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International Democracy articles
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India withdraws controversial fake news punishment after backlash
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reversed an order to punish journalists found guilty of reporting “fake news”
Deep fractures have emerged in Costa Rican democracy
Costa Rica is still an exception, but it is closer to the Central American average than ever before
3 lessons on data governance from Canadian smart city experiment
Toronto’s proposed Quayside community aimed to be a global showcase for what a smart city would look like
What type of dictator is China’s Xi Jinping?
Xi Jinping was recently formally re-elected to a second term, with no limit on the number of terms he can serve
Activists criticise plans to enact Singapore fake news legislation
Singapore activists Monday criticised a parliamentary committee which is examining possible legislation to combat fake news
Former President Lula faces Brazilian supreme court prison verdict
Former two-term president is fighting desperately to avoid having to start serving a 12-year sentence
Botswana president does something African leaders rarely do: retire
“We have the strongest democracy in Africa and should guard it jealously” he said in a farewell speech
How the Turkmen dictator’s son is being groomed for power
Serdar Berdymukhamedov, the son of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, claims 91.4 percent vote win
Communist Party in Ever Tightening Grip on China’s Media
China’s Communist Party leadership is taking new steps to assert its control over state broadcasters and a key regulator