The internet has fundamentally altered who can participate in democratic public discourse, how political information circulates and who has the power to shape public opinion. Yet the legal principles governing democratic communication
Editorial “If everyone helps to hold up the sky, then one person does not become tired.” – African Proverb European and Western warmongers persist in their relentless pursuit of profit at the
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Half of the world’s population will have the opportunity to vote by the end of this year as 64 countries and the European Union are scheduled to open their ballot boxes. No
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The outcomes of the recently concluded Indian Lok Sabha elections signal promise for the region, prompting nations to reconsider and reassess their democratic political frameworks. In a resounding declaration of democracy’s resilience,
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Fifty years ago, on 25 April 1974, the people of Portugal took to the streets of their cities and towns in enormous numbers to overthrow the fascist dictatorship of the Estado Novo
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Yves Engler, a writer and political activist from Montreal, Canada, has authored thirteen books, including his most recent book titled Canada’s Long War Against Democracy. News publications such as Briarpatch Magazine referred
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Thousands of people gathered in Dakar on February 17 for a silent march to demand that the government uphold the election calendar. On February 16, Senegalese President Macky Sall had announced that
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump emerged victorious with a wide lead in Monday’s Republican caucuses in Iowa. This was the first primary of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. What does Trump’s victory
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It is almost unanimous, then. Most Western media have given us the lowdown. The people of Taiwan have “rebuffed” (Reuters), “dismissed” (CNN) and “defied” (Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, France 24, NBC)
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Taiwan’s electoral laws provide for the candidate with the highest number of votes becoming the winner on a first-past-the-post basis, and it is a moot point that the incumbent Vice President William
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The year 2024 might be the biggest election year in human history, with more than 50 countries and regions globally holding elections, including major countries like the United States and Russia. The
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Editorial Ah, bravo, Sheikh Hasina! What an extraordinary achievement in turning Bangladesh into a shining example of democratic decay. The recent election, a spectacle of controversy, low voter turnout, and dubious tactics,
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In the youngest nation in South Asia, the bitter political schism persists with indelible marks left by triumphant victors and desperate struggles of the defeated. The once united front against a common
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Amidst deepening political turmoil over the suspension of nearly 150 Opposition members, following an unprecedented Parliament security breach in India, on December 13, a group of Sri Lankan parliamentarians, led by Speaker
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On December 18 and 19, 141 members of the two houses of India’s Parliament were suspended, as of December 19, by the Speaker of the lower house, Om Birla. Each of these members
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HAS BIPOLARITY REPLACED MULTIPOLARITY? The world appears to be preoccupied with the loss of multipolarity and the division of bipolarity between the “limitless” friendship of Russia and China. This bipolarity, some critics
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