BRASILIA BRAZIL JANUARY 08: Security forces clash with supporters of the former President Jair Bolsonaro … [+]forces break into Planalto Palace, raid Supreme Court in Brasilia. 08/01/2023. According to local media, protestors shouting for army intervention broke through the barrier of the police and gained entry into the Congress building. To disperse the pro-Bolsonaro demonstrators, […]
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In spite of its significance as a strong national symbol telegraphing the triumph of democracy over military despotism and autocratic tendencies, June 12, as national Democracy Day has, in recent times, lost that symbolic relevance owing to the entrenched anti-democratic machinations perpetrated by Nigerian politicians. Through misgovernance and divisive politics that are inconsistent with enlightened […]
Former US President Barack Obama has outlined a range of rising concerns with the modern media landscapeand social media specifically, along with potential solutions that could help to address social platform ‘design flaws’ that are facilitating the spread of toxic content and misinformation online. In a broad-ranging speech on the topic of “Challenges to Democracy […]
In A Vast And Diverse Country Like India, The Occasional Cacophony Of Voices In The Street Or In Parliament Shouldn’t Sound AlarmingIt’s not an exaggeration to say that disruptions define the Indian Parliament. The numbers back this up. The amount of time lost due to disruptions in Parliament had steadily risen from 5% of working […]