International Business News - Democracy http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif One of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy advocates said Sunday she will not seek re-election after her term in the territory's legislature ends this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080706/popular-hk-leader-wont-seek-re-election.htm Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:38:33 EDT An outspoken pro-democracy lawmaker in Hong Kong was barred Friday from traveling to southwest China to visit areas damaged in a massive earthquake. Leung Kwok-hung, a member of the territory's Legislative Council, received word that Chinese authorities had rejected his application for the necessary travel documents shortly before he was to board a plane to the mainland Friday afternoon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/hong-kong-lawmaker-barred-from-sichuan-quake-zone.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:59:48 EDT Bangladesh's military-backed government should lift emergency rule to facilitate open elections that it has promised to hold by the end of the year, a State Department official said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45002-bangladesh-us-democracy.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/bush-administration-wants-open-elections-in-bangladesh.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/bush-administration-wants-open-elections-in-bangladesh.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 06:13:13 EDT Botswana's president steps down Tuesday, handing over power in the kind of smooth transition for which the country is known _ one that contrasts sharply with the political turmoil in neighboring Zimbabwe. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/37334-botswana.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/another-smooth-transition-for-botswana.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/another-smooth-transition-for-botswana.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:21:32 EDT Hong Kong's best-known democracy advocate said Friday he will end his political career but keep pressing for greater rights, a campaign that has already led Beijing to brand him a traitor. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/36885-hong-kong-democracy-activist.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080328/hk-democracy-activist-to-quit-politics.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080328/hk-democracy-activist-to-quit-politics.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:21:46 EDT Players of the game "EVE Online" will soon be able to vote for an unusual community council that will present their concerns to the publisher, the company announced Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080305/online-game-players-to-elect-council.htm Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:14:57 EST Worshippers were standing in silent prayer in a village mosque when a suicide bomber struck. Former Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao survived the attack, the second aimed at him in eight months, but 53 people around him died in a hail of shrapnel. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/20885-pakistan-democracy-under-siege.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080208/fear-apathy-corrode-pakistan-elections.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080208/fear-apathy-corrode-pakistan-elections.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:13:06 EST The election-related violence that has killed hundreds in Kenya is proof that Western-style democracy is a bad fit for Africa, a Chinese commentator wrote in the newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080114/chinese-writer-democracy-hurts-africa.htm Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:16:05 EST The election-related violence that has killed hundreds in Kenya is proof that Western-style democracy is a bad fit for Africa, said China, which has been under fire for its friendly relations with authoritarian leaders on the continent. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/84448-hondas-hot-month.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080114/china-says-democracy-hurts-kenya.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080114/china-says-democracy-hurts-kenya.htm Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:22:22 EST Georgians voted on Saturday in a presidential election expected to hand the former Soviet state's leader a narrow win, but opponents accused him of rigging the poll and threatened street protests. The election is the first big test of voters' faith in the "Rose Revolution" of 2003 that swept Mikhail Saakashvili to power on a tide of euphoria, but which many people complain has failed... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080105/soviet-votes-democracy-georgia.htm Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:54:25 EST Hong Kong must wait another 10 years to directly elect its own leader, China said Saturday, drawing protests from hundreds in the former British colony who said they were being cheated of the right to vote. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071229/hong-kong-to-wait-a-decade-for-vote.htm Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:33:39 EST Beijing will allow Hong Kong to directly elect its leader by 2017 and all its lawmakers by 2020, the territory's chief executive said Saturday, immediately sparking criticism from democracy activists who sought a faster timetable. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071229/hong-kong-granted-greater-democracy.htm Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:54:00 EST Beijing will allow Hong Kong to directly elect its leader by 2017 and all its lawmakers by 2020, the territory's chief executive said Saturday. Donald Tsang said the move was a "most important step" in the former British colony's political future. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071228/hong-kong-to-elect-leader-by-2017.htm Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:04:08 EST Beijing will allow Hong Kong to directly elect its leader by 2017 and all its lawmakers by 2020, the territory's chief executive said Saturday. Donald Tsang said the move was a "most important step" in the former British colony's political future. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071228/hk-granted-greater-democracy.htm Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:02:37 EST Hundreds of workers marched on Macua's government Thursday in a rare protest demanding full democracy in this booming Chinese casino enclave. Protesters said a lack of democracy breeds corruption and prevents the working class from reaping the benefits of Macau's economic growth thanks to the territory's vibrant gambling industry that has lured Las Vegas brands including Venetian, Wynn and MGM. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071220/hundreds-march-for-democracy-in-macau.htm Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:52:26 EST