Mail-in voting is ideal for pandemic elections. GOP initial support for the voting method was weak but more and more of its members are supporting it.
Ethiopia: At least 150 Killed in Clashes Following Death of Outspoken Singer
Riots in Ethiopia’s Oromia region over the killing of popular singer persist. 150 have since died from repression. PM Abiy Ahmed was seen as a reformer.
Britain Poised to Ban Huawei
From VOA: The British government is set to end the participation of Chinese telecom giant Huawei in the building of Britain’s 5G phone network — a policy about-turn that will further deteriorate London’s strained relations with Beijing, but will please Washington, according to British media reports. The major policy change follows a fresh reassessment by […]
State-sponsored disinformation – the elephant in the room
Scholar Sohini Chatterjee says disinformation is not solely a foreign challenge as “democratically-elected leaders are increasingly fuelling [its spread]”.
Passage of Justice in Policing Act a Key Step to Rooting Out Systemic Racism in Law Enforcement
Common Cause Census & Mass Incarceration Project Manager, Keshia Morris Desir, released a statement in support of the Justice in Policing Act.
Senate Republicans Kill Measure to Require Reporting of Foreign Election Assistance Offers & Back Trump’s Excuses on Russia Bounties
Common Cause President Karen H. Flynn released a statement to address Republican policies on recent challenges including Russian bounties on US soldiers.
Monitoring COVID-19´s impact on democracy & human rights
Covid-19 Global Monitor is hosting a live web event on July 7, 2020, to discuss the pandemic’s impact on human rights and democracy.
NH officials prepare for socially distanced election this year
Officials in New Hampshire (NH) are making preparations for this year’s elections in which social distancing will be an important polling station rule.
Zimbabwe Man Shot by Chinese Employer Disabled, Looking for Compensation
A Zimbabwean man shot by a Chinese national over pay dispute has asked for compensation as he fears he has become crippled for life.
Exclusive: Senate Democrats press AG Barr for answers about poll closures on Native American reservations
Covid-19 was the excuse for the closure of in-person polling in Native American reservations prompting Democrats to press AG Barr for clarification.