A House measure directs the State Department to detail efforts toward restoring freedoms, independent institutions and conditions for fair elections in Nicaragua, according to Anadolu Agency.
A new study finds nearly half of US democracy indicators have fallen to 50-year lows, warning of wider consequences for global stability.
Stockholm-based intergovernmental institute finds Trump administration actions have undermined rule of law at home and abroad, with global indicators also at multi-decade lows.
Historian and author Anne Applebaum tells France 24 that America's retreat from its role as leader of the democratic world reflects a lasting transformation, not a single administration's policy.
A newly released global democracy report finds the United States has fallen to its weakest measured level of democratic performance since tracking began five decades ago, according to NPR News.
Jonathan Freedland writes that voters he met during a recent visit warned a Netanyahu coalition victory on 27 October could mark the end of Israel's democratic order
BBC Politics reports the youth debating body for 11 to 18-year-olds may be scrapped, with reactions split between concern for democracy and views that the move is overdue.
A France 24 discussion marking the UN's International Day of Democracy explores public opinion in France, the global impact of US politics, and debates over what drives democratic backsliding.
Writing in The Guardian, Rafael Behr argues that Russia's tightly managed elections illustrate tactics of political control that could threaten democratic trust elsewhere, including in Britain.
The former prime minister calls for campaign finance reform, citing Reform party's multi-million-pound donations as a 'wake-up call.'
PPP chairman says democracy empowers people to choose leaders and demand accountability, according to APP.
Pakistan's state news agency critiques India's governance of Jammu and Kashmir ahead of International Day of Democracy.
Senior PPP leader says party's identity is defined by decades of struggle for democracy in Pakistan.
Pakistan's Benazir Income Support Programme chief urges focus on democratic institutions and constitutional supremacy.
Trade union leaders are set to launch an intervention on political funding Tuesday, with the TUC chief calling for government action against wealthy donors.
A Guardian columnist warns that diminishing literacy and attention spans leave citizens unable to counter organized far-right activism and online misinformation.
Guardian columnist Rafael Behr argues that far-right parties, MAGA ideology, and Kremlin influence threaten liberal democracy across Europe.