# democracy - Saturday 16 April, 2022
# Opinion
# Opinion
Our columnist addresses the news that a referendum to allow Irish diaspora to vote for a new Irish president to take place before 2024.
# democracy - Sunday 23 January, 2022
# Global Politics
# Global Politics
Caoimhín de Barra looks at democracy and asks if it prevents politicians from pushing for real change.
# democracy - Friday 3 December, 2021
# Belarus
# Belarus
Volha Zalatar was arrested on the street when she was taking her 10-year-old daughter to music school.
# democracy - Saturday 25 September, 2021
# Hong Kong
# Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China was under investigation.
# democracy - Tuesday 14 September, 2021
# California
# California
Most of the list of 40-odd challengers are Republicans.
# democracy - Tuesday 10 August, 2021
# Democracy
# Democracy
Carrie Lam said the anti-foreign sanctions law should be adopted in Hong Kong through local legislation
# democracy - Monday 9 August, 2021
# Belarus
# Belarus
President Alexander Lukashenko also promised to step down ‘very soon’ but would not say when exactly.
# democracy - Thursday 17 June, 2021
# Hong Kong
# Hong Kong
Police searched the newspaper’s offices in another move sparking concern about the future of the free press in the territory.
# democracy - Wednesday 2 June, 2021
# Hong Kong
# Hong Kong
Organisers of the June 4 Museum said they were seeking legal advice.
# democracy - Friday 28 May, 2021
# Hong Kong
# Hong Kong
The 73-year-old is currently serving a separate 14-month jail term for convictions related to other unauthorised rallies in 2019.
# democracy - Tuesday 2 February, 2021
# Aung San Suu Kyi
# Aung San Suu Kyi
US President Joe Biden led the chorus of global outrage, calling for a quick restoration of democracy.
# democracy - Thursday 28 January, 2021
# Transparency
# Transparency
DCU’s John Devitt and Robert Gillanders say the country must control corruption if it is to protect more than just its international reputation.
# democracy - Friday 8 January, 2021
# Democracy
# Democracy
Caoimhín De Barra looks at Trump’s legacy and the impact his presidency has had on democracy.
# democracy - Thursday 7 January, 2021
# Democracy
# Democracy
As plans continue for a new Register of Electors Bill, the Fianna Fáil senator says a Commission would face major challenges.
# democracy - Monday 26 October, 2020
# Democracy
# Democracy
The vote came a year to the day after more than one million people thronged downtown Santiago amidst a wave of social unrest.
# democracy - Thursday 1 October, 2020
# Democracy
# Democracy
Irish journalist Aaron Mc Nicholas has returned from the territory and here, he documents the daily challenges faced by journalists and other activists in a politically tense Hong Kong.
# democracy - Monday 20 July, 2020
# China
# China
“We hope to let the world to know how we choose not to surrender, how we choose not to kowtow to China,” he said.
# democracy - Saturday 6 June, 2020
# Protests
# Protests
The law was approved by Hong Kong legislators on Thursday.
# democracy - Friday 8 May, 2020
# Democracy
# Democracy
Hong Kong reopened in recent days after riding out the Covid-19 health emergency.
# democracy - Friday 13 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The Electoral Commission yesterday wrote to ministers warning of ‘real risks’ to holding the elections as planned on 7 May.
# democracy - Friday 7 February, 2020
# FG Attack
# FG Attack
In other #GE2020 news, Sinn Féin accused Mairéad McGuinness’ Auschwitz comments of revealing a ‘panic and desperation’.
# democracy - Monday 25 November, 2019
# Carrie Lam
# Carrie Lam
The Labour Party in Hong Kong attributed to the victory to the “sweat, blood and tears” of protesters.
# democracy - Sunday 24 November, 2019
# Democracy
# Democracy
One-third of registered voters had cast their ballot in the first five hours.
# democracy - Wednesday 20 November, 2019
# Democracy
# Democracy
A measure banning the sale of tear gas, rubber bullets and other equipment that have been used by security forces was also approved.
# democracy - Saturday 26 October, 2019
# Democracy
# Democracy
There have been calls for a review of the voting system, but some TDs have said deputies simply need to follow the rules.
# democracy - Wednesday 16 October, 2019
# Crisis
# Crisis
The speech by chief executive Carrie Lam was billed as an attempt to win hearts and minds after four months of seething pro-democracy protests.
# democracy - Monday 9 September, 2019
# Democracy
# Democracy
Millions of Hong Kongers have protested in the past three months.
# democracy - Thursday 29 August, 2019
# Democracy
# Democracy
It follows a return to violence during protests in the region last weekend.
# democracy - Sunday 18 August, 2019
# Democracy
# Democracy
Weeks of demonstrations have plunged the city into crisis.
# democracy - Saturday 17 August, 2019
# Hong Kong
# Hong Kong
Hong Kongers in Ireland believe there is no end in sight for protesters.
# Democracy
# Democracy
Rival pro-democracy and pro-government demonstrations were held in the city today.
# democracy - Sunday 2 June, 2019
# A Costly Lesson
# A Costly Lesson
The history of e-voting in Ireland is a long, winding, costly saga.
# democracy - Saturday 1 June, 2019
# Democracy
# Democracy
Fewer than half of poll respondents thought it was a good idea.
# democracy - Tuesday 21 May, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
Citizens of some cities will vote on Friday as to whether to introduce a directly elected mayor – the move would boost local government, writes Deiric Ó Broin .
# democracy - Thursday 16 May, 2019
# Democracy
# Democracy
Both the Labour party and the Social Democrats have spoken out against Trump’s visit, stating he is “not welcome in Ireland”.
# democracy - Sunday 14 April, 2019
# democracy - Thursday 7 March, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
Venezuela, once among the richest countries in Latin-America, now needs food aid. Only free and fair elections can save the country, writes Eamon Stack.
# democracy - Saturday 9 February, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
‘An impressive spin campaign has been waged to create an illusion that all ‘civilised nations’ support regime change in Venezuela – similar to the ‘grand alliance’ which invaded Iraq’, writes Eilis Ryan.
# democracy - Wednesday 2 January, 2019
# Electoral Reform
# Electoral Reform
The Government now intends to reform and modernise the electoral registration process.
# democracy - Wednesday 5 September, 2018
# Read Me
# Read Me
Simon Foy examines politics in the era of Donald Trump, taking in fake news, allegations about Jeremy Corbyn, and the behaviour of Boris Johnson.
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