Tag Archives: Democracy

  • Russia says will complete legal moves to absorb Crimea this week 20 March 2014 | Steve Gutterman This post has no comments yet

    The legal process required to make Crimea part of Russia will be completed this week, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday. President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty to bring the Ukrainian region into Russia on Tuesday. ...

  • Protesters occupying Taiwan’s parliament issue ultimatum This post has one comment

    Protesters barricaded themselves inside Taiwan's parliament for a third straight day on Thursday, threatening "further action" if the government pushes ahead with its trade pact with China. ...

  • Lobsang Wangyal Why Sikyong Sangay matters 8 March 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 20 comments

    Why Sangay will have my vote in the next Tibetan election in 2016. And all Tibetans should be alert so that Tibetan unity is not disturbed by outsiders. ...

  • Street fighting as India heads for April-May election 5 March 2014 | Frank Jack Daniel This post has no comments yet

    Street clashes erupted in India after an announcement that parliamentary elections will start on April 7 in a race that pits Hindu nationalist Modi against ruling Congress party. ...

  • Tibetans in India get voting rights after 55 years 13 February 2014 | Shalini Nair This post has 7 comments

    The Election Commission of India has ordered all states to include children of Tibetan refugees in the electoral list. This is for the first time in 55 years that voting rights will be conferred on Tibetans. ...

  • Protesters disrupt voting in tense Thai election 2 February 2014 | Apilaporn Vechakij This post has no comments yet

    Anti-government protesters blocked voting Sunday in dozens of constituencies in a Thai election that was overshadowed by pre-poll bloodshed, an opposition boycott and fears of protracted political limbo. ...

  • Gunshots, explosions rock Thai protest on eve of polls 1 February 2014 | Prapan Chankaew and Damir Sagolj This post has no comments yet

    Dozens of gunshots and at least two explosions raised tension amid anti-government protests in Thailand's capital on Saturday, a day ahead of a general election. ...

  • Jay Gelek Jamyang Norbu: The merchant of mendacity? 8 November 2013 | Jay Gelek This post has 44 comments

    I can't understand what Jamyang Norbu was thinking when he wrote his latest piece "the sad painful joke of Tibetan democracy". To me it defies common sense to compare the efficacy of a nascent democracy. ...

  • Narendra Modi named as BJP’s PM candidate 13 September 2013 | Pratap Chakravarty This post has no comments yet

    India's main opposition named hardline Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi on Friday as its prime ministerial candidate for elections due next year, overriding doubts in the party about his polarising character. ...

  • Middle-way approach does not challenge PRC’s sovereignty: Sikyong 2 September 2013 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

    Sikyong Lobsang Sangay, urged Tibetans to exercise their democratic rights and responsibilities diligently, bearing in mind the need for solidarity and unity with the sufferings of Tibetans in Tibet. ...