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File Photo; Representative image : Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav

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Joan Monfort : Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, center, poses with attendees at the Meeting in Defence of Democracy summit in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, April 18, 2026.

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Source: PTI : Flames billow as a police bike is set ablaze by factory workers during a protest demanding a hike in wages, in Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, Monday, April 13, 2026. The protest carried incidents of arson, vandalism and stone-pelting reported from Phase-2 and Sector 60 areas, police said.

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| Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson : Protest near the Washington State Capitol building

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Legislature Is the Basic Pillar of Democracy: Yogi Adityanath

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI; Representative image : He also used the occasion to praise journalists who, he said, continue to challenge the Union BJP government.

TN Chief Minister M.K. Stalin Says Free Press Must Safeguard Democracy On National Press Day

BY Outlook News Desk

HarperCollins India : Criminals entered electoral politics primarily to shield themselves from state prosecution and rival gangs. Political office provided them with informal immunity and the means to manipulate state machinery, allowing them to delay or evade justice while consolidating power.

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| IMAGO/Hindustan Times : During his visit to Colombia, Gandhi also met Colombian President Senate Lidio Gracia.

Rahul Gandhi Warns Of Democracy Threat In India During EIA University Visit In Colombia; BJP Reacts

BY Outlook News Desk

O.P. Singh, DGP & Head, Haryana State Narcotics Bureau

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| Photo: Vikram Sharma : Speaking Up: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) convened a ‘Save Waqf Conference’ at Talkatora Stadium in Delhi on April 22, uniting scholars, community leaders and political figures

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Getty Images : Pro-Monarchy Protest in Nepal Turn Violent

Pro-Monarchy Protests In Nepal Turn Violent, Nepal's Ex-King Expresses Sorrow

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| File Pic : Nepal PM KP Oli

Nepal PM Oli Takes Dig At Pro-Monarchists, Says Democracy Has No 'Reverse Gear'

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Getty Images : A voter casts his ballot for the German federal parliamentary elections at a local polling station on February 23

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Entry Only Artwork by Indian artist T. Venkanna, which recalls his visit to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland

A New Equation For War, Death And Democracy

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