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Prabowo gets a TikTok makeover
News, Published on 12/12/2023
» Indonesians will get a chance to hear from their presidential and vice-presidential hopefuls in the first of five televised debates this week. The theme of the discussion is, among other issues, human rights. It should provide an opportunity for voters in the world's third-largest democracy to probe the calibre and character of the front-runner for the country's top job.
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Riots' deja vu raises the stakes
News, Published on 04/07/2023
» A teenager killed by police in a Paris suburb. A wave of anger that morphs into widespread rioting and opportunistic looting. A tough law-and-order response followed by an appeal for unity and calm -- and a political call for action that fades over time.
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Democracy on the line
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/06/2023
» As voters bite their nails and wait to see poll winner Move Forward, runner-up Pheu Thai and six other parties form the next government, junta-appointed senator Jadet Insawang has rained on the parade by proposing the idea of a "national government".
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Media rights in focus
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/05/2023
» Today marks World Press Freedom Day. The theme this year, according to Unesco, is: "Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights".
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US Summit for Democracy: A vital self-serving tool?
News, Published on 10/04/2023
» The White House organised the second so-called Summit for Democracy on March 29–30. The US administration co-hosted the second "Summit for Democracy" with Costa Rica, the Netherlands, Republic of Korea and Republic of Zambia.
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Keep calm and protect
News, Editorial, Published on 23/11/2022
» The 2022 Apec summit wrapped up in Bangkok over the weekend with a plethora of photo opportunities showing Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha rubbing shoulders with global leaders.
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In Iran, all options to curb crisis are bad
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 25/10/2022
» 'Death to [fill in the blank]!" has been the slogan of choice chanted by Iranian protesters since the glory days of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. ("Death to the Shah!", "Death to America!", etc) It's now forty-three years later, however, and the content has become a bit more nuanced.
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Trump's lessons for defending the rule of law
Oped, Published on 07/07/2022
» A new show currently airing gives fresh meaning to the term reality TV. Call it American Democracy: Clear and Present Danger. It should be required viewing.
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Technology and the global struggle for democracy
Oped, Published on 13/01/2022
» The commemoration of the first anniversary of the Jan 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump showed that the extreme political polarisation that fuelled the riot also frames Americans' interpretations of it. It would, however, be gravely mistaken to view what happened as a uniquely American phenomenon with uniquely American causes. The disruption of the peaceful transfer of power that day was part of something much bigger.
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Camp riots can be avoided
News, Editorial, Published on 19/12/2021
» The riot on Tuesday night at the Mae La refugee camp in Tak province along the Myanmar border speaks volumes on the issues surrounding migrant relations in Thailand.
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