DEMOCRACY

News About Democratic Processes

2,854 articles

Bangladesh to deploy military to stem poll violence
Dec 20, 2013 (AFP)
Bangladesh said Friday it will deploy thousands of troops next week in an effort to contain deadly political violence ahead of controversial general elections s...
Singapore to deport 53 riot suspects back to India
Dec 20, 2013 (UPI)
Singapore is set to deport 53 immigrant Asians workers for their part in the city-state's recent riot -- the first in 40 years. Police said they picked up the 5...
Democracy dream sours in China's Wukan two years on
Dec 20, 2013 (AFP)
After the Chinese village of Wukan rose up against its communist leaders, protest organiser Yang Semao was voted into office to reclaim the residents' stolen la...
Russian court sentences Olympics critic to three years
Dec 20, 2013 (AFP)
A Russian environmentalist working on a report about impact of the Sochi Olympic Games was sentenced to three years in a penal colony Friday for causing damage ...
Russia approves amnesty covering Pussy Riot, Greenpeace
Dec 18, 2013 (AFP)
Russian lawmakers on Wednesday approved a Kremlin-backed amnesty bill that is set to free the two jailed members of the punk band Pussy Riot while also ending t...
Russian parliament votes on Kremlin amnesty
Dec 17, 2013 (AFP)
The Russian lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved in a first reading a Kremlin-sponsored bill on amnesty that could see the jailed members of the Pussy ...
Eight more dead in Bangladesh as PM issues warning
Dec 15, 2013 (AFP)
Eight more deaths were reported in Bangladesh Sunday in intensified riots and protests sparked by the execution of a top Islamist leader, as the prime minister ...
US weighs Ukraine sanctions, warns against military force
Dec 12, 2013 (AFP)
The United States is considering a range of options to respond to Ukraine's crackdown on opposition protests, including possible sanctions, the State Department...
Turkey ex-army chief denies 1997 coup role
Dec 12, 2013 (AFP)
A former Turkish army chief denied Thursday that the military overthrow of the country's first Islamist prime minister in 1997 was tantamount to a coup. General...
Pussy Riot, Greenpeace activists covered in Putin amnesty draft
Dec 11, 2013 (UPI)
A draft amnesty issued this week by Russian President Vladimir Putin will cover those charged with hooliganism such as the band Pussy Riot, a Duma leader says. ...
Russian amnesty could free Pussy Riot, not Khodorkovsky
Dec 10, 2013 (AFP)
Two jailed Pussy Riot members could be freed early under a general amnesty backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin but anti-Kremlin ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodork...
Silesia autonomy backers vow to carry on after Poland ruling
Dec 10, 2013 (UPI)
A group seeking autonomy for Poland's Upper Silesia will go on despite a Supreme Court barring its legal registration, the group's leaders say. Organizers of th...
Thai election possibly by early February
Dec 09, 2013 (UPI)
Thais will head to the polls likely in early February following the dissolution of the Lower House of Parliament amid mass anti-government protests in Bangkok. ...
China alarm over 'New Citizens' activist movement
Dec 06, 2013 (AFP)
China's reformist New Citizens Movement is widening the attraction of activism with its low-key gatherings -- and its loose cell structure worries the mighty Co...
Ukraine braced for more protests as Russia pact looms
Dec 06, 2013 (UPI)
Ukraine's pro-EU campaigners promised more protests as the presidents of Ukraine and Russia met Friday in the southern Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, talks ...
West presses Ukraine to heed protesters' demands
Dec 05, 2013 (AFP)
The United States on Thursday urged Ukrainian authorities to heed the demands of thousands of pro-EU demonstrators, as protesters kept up a blockade of top gove...
Hong Kong government opens debate on full democracy
Dec 04, 2013 (AFP)
The Hong Kong government Wednesday opened a long-awaited public consultation on ways to elect the city's future leader, amid growing fears increased interventio...
NATO calls for dialogue in Ukraine
Dec 03, 2013 (AFP)
NATO foreign ministers called Tuesday on the Ukraine government and opposition to open a dialogue after President Viktor Yanukovych ditched an EU association pa...
Thai PM refuses to resign amid growing street protests
Dec 02, 2013 (UPI)
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has rejected demands to resign after protest leaders gave her two days to step down. Her defiance comes amid continuing ...
Egypt's draft constitution consolidates army power
Dec 02, 2013 (AFP)
Egypt's draft constitution, which has been approved for a referendum, would consolidate the power of the military, which had promised a "democratic transition" ...
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.