politics (general)

Laws and policies that limit civil liberties, from immigration to free speech, are becoming more prominent in democracies around the world.

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Brazil voted out the Bolsonaro government, but its impact on institutions hasn’t gone away.

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Border security is used in democracies like the US to silence advocates and threaten democracy.

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Laws on freedom of expression have a chance for revision under a new government.

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Laws restricting basic freedoms may be made in the name of public order and national security, but they are often used against dissident voices.

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India’s middle class has been the big winner from a deregulated economy. In turn, that middle class helps fuel the rise of populism and Hindu nationalism.

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Religion could play a significant role in an increasingly polarised conversation about faith in US public life, but will it shape the 2024 election?

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Ethnic politics, political controversies and an early assessment of Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government are all at play in Malaysian state elections.

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Inter-ethnic compromises were challenged by Muslim nationalists in the run-up to the recent state polls.

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Olga Boichak from The University of Sydney tells 360info how the war in Ukraine is being fought on TikTok

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TikTok has given young Palestinian activists and others a loud visibility. Taking it away would marginalise a generation.

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