Earth News

Do citizen ‘juries’ have the answers to climate change?

What are citizen assemblies, the idea many are turning to as a solution to climate problems?

27 April 2021

Myanmar

Secret newsletter keeping communities informed in Myanmar

Young people in Myanmar are fighting the military junta's information suppression and internet shutdown by producing an underground printed newsletter.

11 April 2021

China

Hong Kong detains 47 activists in sweeping use of new security law

The 47 now in detention were among 55 arrested in police raids last month in the largest use yet of the territory's new security law.

28 February 2021

Algeria

Algeria frees imprisoned journalist and pro-democracy activists

The release of Drareni and pro-democracy activists advocating for reform in Algeria is being seen as a step to appease protesters in the country.

20 February 2021

Thailand

Thai police clash with pro-democracy protesters over detained leaders

The protesters demanded the release of four of their leaders who have been detained and await trial for defaming the monarchy.

13 February 2021

Myanmar

Myanmar coup: Tensions rise between protesters and police

Crowds gathered in Yangon and Mandalay again on Sunday, as protests grow bigger and bolder since Monday's coup.

7 February 2021

USA

Arnie's warning highlights danger of US 'spinning out of control'

Scott Lucas is Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham. He says there are echoes between the events Schwarzenegger is describing and what's happening now in America.

11 January 2021

European Union

Europe's week: 'democracy is not a given, we have to protect it' says French MEP Loiseau

The political drama in the United States pushed the COVID situation out of the headlines – for a day or two. It also saw some soul-searching over whether the same divisions could be exploited in Europe.

8 January 2021

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Pro-democracy protesters march once again in Bangkok

Protesters gathered in Bangkok on Sunday, in another of a long series of pro-democracy demonstrations calling for reforms of both the government and the monarchy.

29 November 2020

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Defiant pro-democracy protesters rally in Bangkok

The protesters want the monarchy reformed to make it more accountable.

25 November 2020

China

Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong taken into custody after guilty plea

Wong, together with fellow activists Ivan Lam and Agnes Chow, pleaded guilty to charges related to organising, taking part in and inciting protesters to join an unauthorised protest outside police headquarters last June.

23 November 2020

World News

EU summit: Stalemate continues but Hungary split on rule of law

Some view this as a pivotal moment for the European Union, when leaders must stand firm against Hungary and Poland.

20 November 2020

USA

America's top Republicans join Donald Trump in delaying transition

"In the United States of America, all legal ballots must be counted any illegal ballots, must not be counted. And President Trump is 100 per cent within his rights to look into allegations of irregularities and weigh his legal options," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

10 November 2020

World News

Millennials particularly disillusioned about democracy, report finds

55% of millennials say they are dissatisfied with democracy, while less than half of Generation X and baby boomers felt the same way at that age.

20 October 2020

European Union

Europe's week: A row over rule of law and fears over cultural sector

In this edition we look at how relations between Brussels and Budapest soured over democratic values, and also at how the cultural sector can be revived post-pandemic.

2 October 2020

Europe News

The Rule of Law: what is it and why is it important?

In recent years, citizens of EU countries have taken to the streets, protesting against what they saw as democratic backsliding. The European Commission has introduced ways to limit regression on rule of law. We explain the issue that is shaking the EU's foundations.

30 September 2020

Europe News

Hungary calls for EU's Jourova to quit over 'sick democracy' comment

Orban's spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs said that Jourova's comments were "inappropriate and unacceptable".

29 September 2020

Earth News

Why are citizens' assemblies on climate change necessary?

The UK climate assembly has just delivered its report on how to reach net-zero by 2050.

11 September 2020

World News

Can you change the law? European Citizens' Initiatives are one way

A new European Citizens' Initiative was launched last week, which aims at making "anti-pandemic vaccines and treatments a global public good". But what do you know about this direct democracy mechanism?

26 August 2020

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Thousands gather for pro-democracy protest in Thailand

Anti-government protesters gathered in Thailand's capital on August 16 for a rally that may test whether their movement has any strength beyond the college campuses where it has blossomed.

16 August 2020