Democracy

Bangladesh 2024 elections: With date out, Shaikh Hasina looks set for 4th consecutive term

A boycott by the opposition, despite exhortations to the contrary from the EC, will result in a victory for the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina

Global Watch | Backed by the West, radical Islamists pushing Bangladesh back into anarchy

The West is committing the same blunder by siding with Islamists in Bangladesh as it did in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Sheikh Hasina: Daughter of democracy and her boat in troubled water

If Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secures a fifth term, the longest serving leader will have to strictly handle the corruption and settle the disputes between the frictions of her party

Explained: How AI could manipulate voters and undermine democracy

While platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube use forms of AI to get users to spend more time on their sites, Clogger’s AI would have a different objective: to change people’s voting behaviour

After controversial UK trip, Rahul Gandhi in US: Can he stay out of trouble?

Rahul Gandhi has once again come under fire for his remarks during an overseas trip. This time he is in the US. Addressing a gathering in San Francisco, the Congress leader said that all minority communities ‘feel attacked’ in India; the BJP has accused him of ‘insulting the country’

China's 'overseas police stations' expose Western hypocrisy

China has reportedly established around 102 'overseas police stations' in at least 53 nations around the world that activists fear could be used to track and harass dissidents as part of the Chinese Communist Party's so-called crackdown on corruption

Despite Donald Trump's ire, prosecuting ex-leaders is common in democracies

France, Israel, Italy, South Korea, Romania and Croatia are among countries where courts have convicted a former president or prime minister, with charges pursued against former top leaders in a number of other democracies including Germany, Japan and Portugal

Democratic rule in Sudan to wait as army disagrees on civilian government

Officials will convene to "agree on a new date for signing the final political accord, which could not be signed" due to "the lack of consensus on certain issues," a spokesman said, in place of the eagerly anticipated ceremony anticipated on Saturday

Explained: Why Israeli protesters are dressed up as characters from 'Handmaid's Tale'

Several women are dressing up in crimson robes and white caps, walking with their heads bowed — similar to characters from 'The Handmaid's Tale' — at protests against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reforms. They believe the overhaul will affect them the most, stripping them of their rights

'Democracy': Israelis gather in massive protest to oppose government legal reforms

Israeli media reported the crowds were again in the tens of thousands after lawmakers this week took a step towards approving the reforms which are a cornerstone of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's latest administration, which took office in December