Tag: Democracy
Democracy & Human Rights
U.S.-Kazakhstan dialogue on human rights and democratic reforms continues
The United States and Kazakhstan convened the third annual U.S.-Kazakhstan High-Level Dialogue on Human Rights and Democratic Reforms on May 20 in Astana, focusing...
Asia & Pacific
Cambodia’s current government is the face of tropical Fascism
There is no hope that the authoritarianism that the world sees in places like Russia, China and Cambodia can ever be interpreted as a peaceful and benign phenomenon, or that it should be accepted by an implicit racist or discriminatory assumption that some cultures just don’t have a democratic tradition and aren’t quite capable of ever developing one.
Democracy & Human Rights
Ukraine and the establishment of a new European order
Once beholden to various empires throughout its history, Ukraine has morally discredited the notion of empire-building in Europe.
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Europe’s top diplomat urges Turkey to respect ‘democratic obligations’ following HDP closure case
The bloc's top diplomat, Josep Borrell has voiced the European Union's concerns over Ankara's decision to close the country's largest opposition party, namely the Peoples’ Democratic...
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Pope Francis condemns Myanmar junta ahead of landmark visit to Iraq
Pope Francis on Wednesday reiterated his call on Myanmar's military junta to release all political prisoners and allow the country to continue its journey...
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EU voices concerns over Turkey’s continuing pressure against HDP
The European Union has voiced its concerns over Ankara's increasing pressure against the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), urging the country to safeguard its democratic system."The European Union...
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EU threatens to sanction Myanmar military junta
Europe's foreign ministers warned they could impose sanctions on Myanmar military, according to a joint statement released after their meeting in Brussels on Monday."The...
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Sassoli wants Commission to ensure that Hungary's new law complies with EU treaty
European Parliament President David Sassoli asked the European Commission to assess whether the new laws introduced in Hungary comply with the Treaty on the...
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CoE head warns Orban about democratic principles of Hungary's emergency measures
In a letter sent on Tuesday to Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić, has...
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Journalists' Federation urges EU27 to create safe environment for reporting in Greece
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is asking from the EU and member states to create a safe environment for journalists reporting in Greece,...
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Clash intensifies as MEPs argue over Spain's breach of EU sanctions against Venezuela
European Parliament’s Strasbourg session on Tuesday was heated up by Spanish MEPs who clashed over the Spanish minister’s of Transport meeting with the Vice...
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EPP extends suspension of Hungary’s Fidesz
The leaders of the European People's Party (EPP) agreed on Monday with EPP President Donald Tusk’s decision to extend the suspension of the Hungarian...
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Professor Obama Salutes Greece, Democracy in Athens “Globalization” Speech
President (and today Professor of Government) Barack Obama concluded his Greece visit with an inspiring speech November 16 at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural...
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