hong Kong Women Workers' Association (HKWWA) had been granted authorisation to hold a demonstration on March 5, but then abruptly cancelled the night before...

Canada launches probe into Chinese election interference allegations

Mar 07, 2023 (AFP)

In recent weeks a series of reports in the Canadian media, based on intelligence leaks, have detailed alleged attempts by Beijing to interfere in those election...