Bahraini pro-democracy protesters rally in solidarity with political prisoners
Bahraini pro-democracy demonstrators hold rallies in solidarity with the political prisoners. The protest rallies took place in several villages, including Bani Jamrah, Diraz, and Ma #39;ameer....
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Our Democracy - Bangla Talk Show (27 April 2014)
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South Africa marks the 20th anniversary of post-apartheid democracy
Johannesburg: South Africans today celebrated 20 years of democracy with song, prayer and praise for those who guided their country into a more peaceful, tolerant era, although some noted...
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KOTA KINABALU, April 28 (Bernama) -- The system of parliamentary democracy in Malaysia has a good future, based on developments in the practice of the democratic principle by the people, who own the system, says Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia.
He said as the principle of democracy was 'government of the people, by the people and for the people', the developments taking place now under the government transformation plan involved the process of imbibing the spirit of democracy by the rakyat (people).
"I am not saying that the principle did not exist before, but I think the system of parliamentary democracy in Malaysia is undergoing transformation in form and approach.
"I also agree with the opinion of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that democracy must have limits. As such, other countries of the world should not be compelled to apply all the elements of democracy practised in certain countries."
Pandikar Amin said this in his talk on 'Malaysia and the Future of Parliamentary Democracy' in conjunction with the Federal Civil Servants Assembly, here Monday.
He said democracy in Malaysia must be upheld, respected and adapted to the the socio-culture and socio-economy of a country with a population comprising various races practising different religions and customs.
"For instance, it's not proper in the name of democracy and freedom of expression, for people to be silent when there are groups such as the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community championing perverse culture in this country," he said.
Pandikar Amin said Malaysia's success in various fields like social, educational and economic was the result of the implementation of democratic principles based on its own mould.
On the claim by the Coalition of Malaysian NGOs (Comango) that Malaysia's system of parliamentary democracy enshrined in the constitution, was undemocratic, he said it was because they were using democracy in certain countries as the yardstick.
On another note, he said civil servants must not neglect the tasks entrusted to them as this would not only tantamount to sabotaging the government but also the country's system of democracy," he said.
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In reflecting on 20 years of South Africa's democracy, a group of artists in Johannesburg have tapped into the major themes in our ambient culture to emerge with a fascinating exhibition of artworks that distil some of the key issues dominating our national discourse at this important juncture in South African history.
SACSIS' Fazila Farouk caught up with curator of the exhibition Farieda Nazier at the Ithuba Art Gallery and discovered that violence, censorship, racism, patriarchy and politics are key themes that stood out for the artists.
The exhibition titled "Tension Torsion" was sponsored by the National Arts Council, Ithuba Art Gallery and University of Johannesburg's Centre for Education Rights and Transformation.
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FAZILA FAROUK: Welcome to the South African Civil Society Information Service, I'm Fazila Farouk in Johannesburg coming to you this morning from the Ithuba Art Gallery in downtown Johannesburg where we are to talk to the curator of a wonderful exhibition that's been put together to reflect on South Africa's 20 years of democracy.
We're here today to talk to Farieda Nazier, she's a lecturer at the University of Johannesburg and she's the curator of this exhibition and she's going to tell us first - Farieda - a little bit about herself and how it is that she got to put together this exhibition and what her vision was for this exhibition.
Welcome to SACSIS Farieda.
FARIEDA NAZIER: Thank you Fazila.
I as you've said I'm from the University of Johannesburg and I'm a lecturer there but I also, I'm a practicing artist. I'm originally from Cape Town, from the Cape Flats and I feel quite strongly about socio-political issues and psycho-social issues as they reflect a lot of my own experiences.
The exhibition is about 20 years of democracy, but it also goes beyond those 20 years. So into the deeper historical settings of South Africa, and ... .
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