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[TRENDING NEWS] Peru President Is Impeached by Congress

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Author: BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV AND MITRA TAJ - Publish Date: November 10, 2020 at 07:34AM The vote to remove President Martín Vizcarra comes amid a devastating coronavirus pandemic. It was unclear if he would acknowledge the vote as constitutional and step down.

[TRENDING NEWS] Sri Lanka Vote Hands Rajapaksa Family a Bigger Slice of Control

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Author: BY MARIA ABI-HABIB - Publish Date: August 7, 2020 at 07:04AM President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s party clinched the majority of seats in Parliament, aiming to amend the Constitution and expand presidential powers. Rights groups are concerned.

[TRENDING NEWS] Enquanto Bolsonaro cumpre as promessas sobre a Amazônia, indígenas brasileiros temem um ‘etnocídio’

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Author: BY ERNESTO LONDOÑO AND LETÍCIA CASADO - Publish Date: April 19, 2020 at 02:10PM O presidente Jair Bolsonaro atua de forma agressiva para abrir a floresta amazônica ao desenvolvimento comercial e representa uma ameaça existencial para as tribos da região.

[TRENDING NEWS] Bolsonaro cumple sus promesas sobre la Amazonia y los indígenas de Brasil temen un ‘etnocidio’

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Author: BY ERNESTO LONDOÑO - Publish Date: April 19, 2020 at 02:10PM El presidente del país sudamericano está actuando de forma agresiva para abrir la selva amazónica al desarrollo comercial, lo que representa una amenaza existencial para los pueblos que la habitan.

[TRENDING NEWS] As Bolsonaro Keeps Amazon Vows, Brazil’s Indigenous Fear ‘Ethnocide’

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Author: BY ERNESTO LONDOÑO AND LETÍCIA CASADO - Publish Date: April 19, 2020 at 02:00PM President Jair Bolsonaro is moving aggressively to open up the Amazon rainforest to commercial development, posing an existential threat to the tribes living there.

[TRENDING NEWS] Chile Is Ready for a New Constitution

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Author: BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD - Publish Date: November 19, 2019 at 07:27AM By opening the door to a new founding charter, Chileans are ready to build their own future — by dismantling the constitutional edifice that Augusto Pinochet left behind.

[TRENDING NEWS] Chile’s President Says He Will Support a New Constitution

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Author: BY PASCALE BONNEFOY - Publish Date: November 12, 2019 at 07:24AM Five people have been killed and thousands injured in weeks of protests.

[TRENDING NEWS] U.S. Judge Temporarily Blocks Georgia Abortion Law

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Author: BY MIHIR ZAVERI - Publish Date: October 2, 2019 at 08:12AM Similar laws have been blocked in other states. Conservatives hope the Supreme Court will ultimately decide to weaken or overturn the constitutional right to an abortion.

[TRENDING NEWS] Britain’s Unwritten Constitution Suddenly Looks Fragile

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Author: BY BENJAMIN MUELLER - Publish Date: August 31, 2019 at 03:34PM Britons were shocked when Prime Minister Boris Johnson suspended Parliament, defying tradition. But that may be just the start.

[TRENDING NEWS] Modi’s Majoritarian March to Kashmir

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Author: HASEEB A. DRABU - Publish Date: August 8, 2019 at 07:00AM For India’s new rulers, Muslim-majority Kashmir was the perfect place to announce the rise of India’s new muscular nationalism and unabashed majoritarianism.

[TRENDING NEWS] What Do the Taliban Want in Afghanistan? A Lost Constitution Offers Clues.

Author: MUJIB MASHAL - Publish Date: June 28, 2019 at 07:00AM Deep resistance to democracy and protections for minorities within the Taliban code will emerge as huge hurdles if the insurgents seek agreement with the Afghan government.

[TRENDING NEWS] Can the People of Hong Kong Fend Off China?

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Author: YI-ZHENG LIAN - Publish Date: June 10, 2019 at 07:00AM The city’s government may be caving in to the Communist authorities in Beijing. But its residents are not.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Leader Who Was ‘Trump Before Trump’

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Author: KOICHI NAKANO - Publish Date: May 29, 2019 at 07:00AM Under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan has taken a decidedly authoritarian turn.

[TRENDING NEWS] 1894: Serbia’s King Suspends Constitution

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Author: THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE - Publish Date: May 22, 2019 at 07:00AM In a proclamation to the Serbian people, King Alexander ordered the suspension of the relatively liberal Constitution the country adopted in 1888.

[TRENDING NEWS] How to Abdicate a Throne? The Akihito Way.

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Author: TAKESHI HARA - Publish Date: May 1, 2019 at 07:00AM Japan’s emperor bypassed the government by asking the people to endorse his departure.

[TRENDING NEWS] Roots of Spain’s Crisis: One Word Fought Over at Birth of Constitution

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Author: PATRICK KINGSLEY - Publish Date: March 2, 2019 at 07:00AM A triumph at the time, Spain’s 1978 Constitution refers to constituent “nationalities,” a compromise that has left the country in a deadlock today.

[TRENDING NEWS] Is This Egypt’s Next Revolution?

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Author: YASMINE EL RASHIDI - Publish Date: February 27, 2019 at 07:00AM Parliament wants to extend the president's term. The people may not agree.

[TRENDING NEWS] People Say Myanmar’s Constitution Can’t Be Changed. They’re Wrong.

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Author: JASON GELBORT - Publish Date: February 21, 2019 at 07:00AM Aung San Suu Kyi has more power over the military than you think.

[TRENDING NEWS] Cuba Eliminates Language About Same-Sex Marriage From Draft of New Constitution

Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Publish Date: December 18, 2018 at 07:00AM After pushback from evangelical churches and citizens, the commission revising the Constitution said it would eliminate the language “as a way of respecting all opinions.”