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Greek court upholds convictions of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn leaders

A Greek appeals court on Wednesday upheld the convictions of leaders of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party for running a criminal organisation, in a landmark ruling linked to violent attacks during the country’s economic crisis.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 4

‘We ended Iranian experimented democracy’: Iranian-American Protester Explains Why Iranians Distrust America

An Iranian-American protestor spoke to State Coup News and MeidasTouch about why Iranians don’t want yet another U.S. intervention despite the constant repression they face from their government.

The Mary Sue · Mar 3

Labour to scrap government power over elections watchdog amid fears of abuse

MPs and campaigners had warned law imposed by Tories could be used by future leaders to ‘undermine democracy’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3

Oxford Street bombshell as Labour chief describes Sadiq Khan quango as 'dangerous for democracy'

London mayor suffers another ‘red on red’ attack a day after giving go-ahead for traffic ban to begin this summer

Evening Standard · Feb 27

Farage says he has reported ‘family voting’ claims in Gorton and Denton by-election to police

Labour chair Anna Turley says report by Democracy Volunteers which claimed to observe high levels of ‘family voting’ is concerning

The Independent UK · Feb 27

Humiliation for Starmer as Greens seize safe Labour seat

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The Independent UK · Feb 27

Observers raise concerns over secret ballot breaches at Gorton and Denton byelection

Democracy Volunteers says it saw 32 cases of apparent collusion – the highest levels in its 10-year history

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26

Labour calls on officials to examine ‘very concerning’ reports of illegal voting in crucial Gorton and Denton by-election

Labour chairwoman Anna Turley reacts to a report by Democracy Volunteers that claimed to observe high levels of ‘family voting’

The Independent UK · Feb 26

Autocracy is rising in the west. But the global south proves it’s not inevitable

While some who have lived their entire lives under democracy seem willing to forsake it, many who have experienced life under autocracy want out

The Guardian - US · Feb 26

Homes hit during unrest, 2 Nepal ex-PMs to skip polls

When Nepal votes on March 5, two constituencies along India's open border - Dadeldhura adjoining Uttarakhand's Champawat and Ilam bordering West Bengal's Darjeeling - will be missing the men who defined them for decades. Former PMs Sher Bahadur Deuba and Jhala Nath Khanal have stepped aside in the wake of…

The Times of India · Feb 25