Zimbabwean chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, who was serving an 18-month jail-term at Khami Prison, has been released by the High Court on $500 bail.
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Video: machine automatically changing vote from Waller to Reeves in Mississippi
There have been at least three reports confirmed by officials of voting machines in two counties changing voters’ selections in GOP governor primary runoff.
“Facebook’s impact on democracy”: researchers conducting study threaten to quit
A group of philanthropies working with Facebook Inc (FB.O) to study the social network’s impact on democracy threatened on Tuesday to quit.
Xenophobia in South Africa: Attacks on Foreign Truck Drivers Persists
South Africa should take urgent measures to prevent attacks on foreign truck drivers in the recent spate of xenophobic violence, Human Rights Watch.
Rights of the Child: Myanmar’s New Children’s Law a Step Forward
Myanmar has finally enacted a law to protect the rights of children. The law is consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Gender Equality in Pakistan: new Law Protects Women Farm Workers
Sindh province in Pakistan is taking an important step toward ending abuse and discrimination against women agricultural workers.
Trump proved Putin’s Puppet at G-7 making absent Russia summit’s victor
The prevailing takeaway from this year’s G7 summit was that it resulted in little progress on many of problems while potraying Trump as Putin’s puppet.
Polish populism: time to pressure Poland’s populist regime on rule of law
Populism in Poland is harming its democracy. An article in Democracy Digest argues it is time to place pressure on Poland to redress the situation.
China Shuts Unirule, a rare stronghold for liberal economic thought in the country
One of China’s key programs is quelling dissent. China has shut down Unirule, one of the country’s rare strongholds for liberal economic thought.
Is a ‘democratic depression’ around the corner?
Populists in government can erode the institutional checks on executive power necessary for durable democracy, previously resilient advanced democracies.