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COLUMN I'm Now a Criminal Because of Where I Live
Making My Life in Los Angeles Means I'm a Dangerous Outlaw, Says My National Government
Jamaima Afridi for Asia Democracy Chronicles, courtesy Asia Democracy Chronicles. (Jamaima is also that story's author)
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A campaign sign in Central Jakarta, February 2024. photo by Joe Mathews
Global
How Losers Can Win
Karachi candidate declares his victory rigged. Indonesia mends its losers.
Mayor Park Won-soon in 2014
Seoul
After the Mayor's Death
After suicide and scandal, Korean local democracy finds new life.
School group at Asian African Conference Museum, Bandung, Indonesia
Global
Do You Live in Democracy?
This is the first issue of our weekly newsletter. If you haven’t signed up for this newsletter, you can do so...
Refugees resist on roof @ Berlin Gallery: www.montecruzfoto.org/31-08-2014-Demo-guertelstr-Refugees CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed
Germany
One-Third of My Neighbors?
The polls say the AfD has 1/3 support in my community. What does that look like?
Photo by Stephan Uttom Rozario
This Election Stole Christmas
Dhaka was quiet at Christmas—as Bangladeshis fear traveling because of election-related violence. (photo by
Aleksandra Wiśniewska (above), a 29-year-old political novice, who is now the youngest woman MP in Poland’s parliament. Courtesy of Aleksandra Wiśniewska/Instagram.
Poland
How to Win an Unfair Election
An exchange in Lodz reveals how the Polish opposition managed to defeat an authoritarian ruling party.
The presidential and vice presidential candidates of Taiwan's ruling DPP party (Photo by Joe Mathews)
Taipei
Can Democracy Survive 2024?
2024 is the biggest election year in history. That may be bad for democracy.
Polling place in Surrey, British Columbia (Canada) for global Khalistan referendum
Canada
The Global Vote On Sikh Autonomy
The Khalistan referendum is not just about the Punjab. It's a preview of a future with transnational direct...
HK's District Elections Are New Target
More rules on district elections undermine democracy
USA
Go to Bed, My City Council
Late-night decisions backfire