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As part of the African Union’s commitment towards promoting electoral integrity in Africa, a four-day BRIDGE (Building Resources in Democracy, Governance, and Elections) customised modular training was organised in Dakar, Senegal, from August 19 to 22, 2025.

Pakistan’s Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) was supposed to help end technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) against women journalists, but, instead, it facilitates it. Passed by parliament in 2016, the PECA is Pakistan’s primary cybersecurity law, and a controversial one at that.

A space for republican pedagogy, for ownership of the changes underway, and a forum for discussion on the challenges of implementing reforms.

Deliberative methods are increasingly a source of inspiration for those who seek to redress the global trend of deepening dissatisfaction in democracy. Such methods offer parliaments the opportunity to engage citizens in rigorous in-depth consideration of complex policy problems and through this potentially enhance their own deliberations and democratic wellbeing overall.

Parliaments are fundamental to democracy, but it is often difficult to understand how they work. Parliaments have a responsibility to provide opportunities for citizens across different groups in society to learn about what their parliament is, what it does, and how to get involved.

Citizen engagement processes in democracies are regularly criticized for only involving ‘the usual suspects’: people from broadly similar, usually socio-economically advantaged, backgrounds. This means parliaments are less likely to make decisions, policies and legislation that respond to the needs and interests of the wider population, and more likely to be seen as elite institutions.

IDEA Internacional rechaza la difusión de información falsa sobre encuesta electoral en Bolivia.

International IDEA expresses grave concern over recent decisions taken by the military junta to dissolve the State Administration Council (SAC) and appoint a State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC) as an interim government in Myanmar, paving the way for the junta’s illegitimate election plan.

IDEA Internacional expresa su grave preocupación por las recientes decisiones adoptadas por la junta militar de disolver el Consejo de Administración Estatal (SAC) y nombrar una Comisión de Seguridad Estatal y Paz (SSPC) como gobierno interino en Myanmar, allanando el camino para el plan electoral ilegítimo de la junta.

International IDEA, alongside our local partners SUNGO (Samoa Umbrella for Non-Governmental Organisations) and WIBDI (Women in Business Development Inc), are delighted to announce the signing of two successful grant applications as part of the EU-Funded Initiative on Empowerment of Civil Society in Democratic Samoa (IOE SAMOA). Representatives from the Samoa National Youth Council and the Samoa Business Hub signed the agreement at SUNGO’s headquarters in Vaitele Tai, on Friday 8 August.

International IDEA, in partnership with the Gambia Press Union (GPU) and with support from the European Union (EU), has concluded a two-day review and validation of the draft Cherno Jallow Charter of Ethical Journalism. The event, held from 6-7 August 2025, at the African Princess Hotel, brought together media stakeholders to review a document aimed at strengthening ethical journalism in The Gambia.

On International Youth Day, International IDEA recognizes the efforts of young people in Myanmar to continue to resist the severe repression by the military junta and to support their dream of rebuilding a genuine federal democracy.

En el Día Internacional de la Juventud, IDEA Internacional reconoce los esfuerzos de los jóvenes de Myanmar para seguir resistiendo la severa represión de la junta militar y apoyar su sueño de reconstruir una auténtica democracia federal.

El programa de la Academia Juvenil de Democracia (AJD y Youth Democracy Academy, YDA, en inglés) en Bangladesh redefinió la democracia como una práctica viva, combinando el aprendizaje académico con la aplicación práctica. Al completar el curso en línea, los estudiantes de la YDA se empoderan para iniciar proyectos de acción liderados por jóvenes que promueven los valores democráticos en sus comunidades.

Parliaments are both spaces and places. As spaces, they are collections of rooms, halls, offices and grounds that are used for particular purposes. As places, they mean something to the people they represent – but they don’t mean the same thing, or as much, to everyone, and increasingly people hold negative feelings towards parliaments.

Including youth in participatory decision-making, a vital element of democracy, is essential for reaching sustainable development, the 2030 Agenda, and the commitments in the Pact for the Future.

Incluir a los jóvenes en la toma de decisiones participativa, un elemento vital de la democracia, es esencial para alcanzar el desarrollo sostenible, la Agenda 2030 y los compromisos del Pacto para el Futuro.