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Sonia calls suspension of Congress MPs 'a black day for democracy'

Sonia calls suspension of Congress MPs 'a black day for democracy'
NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday dubbed as 'black day for democracy' the suspension of 25 party MPs from Lok Sabha as her party said the Narendra Modi government is implementing "Gujarat model" of democracy here.
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"The Look of Silence": Will New Film Force U.S. to Acknowledge Role in 1965 ...
Joshua Oppenheimer, director of The Look of Silence and the Academy Award-nominated film, The Act of Killing. Related. As Indonesia's New President Takes Office, Cabinet Includes Officials Tied to Atrocities of Old. Oct 28, 2014 | Story. "Indonesia is ...
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'Murder of Democracy,' Says Sonia Gandhi on Suspension of Party Lawmakers
New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi today said the suspension of 25 Congress lawmakers from the Lok Sabha is a "murder of democracy." The Congress President was leading her party's lawmakers from both Houses in a protest against the suspension.
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To cope with terror, Tunisia needs more democracy – Middle East Eye

To cope with terror, Tunisia needs more democracy - Middle East Eye
It is an affront to democracy everywhere. The real antidote to terrorism is to apply democratic principles more fully to government. A prerequisite for effective tactical responses to terrorism is a professional security sector that is responsible to ...
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NA is 'for statute, not democracy' | Top Stories - eKantipur
KATHMANDU, JUL 23 - Taking a serious exception to articles of the draft constitution, the Nepal Army has said as an apolitical institution, it is “accountable to the constitution but not to democratic principles”. In a set of suggestions submitted to ...
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LETTER FROM CAPE TOWN: Democracy wins as ANC lets go of Oudtshoorn ...
IT IS a truism of South African politics that we will not be sure we live in a democracy until the African National Congress (ANC) loses an election and willingly hands over power. The jury is still out on the issue more than 20 years after the first ...
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Despite taboos, political consultants in Nigeria advance democracy | TheHill
Advising foreign campaigns is common and lucrative practice for American political consultants. AKPD and Potomac Square have both played prominent roles in UK elections. However, it is considered taboo in countries where democracy is underdeveloped, ...
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Democracy is not simply a yes-or-no vote, in Hong Kong or elsewhere | South ...
Ever since Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras prematurely declared his government's bailout referendum a "victory of democracy", I have been struck by how far politicians are willing to mangle the idea of democracy. The demos were, in fact, being ...
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The Tories, trade unions and British democracy under threat | Letters ...
The Tories, trade unions and British democracy under threat. Asian Power List. Business secretary Sajid Javid. 'The often deployed statistic on Tory plans to discipline the unions is that they only have the backing of 24% of the electorate themselves ...
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My failed attempt to destroy Jeremy Corbyn, Labour and British democracy …

My failed attempt to destroy Jeremy Corbyn, Labour and British democracy ...
OK, it's a fair cop, guv. You got me. I'll come quietly, no need for the cuffs. I am a totalitarian, intent on ending democratic politics as we know and turning Britain into a one-party state where neither opposition nor dissent is tolerated. And all ...
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Bring Back Our Democracy
Studies by have found that nonviolent movements like this one provide the best antidote to authoritarianism and democratic backsliding. Yet outside actors often have a tough time figuring out how to help them. The U.S. Government and its democratic ...
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Democracy.io Makes It Easier To Email Your Representatives
In 2015, emailing your U.S. representative and senators is still far harder than it should be. The appropriately titled Democracy.io was designed to solve this problem. (In the technology world, I/O refers to input/output, which aptly describes ...
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