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Pakistan’s Quest for a Hybrid Governance Model: Consequences For Fledgling Democracy.
Pakistan finds itself at a crossroads in the ever-evolving landscape of global governance. With every experiment, from direct military rule to transforming into a presidential form of government and the recent hybrid governance model, the country still lacks a gross root skeleton of governance. The nation has grappled with a unique challenge – effectively balancing...
Thai teen imprisoned for mocking the King as Royal Defamation Reform Prospects Dim.
Royal , A 19-year-old pro-democracy activist in Bangkok was sentenced to one year in prison for wearing a crop top in 2020—or, more specifically, for mocking Thailand’s eminently mockworthy yet notoriously unmockable King Maha Vajiralongkorn, in part by wearing a crop top. The adolescent, known by the pseudonym Sainam, is one of at least 253...