[Link] Kazakhstan president proposes reforms to limit his powers

Read: 3/4/2022 www.aljazeera.com

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has proposed constitutional reforms to limit the powers of his office, saying the country needed to switch from “superpresidential” rule to a presidential republic with a strong parliament.

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[Link] Terror detectives charge Melbourne man with inciting protesters to make explosives

Read: 18/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

Terror detectives have charged a Melbourne man with inciting protesters to make explosives, as police continue to investigate threats against Victorian MPs who supported the state's controversial pandemic legislation.

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