Country is mired in political strife with international peacekeepers drafted in to restore stability. Haiti’s government has set up a provisional electoral council to prepare the troubled Caribbean country for its first general elections since 2016. The electoral council represents groups including farmers, journalists, human rights activists and the Vodou…
Despite her strong ideals, Romman insists a career in politics was “never part of the plan”. Toward the end of 2021, the Georgia Muslim Voter Project asked Romman to join a Zoom call for people interested in running for office. Romman agreed to join and give advice. But then she…
Pharrell Williams faced backlash for saying he doesn’t “do politics” and that celebrity endorsements are “annoying.” After the “Happy” musician’s comments in a recent interview went viral, fans flooded the comments section of his latest Instagram post, in which he promoted Tiffany & Co. pearl earrings. “Weren’t you endorsing Hillary…
PM Justin Trudeau says he will work to ‘regain confidence’ of Canadians after his Liberal Party loses long-held seat. Montreal, Canada – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has “a lot of work” to do to regain the confidence of Canadians after his Liberal Party’s defeat in a special…
Crackdown following Nicolas Maduro’s contested re-election in July has left 25 dead and 2,400 in jail. Venezuela’s government has unleashed an unprecedented wave of repression following the contested re-election of Nicolas Maduro in July’s presidential election, a United Nations fact-finding mission has reported. Maduro’s victory in the disputed vote saw…
Indian-administered Kashmir – Kashmiris are set to vote to elect a local government for the first time in a decade, five years after India’s Hindu nationalist government suspended the state legislature and brought the Muslim-majority region under New Delhi’s direct rule. The elections come weeks after New Delhi expanded the…
Kulgam, Indian-administered Kashmir — Every day, Kaleemullah Lone leaves his home early in the morning to go door-to-door canvassing for votes in his constituency, Langate, 70km (43 miles) from Srinagar, the largest city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. His campaign promises an end to pre-trial detentions and bureaucratic overreach, and…
Government says it needs more time to complete a census, draft a permanent constitution and register political parties. South Sudan’s government has announced it is postponing long-delayed general elections until December 2026, citing a lack of preparedness. This is the second time the country, which gained independence in 2011, is…
President Joe Biden has denounced election-season attacks on the Haitian American community in the United States, calling out Republican leaders for fear-mongering. Speaking on Friday at a White House brunch billed as a “celebration of Black excellence”, Biden warned that Haitian Americans were a “community that’s under attack in our…
The president, citing reform roadblocks, said working with the opposition-led assembly had become difficult. Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved the opposition-led parliament, paving the way for snap elections six months after he was voted in on an anti-establishment platform. Faye said working with the assembly had grown difficult…
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