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SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq, Nov 25 (IPS) - It's mostly people in their twenties sitting on a terrace in the shade of a beautiful grove of trees: black clothes, piercings, tattoos and some purple streaks in their hair. Read the full story, “LGBTI...Friday, November 25, 2022 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Democracy”
KATHMANDU, Nov 25 (IPS) - Human rights defenders are alarmed at what appears to be a new process permitting countries to keep confidential their responses to UN experts about allegations of human rights abuses. Read the full story,...Friday, November 25, 2022 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Democracy”
DOHA, Qatar, Nov 25 (IPS) - The sun is shining, and the temperature sits at an idyllic 28 degrees Celsius. The Uber driver taking me to work is from Pakistan and devastated about the recent loss to England in the T20 Cricket World Cup...Friday, November 25, 2022 from Democracy Now! Video
Black Friday Special: Howard Zinn & Voices of a People’s History of the United States; “You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train”: Remembering the People’s Historian Howard Zinn at 100Thursday, November 24, 2022 from Democracy Now! Video
Lakota Historian Nick Estes on Thanksgiving, Settler Colonialism & Continuing Indigenous Resistance; Dr. Gabor Maté on “The Myth of Normal,” Healing in a Toxic Culture & How Capitalism Fuels AddictionWednesday, November 23, 2022 from Democracy Now! Video
The situation in Iran is “critical” as authorities tighten their crackdown on anti-government protests; Noam Chomsky on the life and legacy of radical peace and civil rights activist Staughton Lynd; Filipino activist Yeb Saño...Tuesday, November 22, 2022 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Democracy”
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 22 (IPS) - COP 27 delivered on what was the ‘litmus test’ for its success – consensus on the establishment of a fund on loss and damage. What seemed impossible was made possible, largely due to the unity of...Tuesday, November 22, 2022 from Democracy Now! Video
We speak with the family of imprisoned Egyptian dissident Alaa Abd El-Fattah on the state of his health following a six-month hunger strike and amid the growing movement to free him. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign...Monday, November 21, 2022 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Democracy”
MADRID, Nov 21 (IPS) - An indisputable truth is that no child has ever chosen where to be born, which colour of skin to have, which ethnic community to belong to, what religion to practice and language to speak, or how safe or dangerous...Monday, November 21, 2022 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Democracy”
SAN SALVADOR, Nov 21 (IPS) - Police raids against gang members in El Salvador, under a state of emergency in which some civil rights have been suspended, have also affected members of the LGBTI community, and everything points to arrests...Monday, November 21, 2022 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Democracy”
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 (IPS) - The United States, which recently laid down a set of guidelines to monitor sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) by US citizens in international organizations, including the United Nations and its agencies...Monday, November 21, 2022 from Democracy Now!
Rich countries agree to establish a climate reparations fund at the close of COP27 but fail to commit to fossil fuel phaseout; The Colorado Springs LGBTQ community reels from Saturday’s deadly shooting; Human rights violations in...Monday, November 21, 2022 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Democracy”
SHARM EL SHEIKh, Nov 20 (IPS) - They were on the brink of shipwreck and did not leave happy, but did feel satisfied that they got the best they could. The countries of the global South achieved something decisive at COP27: the creation...Friday, November 18, 2022 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Democracy”
LIMA, Nov 18 (IPS) - No woman in Peru should have to die, have her physical or mental health affected, be treated as a criminal or have an unwanted pregnancy because she does not have access to abortion, said Dr. Rocío Gutiérrez, an...Friday, November 18, 2022 from Democracy & Freedom Watch
The Sukhumi regime complains to the Russian ambassador that citizens of the “Republic”, including members of the de facto parliament, face problems from Russian officials when crossing the border. Abkhazia’s de facto...Friday, November 18, 2022 from Democracy Now!
Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s aunt describes the activist’s condition after visiting him in prison; A Ukrainian climate activist and a Ukrainian climate scientist discuss how Russia’s war intensified calls for a transition to...Friday, November 18, 2022 from Democracy Now! Video
On the final official day of the U.N. climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, we get an assessment of negotiations on a “loss and damage” fund, and more.Thursday, November 17, 2022 from Democracy Now!
