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Trusted news agencies tracing tendencies of democratisation and autocratisation globally
Trusted news agencies tracing tendencies of democratisation and autocratisation globally
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London jurors took 90 minutes to convict a pro-Palestine protester who scaled London's Big Ben tower last year of causing public nuisance. The stunt shut key roads, forced the rerouting of buses and disrupted parliamentary business. Sentence will be passed at the end of July.
It was an appalling but local crime. Now a stabbing in Belfast has drawn in the UN, Musk and a string of right-wing leaders focusing on the fact that a black immigrant stabbed a white victim. Riots erupted in scenes familiar to those who lived through Northern Ireland's Troubles.
Ekrem İmamoğlu,, the ousted mayor of Istanbul, who is set to stand as the opposition candidate for Turkey's presidency in 2028, is facing charges in several court cases. In one of these, a co-defendant has now made headlines – she accuses the authorities of having humiliated her.
The conviction in absentia of German satirist Jacques Tilly in Russia was upheld in appeal. Known for his Carnival floats, Tilly has regularly taken aim at Putin, the war in Ukraine and the Russian Orthodox church.
With its third election in just 16 months, Kosovo has again chosen the left-wing ruling party of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, though their share did fall compared to the last election in December. Whether this proves a solution to the political quagmire remains to be seen.
Under mounting Russian pressure, Armenians voted parliamentary elections. It sees PM Nikol Pashinyan's pro-Western ruling Civil Contract party coming out on top, according to preliminary results.
After snap elections at the end of March, Denmark officially has a new government. It marks the start of the third term of Mette Frederiksen as prime minister. It's also the first time a Danish government counts more women than men.
In the past, becoming a naturalised citizen of another country often meant having to hand in one’s old passport. Germany amended this rule some time ago – and most people who become German citizens now retain their previous nationality.
A foreign head of state is visiting; not everyone is happy about it, and so there are street protests: this is possible in most European countries. But there are exceptions – and because of one such exception, Serbia has now lost a case before the European Court of Human Rights.
Denmark has a complex and diverse political landscape, with many parties represented in the Folketing. Prime Minister Frederiksen has now formed a new coalition – albeit one without a majority. She will therefore need further support.
Hungary's new prime minister has said he will make use of his two-thirds parliamentary majority to oust President Sulyok. Sulyok is seen as loyal to Viktor Orbán, who lost the April parliamentary elections to Péter Magyar.
The moves on the Turkey's opposition CHP party are increasing, with yet another raid on an İzmir district on Monday. The mayor and the former mayor were arrested. Intellectuals have signed a petition against state interference in the CHP after the courts ousted its leader.
Malta's ruling Labour Party has secured its fourth victory in a row in weekend elections. Prime Minister Abela called the early poll in the face of geopolitical tensions. He said he needed a mandate for a looming energy crisis, while others see a political manoeuvre.
The overcrowding in France’s prisons has already prompted the justice sector unions to take to the barricades. Now a United Nations commission has also concluded that urgent action is needed to improve this dire situation.
