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Taiwan president calls for international support to defend democracy
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Saturday for international support to defend the self-ruled island’s democracy and way of life in the face of renewed threats from China. Tsai’s comments came days after Chinese President Xi Jinping said nobody could change the fact that Taiwan was part of China, and that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should seek “reunification”. “We hope that the international community takes it seriously and can voice support and help us,” Tsai told reporters in Taipei, referring to threats by China to use force to bring Taiwan under its control.
The Midterm Elections Were A Stress Test For Democracy And It Did Not Go Well
Hillary Clinton Slams Trump Admin’s ‘Despicable’ Acts: ‘Our Democracy Is In Crisis’
'Lack of compassion' for the poor threatens US democracy: UN expert
The UN’s top expert on extreme poverty warned Thursday that contemptful and cruel US policies towards the poor were disenfranchising millions, posing a threat to democracy in the country. People living in poverty in the United States are seeing their rights “increasingly ignored”, said Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, he said a “complete lack of compassion” characterised US policies towards the poor, who are becoming ever more “invisible in the political process”.
In Turkish election, democracy itself is at stake
It’s a week before an election, and the firebrand candidate takes the podium to speak to a small, private crowd of loyal supporters. Turkey is holding snap elections on June 24, and in the run-up, Erdoğan’s stump speeches have grown more and more Trumpian. Like the American president, Erdoğan fashions himself as populist representative of the common man facing down an array of corrupt elites.
Michael Bloomberg Slams 'Epidemic' Of Political Lies As Danger To Democracy
Power to the party: Why political reforms can be bad for democracy
Holder: Gerrymandering Threatens US Democracy
The GOP Tax Plan Tells Us Everything About Who Matters In American Democracy
The Supreme Court's Gerrymandering Case Is A Debate About Threats To American Democracy