As climate justice activists protest at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, calling on world leaders to do more to address the climate crisis and demanding wealthy nations pay climate reparations, we spend the hour with Indigenous land...Wednesday, November 16, 2022 from Global Issues News Headlines for “Democracy”
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 16 (IPS) - COP27 is unlikely to produce new commitments to reduce emissions of climate-changing gases, but the global energy crisis will eventually prompt more action by countries to move away from fossil...Wednesday, November 16, 2022 from Democracy Now! Video
Broadcasting from COP27, we look at how “loss and damage” financing is now a key split at COP27; How military spending exacerbates the climate crisis; African climate activists mobilize against construction of EACOP , the...Tuesday, November 15, 2022 from Democracy Now! Video
We continue our coverage from COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where activists are decrying a crackdown on dissent and inaction by world leaders to address the climate crisis. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for...Monday, November 14, 2022 from Democracy Now! Video
Democracy Now! is in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at COP27. We speak with climate justice activist Asad Rehman on what’s at stake at the U.N. climate conference; China scholars Michael Klare and Orville Schell on President Biden’s...Friday, November 11, 2022 from Democracy Now! Video
An interview with Congressmember-elect Delia Ramirez, the first Latina elected to Congress from Illinois and the daughter of Guatemalan immigrants; More cities and states moved toward ranked-choice voting in the midterm elections;...Wednesday, November 9, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
John Fetterman thanked his supporters after beating Republican rival Dr. Mehmet Oz in the race to become Pennsylvania’s next senator.Monday, November 7, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
"I’m telling you what I see here are parallels to what the history was in this world back in the 1930s in Germany, in Italy,” Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) said.Friday, November 4, 2022 from Democracy & Freedom Watch
A peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed in Tbilisi by the end of November or the beginning of December, and preparatory work in this regard is already actively underway in Georgia, Armenian news website Graparak...Friday, November 4, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
Death prophecies for Democrats and prayers and dancing for Trump. Here’s what we saw when we visited a touring Christian nationalist festival in central Pennsylvania.Wednesday, November 2, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
“We must confront it head on, now.” In wake of the attack on Paul Pelosi, President Joe Biden said that the future of American democracy is at stake.Wednesday, October 26, 2022 from Democracy & Freedom Watch
Three opposition political parties in Georgia – Strategy Agmashenebeli, Girchi – More Freedom and Droa – establish “a pro-European coalition”, the goal of which is to oust Georgian Dream and solicit getting the EU candidate...Monday, October 24, 2022 from Democracy & Freedom Watch
Three people injured in the fire in Tskhinvali, the capital of Georgia’s breakaway republic of South Ossetia, which killed two children, will be taken to one of the clinics in Tbilisi for treatment, Ekho Kavkaza reports based on the...Tuesday, October 18, 2022 from Democracy & Freedom Watch
As part of the investigation into the causes of the Tbilisi Vake Park tragedy, the police have arrested nine people, including the Deputy Head of the City Hall Environmental Protection Service and director of contractor company, the...Saturday, October 15, 2022 from Democracy & Freedom Watch
Members of Georgian volunteer units Saturday brought Tbilisi the body of 44-year-old Edisher Kvaratskhelia, who died in the fight against Russian aggressors in Ukraine. Kvaratskhelia is the 20th Georgian volunteer who died in the war. On...Wednesday, October 12, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
Hundreds of races in state legislatures that have fueled the GOP's hard-right turn could determine the future of abortion rights — and U.S. democracy itself.Thursday, October 6, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
The Wyoming lawmaker highlighted the dangers posed by the election-denying Republican candidates for Arizona governor and secretary of state.Sunday, October 2, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
Former President Lula da Silva is within reach of a first-round victory in Sunday's election occurring amid Bolsonaro's threats to violently contest the results.Saturday, October 1, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has sought to undermine his country's election in a major test of the world's fourth-largest democracy.Thursday, September 29, 2022 from Democracy & Freedom Watch
The flow of Russian citizens at Zemo Larsi customs checkpoint has increased by 40-45 percent; 5-6 thousand have been arriving daily in recent days, Aleksandre Darakhvelidze, the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, said...Wednesday, September 28, 2022 from Democracy & Freedom Watch
On the border with Georgia, which has becomes a point of exodus for those Russian men who want to avoid conscription, Russia opens a military commissariat presence. According to the eyewitnesses from the place, at this stage the...Tuesday, September 27, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
As Brazil's right-wing president continues his Trump-like efforts to undermine the country's electoral system, the U.S. is missing a crucial diplomatic presence.FSB fears breaching border with Georgia by crowd fleeing mobilization, sends armored vehicle, troops
Monday, September 26, 2022 from Democracy & Freedom Watch
The war mobilization announced by Vladimir Putin has worsened the situation on the Russian-Georgian border to such an extent that the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB), which is responsible for border control, sent...Tuesday, September 13, 2022 from Democracy & Freedom Watch
The state estate in Pitsunda, Abkhazia, which was a popular retreat for Soviet leaders during communist rule, has been a hotbed of tension between Moscow and its proxy Sukhumi government for months. The matter reached a boiling point in...Wednesday, September 7, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro used massive Independence Day events to bolster his efforts to contest the October election results if he loses.Sunday, September 4, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has called for mass protests on Sept. 7, a month ahead of an election he's desperately sought to undermine.Thursday, September 1, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
Speaking from Philadelphia, the president attacked "MAGA Republicans" and cast the midterm elections as a referendum on the fate of American democracy itself.Wednesday, August 3, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
A historic turnout in Kansas has prevented conservative lawmakers from amending the state constitution to remove abortion rights.Wednesday, June 15, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
In Brazil, Poland and now the United States, efforts to limit abortion rights are inseparable from attacks on democracy as a whole.Thursday, April 7, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
The former president said he had seen firsthand the "degree to which information, disinformation, misinformation was being weaponized.”Thursday, January 13, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
The GOP has no problem being completely unmoored from reality.Thursday, January 6, 2022 from Democracy on Huffington Post
The Texas Democrat said he found out about the insurrection while on the House floor after receiving a number of disturbing texts from family and friends.Thursday, December 16, 2021 from Democracy on Huffington Post
Secretary of state contests are in the 2022 spotlight as Trump continues to undermine American democracy. None may be bigger than Georgia’s.