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Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 42 other members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) boycotted the parliament's opening session on Monday over a dispute regarding the constitutional oath of office.
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Western nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to a partial lifting of sanctions against Myanmar (formerly Burma) following a relatively peaceful and credible elections held last April1.
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The military-backed civilian government of Myanmar has invited poll observes from the Association of Asian Nations (ASEAN), the United States, Europe and the UN to watch or observe the conduct of local elections on April 1.
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Comedians Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart have used humor to highlight the American travesty called Citizens United. But many believe that the Supreme Court’s decision was a disaster for this democracy. And now the Republicans want to make it much worse
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Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will run for a seat in Parliament, her party confirmed on Tuesday, a move that will infuse April by-elections with historical significance.
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Yesterday Canberra eased some of its sanctions against Myanmar's military-backed government. Furthermore, “members of Burma’s new Government who were not previously on Australia’s sanctions list will not be listed at this time”.
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Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi, 66, could be given a post in Myanmar’s nominally civilian government if she is elected to parliament, presidential adviser Nay Zin Latt told AFP on Sunday.
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With the passing of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law by the US Senate and President Barack Obama on New Year’s Eve, the oldest democratic right (habeas corpus) of civilized peoples everywhere has effectively been scrapped.
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Myanmar's democracy leader and head of National League for Democracy (NLD) party, is set to run for a parliament post in the coming April by-elections, State television announced late Friday.
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Violence has escalated in Yemen and more people die during continued protests about the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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'Hereditary democracy' alive and well in India
Accusations of infidelity and corruption during Hong Kong's leadership race have fuelled calls for democracy.
 There is no end to democracy in the U.S., which means the campaigning and the protesting never stop. But is that always a good thing, Neil Macdonald asks.
 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced Tuesday the government is scrapping the troubled Rights and Democracy agency — an organization that in recent years had been torn by internal strife.
Burma gets a taste of election campaign fever
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