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Myanmar state TV threatens ‘action’ against protestors who break the law
Myanmar state TV warned Monday that “action” would be taken against protesters who break the law, as huge crowds demonstrated against a military ... World News -
Myanmar teachers join protests against military
Teachers in Myanmar on Friday became the latest group to join a civil disobedience campaign with some lecturers refusing to work or cooperate with ... World News -
Hundreds arrested in Hong Kong in New Year’s Day protests
Hong Kong police arrested about 400 people in New Year's Day protests after what started as a peaceful pro-democracy march of tens of thousands ... World News -
Use of facial recognition in Delhi rally sparks privacy fears
Police in Delhi used facial recognition software to screen crowds at a recent political rally - a first for India - raising concerns about privacy and ... World News -
Hong Kong to end 2019 with multiple protests; big march planned for New Year
Hong Kong will end 2019 with multiple protests planned for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day aimed at disrupting festivities and shopping ... World News -
More than 1,000 gather for rain-soaked Hong Kong rally
More than 1,000 people rallied in the rain in a park in Hong Kong’s financial district on Sunday, chanting slogans for democracy as they huddled ... World News -
Hong Kong announces 336 arrests during Christmas protests
Hong Kong police arrested 336 people during the Christmas holiday as the city's protest movement continues to simmer, an official said Friday.Chief ... World News -
India approves funds for population survey amid protests over citizenship law
India’s federal cabinet approved funds on Tuesday for a census and population survey to be conducted next year, amid fears that the database ... World News -
Grand theft protest: Hong Kongers and Chinese gamers battle online
Grand Theft Auto’s wildly popular online multiplayer game has become the latest venue for Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters and Chinese ... Digital -
Hong Kong leader rules out protests ahead of Beijing visit
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday ruled out further concessions to the city’s pro-democracy movement ahead of her weekend visit to Beijing, ... World News -
Tunisia approves law excluding presidential candidate leading in polls
Tunisia’s parliament passed an amendment to its electoral law on Tuesday that would bar businessman Nabil Karoui, owner of a private TV station ... North Africa -
Huge crowds march in Hong Kong, piling pressure on leader
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents, mostly in black, jammed the city’s streets Sunday, demanding an end to a proposed extradition bill and ... World News -
Over 40 percent of newly elected Indian lawmakers facing charges
India’s recent national election delivered a historic victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party, but also exposed ... Features -
Sudan opposition says leaders deported after talks collapse
Sudan’s ruling military has deported three members of an opposition movement detained last week in the wake of a deadly raid on a protest sit-in ... Middle East -
Deposed Istanbul mayor vows ‘revolution’ for democracy
Istanbul’s deposed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who was stripped of his election victory this week, told AFP he would lead a “revolution” ... World News -
Thailand’s early voting kicks off with long queues
Hundreds of thousands of voters crowded into schools, parking lots and temples across Thailand on Sunday, eager to cast an early ballot a week before ... World News -
Can Hasina balance domestic discord with democratic temper in Bangladesh?
Bangladesh, which was originally East Pakistan, was born in December 1971 after being “liberated” from the genocidal shackles of the ... Middle East -
Will removal of religious identity from ID cards stop discrimination in Egypt?
The controversy over including religion in state-issued Egyptian IDs is far from new and so is the attempt to issue a law that omits this slot. The ... Features -
France and the crisis of democracy
The fires, theft, vandalism and confrontation between the police and protestors for around two weeks in France are not surprising even though peaceful ... Middle East -
French ‘sedition’ and Western democracy
What is happening in the French capital Paris has shaken the country and put it on alert in such an unprecedented manner, according to the estimates ... Middle East -
Erdogan’s ‘concern’ over France protests mocked
Remarks made by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over France’s "failure in democracy" following boiling protests were ... World News -
Women’s political participation and democracy
One of democracy’s major principles are the basic human rights, which includes the political rights of both women and men. Equitable ... Blogs -
Nation building through state building
To diagnose Arab issues, one should first address two concepts: nation-building and state-building. For more than 80 years, Arabs have lost their real ... Middle East -
Myanmar’s failed experiment with democracy
Myanmar has come a long way since its days as a closed authoritarian state led by a military junta which characterised most of its history. One could ... Middle East -
Human development precedes democracy
Democracy is not always the perfect solution in relations between government and the people and as long as societies do not have their most important ... Middle East -
One party can’t address Pakistan’s challenges, says veteran Karachi candidate
Pakistan is heading toward a hung assembly as no single party will be in a position to form the government in its forthcoming elections, a veteran of ... Features -
ANALYSIS: How to cripple the Iranian regime and help its people
The US administration taking significant measures to re-impose sanctions on Iran’s regime aims to reach a variety of objectives. Crippling ... Features -
Trump blocks release of democratic memo on Russia probe
President Donald Trump is refusing to declassify a high-profile memo written by Democratic lawmakers about the Russia probe. In a letter to the chair ... World News -
Rise of kingdoms and the collapse of states
The revolutions, protests and bloody conflicts that swept through the Arab world since 2011 have managed to overthrow some Arab republics, while all ... Middle East -
Trump: The Media Incinerator
I have discussed earlier about the bias of the American media towards former US President Barack Obama. This fascination was because of Obama’s ... Middle East