Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Support grows for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians

Support grows for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians

Thousands in Australia rally for Indigenous constitutional recognition. The proposal amends the constitution and establishes an advisory body. Indigenous Australians face discrimination and disparities. Thousands of Australians rallied in support of recognizing Indigenous people in the constitution, a proposal facing challenges ahead of an upcoming referendum on October 14. If approved, the measure would amend … Read more

Bypolls are national referendum against imported govt: Imran Khan

Imran Khan

KARACHI: PTI Chairman Imran Khan urged people to vote for him in the upcoming by-elections as it is a national referendum against the imported government in their quest for real freedom. Addressing a political gathering in Shah Faisal Colony of Karachi, the PTI chairman said by-polls are a national referendum against the government and the … Read more

Kazakhstan holds referendum to move past Nazarbayev era

Kazakhstan

Coup in January left more than 230 dead, prompted troops to be deployed to country. New constitution does away with special privileges for 81-year-old former president. Kazakhstan held a referendum on the constitution on Sunday. Kazakhstan held a referendum on the constitution on Sunday, after deadly protests in January toppled founding leader Nursultan Nazarbayev’s three-decade … Read more

Tunisia police block protests against Saied referendum

Saied

Tunisian police clash with protesters against President Kais Saied. Around 100 people demonstrate against the July referendum, a year after his power grab opponents describe as a coup. Tunisian police scuffled with protesters against President Kais Saied on Saturday as around 100 people demonstrated against a planned July referendum, a year after his power grab … Read more

Tunisia police block protests against Saied referendum

Tunisia

Tunisian police clash with anti-President Kais Saied protestors. Protests against referendum in July, a year after his power grab, critics call a coup. Many Tunisians however support his moves against system. On Saturday, Tunisia police clashed with anti-President Kais Saied protestors as roughly 100 people marched against a scheduled referendum in July, a year after … Read more

Referendum on joining Russia will not held until the conflict stops, Kherson official

Kherson

According to the deputy head of the Russian-appointed government in occupied Kherson, the area will not hold a vote on legally joining Russia until violence in Kherson and surrounding districts of Odesa and Mykolaiv subsides. According to Kirill Stremousov, deputy director of the Kherson Military-Civilian Administration, there are present “no negotiations regarding a referendum.” “We’ll … Read more

Swiss switch to ‘presumed consent’ on organ donations

organ donation

Switzerland agreed on Sunday to increase the availability of transplant organs by making everyone, unless they specifically refuse, a potential donor after death. The legal change, approved by 60 percent of voters in a referendum, marks a dramatic shift from the current system. Under the existing laws, transplants are only possible if the deceased person … Read more

N.Ireland’s DUP warns of ‘divisive’ Irish unity referendum

Ireland

With pro-Irish nationalists Sinn Fein expected to win provincial elections this week, Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader warned against a “divisive” referendum on Irish unity on Monday. Voters head to the ballot box in the UK province on Thursday with polls predicting pro-Irish nationalists Sinn Fein will become the largest party in Northern … Read more

Russia staging Kherson referendum – UK defence intelligence

Kherson

According to a new assessment from the UK Ministry of Defence, Russia plans a “staged referendum” in Kherson to legitimize its takeover. It believes the city is vital to Russia’s goal of controlling southern Ukraine and constructing a land bridge to the Crimean peninsula (annexed in 2014). It adds that Russia used this strategy to … Read more

Presidential system is against basic structure of Constitution, rules LHC

The Lahore High Court has ruled that the presidential system of government is against the basic structure of the constitution regarding democracy which can’t be altered. Dismissing the constitutional petition seeking direction to the federal government to hold a public referendum to determine the will of the people of Pakistan for a presidential system, Justice … Read more

Scottish National Party mulls second referendum on independence from UK

LONDON: Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday that her party intends to hold another legal referendum on independence from Britain by the end of 2023 if the Covid-19 pandemic is under control. In a speech delivered to the Scottish National Party (SNP)’s autumn conference, Sturgeon called for a second Scottish independence referendum, asking … Read more