DEMOCRACY

News About Democratic Processes

2,854 articles

US calls Hong Kong bounties 'transnational repression'
Dec 27, 2024 (AFP)
The Chinese city announced bounties of HK$1 million (around $130,000) for information leading to the arrest of six individuals accused of national security crim...
China rails at 'interference' after US criticism of Hong Kong bounties
Dec 27, 2024 (AFP)
Political dissent in Hong Kong was effectively quashed by a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020 after huge, sometimes violent protests the...
Hong Kong police issue fresh bounties for activists overseas
Dec 24, 2024 (AFP)
Authorities also said they would cancel the passports of seven others for whom bounties had already been issued, including ex-lawmakers Ted Hui and Dennis Kwok,...
France's Macron announces fourth government of the year
Dec 23, 2024 (AFP)
Macron named former prime minister Elisabeth Borne, 63, education minister in a new cabinet under centrist Bayrou. Another former premier, Manuel Valls, 62, ret...
Bangladesh launches $5bn graft probe into Hasina's family
Dec 23, 2024 (AFP)
Along with Hasina, the now-former prime minster who fled to India after being toppled by a revolution in August, those subject to the inquiry include her son, S...
Myanmar junta FM briefs neighbours on election plans: Thai FM
Dec 19, 2024 (AFP)
The Myanmar military seized power in 2021, making unsubstantiated claims of massive electoral fraud in 2020 polls won resoundingly by the Nobel laureate Aung Sa...
Syria ex-rebel military chief says to dissolve armed wing
Dec 17, 2024 (AFP)
"In any state, all military units must be integrated into this institution," Murhaf Abu Qasra, known by his nom de guerre Abu Hassan al-Hamawi, said in an inter...
Syria since Assad's overthrow: latest developments
Dec 15, 2024 (AFP)
Here are some key latest developments in Syria: - UN envoy in Damascus - United Nations special envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen called for "justice and accountabil...
Hong Kong lawmaker beaten in 2019 mob attack convicted of rioting
Dec 12, 2024 (AFP)
Lam Cheuk-ting was one of those wounded when a gang of men dressed in white shirts and carrying sticks descended on people -- including those returning from pro...
South Korean police raid president's office
Dec 11, 2024 (AFP)
Prison authorities, meanwhile, said the country's former defence minister tried to kill himself shortly before his formal arrest over the events of the night of...
Israel, Turkey urged not to jeopardise Syria transition as new rulers call for victory celebrations
Dec 11, 2024 (AFP)
"We must not allow the internal Syrian dialogue process to be torpedoed from the outside," Annalena Baerbock told a Berlin press conference. "Neighbours such as...
S. Korean ex-defence minister tried to kill himself: prisons official
Dec 11, 2024 (AFP)
President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on December 3 and sent soldiers and helicopters to parliament but was forced to rescind the decree hours later afte...
US Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger testifies about increased threats, need for more officers
Dec 11, 2024 (UPI)
"Things have changed here on the campus," Manger said, as he called his department "woefully understaffed." Manger, who took over the police department at the U...
Syria rebels name head of transitional govt
Dec 10, 2024 (AFP)
"The general command has tasked us with running the transitional government until March 1," said a statement attributed to Mohammad al-Bashir on state televisio...
South Korean president banned from leaving country
Dec 09, 2024 (AFP)
Yoon sent special forces and helicopters to parliament on the night of December 3 before lawmakers forced him to rescind the order by rejecting his decree. The ...
South Korean opposition plans new impeachment push
Dec 08, 2024 (AFP)
Meanwhile police arrested the defence minister in charge of the martial law operation, and the interior minister resigned. Both they and Yoon are being investig...
South Korea ex-defence chief reportedly arrested as president hangs on
Dec 08, 2024 (AFP)
The motion failed due to a boycott of the vote by Yoon's party, even though huge crowds braved freezing temperatures in another night of protests outside parlia...
Hong Kong court rejects first legal challenge to new security law
Dec 06, 2024 (AFP)
Ma Chun-man -- known as "Captain America 2.0" for carrying a replica of the Marvel superhero's shield during democracy rallies in 2019 -- was imprisoned for "in...
Five things to know about Ghana
Dec 04, 2024 (AFP)
Here are five things to know about the nation of some 34 million people: - Top gold producer - Once called the Gold Coast, Ghana has dethroned South Africa to b...
OpenAI chief 'believes' Musk will not abuse government power
Dec 04, 2024 (AFP)
Speaking at the New York Times DealBook conference, Altman addressed concerns about Musk's announced role heading a new Department of Government Efficiency in t...
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, is Copyright 1995-2026 Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principles for news reporting and research purposes.