Tag Archives: Democracy

It wasn’t a coincidence that #BoycottCNN was trending as Brian Stelter used the final episode of Reliable Sources to defend standing up to demagogues. Video: .@brianstelter closes Reliable Sources by saying,  “I know it is not partisan to stand up for decency and democracy and dialogue. It is not partisan …

Bogota CNN  —  A growing number of US citizens are being detained in Venezuela – and though exactly how many is unknown, the detentions could give authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro leverage in frosty relations with Washington. Since 2019, the US and dozens of other countries around the world have said …

Sarah Hepp Opinion by Sarah Hepp (amman, jordan) Friday, August 12, 2022 Inter Press Service AMMAN, Jordan, Aug 12 (IPS) – The storming of the Iraqi parliament by supporters of Al-Sadr was motivated by years of political impasse — threatening Iraq’s democracy and peace Iraq’s stricken democracy is being stress-tested once …

Opinion by Nadeem Qureshi (karachi, pakistan) Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Pakistan, Jul 27 (IPS) – In recent days, as Pakistan’s economic woes have intensified, a veritable cottage industry has developed to suggest ways of putting the country back on track. The latest entrant in this field is …

Tunisians approved a new Constitution that cements the one-man rule instituted by President Kais Saied over the past year, according to the results of a referendum released on Tuesday, dealing a body blow to a democracy built with immense effort and high hopes after the overthrow of the country’s dictator …

For Isatou Ceesay and Tombong Njie, the term “witch hunt” is not metaphorical. Under the regime of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, they were both literally condemned as witches. “He held people in custody, tortured them, and that was the end of them,” says Ms. Ceesay. “We were so embarrassed to …

President Buhari, former President Goodluck Jonathan, and top government functionaries attended the 2022 Democracy Day celebration at the Eagle Square, Abuja today June 13.  See more photos below…  The post President Buhari, former President Goodluck Jonathan, top government functionaries, attend at the 2022 Democracy day celebration (photos) appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has stated that this year’s Democracy Day speech will be his last as President of Nigeria. Buhari stated that by this time next year, Nigeria would have a new leaderso it is his duty to ensure the emergence of a new president through a transparent and …

Democracy Day celebration usually takes place on June 12 but this year’s edition falls on Sunday thus the Monday public holiday. Disclosing this in a statement on Thursday, June 9, 2022, the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, congratulated Nigerians on this remarkable occasion and urged all citizens to support …

The federal government has declared Monday, June 13, as a public holiday in commemoration of Nigeria’s Democracy Day which comes up on June 12.   The announcement was made by Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola in a statement signed on his behalf by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr M. L. Shuaib …