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Eastern Europe needs new defences against attacks on its democracies
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Voters in the US don’t directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular will
The U.S. has a unique system for electing a president, the Electoral College. In modern times, it has put disproportionate…
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Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy…
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In the EU, rule of law backsliding keeps weakening our democracies
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American democracy has overcome big stress tests since the 2020 election
Over the past three years, the world’s oldest democracy has been tested in ways not seen in decades. A sitting…
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Hong Kong court begins Day 2 of activist publisher Jimmy Lai’s trial
HONG KONG — The national security trial of Hong Kong’s famous activist publisher Jimmy Lai entered its second day Tuesday,…
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Voters back abortion rights, but some foes won’t relent
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The statewide battles over abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to abortion…
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Jimmy Carter turns 99 at home with Rosalynn and other family as tributes come from around the world
ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter has always been a man of discipline and habit. But the former president will break routine…
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Germany
EU rules put to the test as Europeans fear tech’s impact on democracy
Democracy activists say the EU’s Digital Services Act faces its first real ‘road test’ amid worries about tech’s impact on…
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Europe
Spanish torture victim from Franco era testifies in court for first time
For the first time since Francisco Franco’s death in 1975, a man who says he was detained and tortured by…
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