Democracy

Democracy

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  Pakistan's minorities have no faith in democracy

  In majority Muslim Pakistan, religious minorities say democracy is killing them. Intolerance has been on the rise for the past five years under ... 

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  Violent separatists seek to derail Pakistan vote

  The graffiti on walls around this Pakistani provincial capital hold a dire warning ahead of this weekend's national elections, "Voting means death. 

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  Poll: Pakistani youth disenchanted with democracy

  A larger number of young Pakistanis believe the country should be governed by Islamic law or military rule rather than democracy, according to a ... 

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  Myanmar opposition holds first party congress

  It is a party dominated by a single strong leader. Top positions are made by appointment. Decision-making is quiet and circumscribed. That party is ... 

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  Lech Walesa shocks Poland with anti-gay words

  Lech Walesa, the Polish democracy icon and Nobel peace prize winner, has sparked outrage in Poland by saying that gays have no right to a prominent ... 

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  Israeli spy saga raises press freedom questions

  Foreign reports about the mysterious death of an Australian-Israeli Mossad agent in an Israeli prison two years ago have sparked a rare backlash ... 

• Vietnam tries 22 democracy activists on subversion

  A Vietnamese court has begun the trial of 22 democracy activists on charges of plotting to overthrow the Communist government in one of the biggest ... 

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  In Davos, examining the Arab Spring's mixed bag

  The convulsions of the Arab world are taking center stage at this year's World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, where leaders and experts are much ... 

• Syrian refugees vote for camp leaders in Turkey

  Thousands of Syrians in a refugee camp voted Thursday to select camp leaders and administrators in elections the Turkish government has described as ... 

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  Putin rejects foreign advice on democracy

  President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday angrily rejected what he described as attempts to enforce foreign patterns of democracy on Russia and vowed to ... 

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  Ghana's president declared election winner

  President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday was declared the winner of Ghana's presidential election, despite widespread technical glitches with the ... 

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  Election underscores Ghana's democratic reputation

  Voters in Ghana selected their next president Friday in a ballot expected to mark the sixth transparent election in this West African nation, known ...