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Raila Odinga, arrested in the 1990 Saba Saba protests, now calls the police a rogue force with colonial roots. He’s urging a national dialogue on police reform. The 1990 protests left 20 dead and remain a symbol of Kenya’s fight for democracy. Source:
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Police claim they’ve shown “exceptional restraint,” but Kenya’s human rights commission says officers used excessive force and colluded with criminal gangs to suppress protests. Allegations of brutality have added to public anger.
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At least 11 people have died and 567 have been arrested in anti-government protests in Kenya on the 25th anniversary of “Saba Saba” Day. The Gen-Z-led protests call for good governance, justice, and an end to police brutality. Demonstrations have continued for a year.
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She will take office on 16 July and succeed current president Chandrikapersad Santokhi. The election largely revolved around President Santokhi’s handling of the economy. During his term, he oversaw a debt crisis and implemented austerity policies that led to mass protests.
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#Suriname’s parliament elected the country’s first female president Jennifer Geerlings-Simons yesterday. Winning a two-thirds vote in the National Assembly after running unopposed, Geerlings-Simons leads a coalition formed after the general election in May.
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The UK government will consider further action should Georgia “not return to respecting and upholding democracy, freedoms, and human rights". #Georgia #democracy #GeorgianDream #UK #Parliament. Source:
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The UK Foreign Office has stated, “The imprisonment of prominent opposition leaders is the latest attempt by the Georgian government to crack down on freedoms and stifle dissent”.
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The UK Government has summoned the Georgian Charge d'Affaires over the country’s democratic crackdown. This follows the sentencing of several pro-EU opposition leaders to prison terms.
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26 years ago today, the Scottish Parliament sat again for the first time in nearly 300 years. But where does its power actually come from?. Watch our new explainer on how constitutions work, and why they matter: #democracy #constitution #explainer.
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#democracy #DRC #Congo #history #independence #congoindependenceday . Image: Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba and Belgian Prime Minister Gaston Eyskens signing the independence agreement, 30 June 1960. Source:.
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The DRC had its first peaceful transfer of power in 2019 when Félix Tshisekedi became president following contested elections. He was re-elected in 2023 amid allegations of electoral irregularities and fraud.
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The Democratic Republic of the #Congo celebrates its independence from Belgium in 1960 on this day. Nationalist movements gained ground following World War II, and despite limited attempts at democratic reform, increasing social unrest forced Belgium to grant independence.
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Read our latest op-ed here: “It is my hope that Northern Ireland may become a blueprint for democracy in regions of religious and ethnic conflicts.”. #democracy #Ireland #UK #NI #politics
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They are each charged with refusing to testify about alleged wrongdoing under jailed ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili. The prison sentences are seen to be part of a governmental crackdown on dissent by the ruling Georgian Dream party.
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Georgian opposition figures have been jailed. Mamuka Khazaradze, Badri Japaridze and Zurab Japaridze were handed prison sentences and were barred from standing for public office for two years. Today, Giorgi Vashadze was sentenced to seven months.
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Lukashenko has released more than 300 prisoners over the past year, but many prominent opposition figures remain in prison. Experts believe he is trying to persuade the West to ease sanctions related to the 2020 election and the war in Ukraine.
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Belarusian opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski was freed from prison and allowed to leave #Belarus on Saturday along with 13 others. Tsikhanouski was imprisoned in 2020 after attempting to run against President Alexander Lukashenko in the presidential election.
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