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Observers Say Election Fell Short Of Democracy - Der Spiegel
despite claims that sunday's elections were free and fair, loyalists of belarus' authoritarian president alexander lukashenko won every seat in parliament. on monday, osce observers said the vote had fallen short of western standards. a day after ...
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J. B. Jeyaretnam: Politician And Activist Who Fought All His Adult Life For Greater Democracy In Singapore
until the very end, j.b. jeyaretnam was working for the cause to which he had dedicated so much of his life: fighting for greater democracy in singapore. the british-trained lawyer turned politician was due to appear in the authoritarian city-state's supreme court to try to convince the justices to allow a parliamentary by-election to proceed. he hoped the election would be won by an opponent ...
www.independent.co.uk

News Media Feel Limits To Georgia?s Democracy
georgia?s critics cite a lack of press freedom as a glaring example of the shortfalls in the country?s democratic standards.
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J. B. Jeyaretnam: Politician And Activist Who Fought All His Adult ... - The Independent
until the very end, j.b. jeyaretnam was working for the cause to which he had dedicated so much of his life: fighting for greater democracy in singapore. the british-trained lawyer turned politician was due to appear in the authoritarian city-state's ...
www.independent.co.uk

Analysis: A New Window To Russia —tanvir Ahmad Khan - Daily Times
russia is not returning to a classical version of the cold war. it is today a post-imperialist authoritarian ‘democracy’ with a well-educated ever-expanding middle class determined to find an honourable place in the comity of nations ...
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U.s. To Lure Belarus Out Of Russia's Shadow
the bush administration is offering belarus' authoritarian leader, alexander lukashenko, better relations, hoping that a strategic opportunity created by russia's invasion of georgia can help weaken his longtime alliance with moscow.
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Back Page
the internet and modern technology have allowed vitriol to amplify and multiply but they also have allowed us to return to this more participatory, grassroots democracy.
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Ombudsman Slams 'authoritarian Rule' In Georgia, Founds New Movement - Radio Free Europe
shortly after mikheil saakashvili's reelection in january for a second presidential term, georgia's human rights ombudsman, sozar subari, released an open letter to him warning that failure to combat elite corruption, police violence, and human ...
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Take Heart - Bangkok Post
one of the things the oct 7 crackdown shows is that we have a much more open society. commentary by sanitsuda ekachai when the legendary newsman sanpasit viriyasiri tried to broadcast what was happening when the police and militia stormed thammasat ...
www.bangkokpost.com

Georgian Opposition Accuses Saakashvili Of Trampling On Human Rights, Democracy
a large group of influential georgian opposition leaders has mounted a blistering political campaign against u.s.-backed president mikhail saakashvili, accusing his government of running an autocratic regime that tramples human rights and stifles democracy.
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Georgian Opposition Accuses Saakashvili Of Trampling On Human Rights, Democracy
a large group of influential georgian opposition leaders has mounted a blistering political campaign against u.s.-backed president mikhail saakashvili, accusing his government of running an autocratic regime that tramples human rights and stifles democracy. the timing could embarrass the bush administration, which is pressing nato members to approve an action plan for georgia - a key step toward ...
www.charlotteobserver.com

Wanted: Democratic Imagination - Jakarta Post
when 21 women were killed in a stampede to received rp 30,000 in alms each from a wealthy muslim in pasuruan, east java, our political elite, including president susilo bambang yudhoyono, competed to express their empathy to poor people. the ...
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Public Lecture On "sustainable Democracy" - Nation - Thailand
it is a privilege to share with you some observations on sustainable democracy in a lecture series bearing the name of a great philosopher, thinker and a nobel laureate for economics. he won further plaudits for his work a few years ago as co-chair ...
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Don't Lose Heart
when the legendary newsman sanpasit viriyasiri tried to broadcast what was happening when the police and militia stormed thammasat university during the october 6, 1976 massacre, he was immediately fired.
www.bangkokpost.com

Anthony Barnett: Britain Lacks A Fundamentally Sound Democracy, As Shown By The 42-days Episode
anthony barnett: 42-day detention without charge may soon be abandoned. but it should never have got though the commons
www.guardian.co.uk

The Remains Of The Day - Daily Princetonian
democracy is dead, long live democracy!" much to the dismay of those of us who would smear democracy across the rest of the shackled world, today that whimper of a battle-call is the ragged flag flapping above the western world. for those of us who ...
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Georgian Opposition Accuses Saakashvili Of Trampling On Human Rights ... - Kansas City Star
a large group of influential georgian opposition leaders has mounted a blistering political campaign against u.s.-backed president mikhail saakashvili, accusing his government of running an autocratic regime that tramples human rights and stifles ...
www.kansascity.com

Embassy Row
georgia, a symptom
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Eulogy For A Nation: The Bailout Passes; Democracy Passes On . . .
the house of representatives passed the bailout on friday, 263-171, garnering 58 more votes in the affirmative than were captured in last monday’s stunning defeat. without delay, the president committed the act to law.
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News Media Feel Limits To Georgia's Democracy - International Herald Tribune
tbilisi, georgia : the cameras at georgia's main opposition broadcaster, imedi, kept rolling nov. 7, when masked riot police officers, armed with machine guns, burst into the studio. they smashed equipment, ordered employees and television guests to ...
www.iht.com