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Taiwan ponders why the mass recall of pro-China lawmakers failed

Written by Oiwan Lam, Yanne C.

1 day ago

The case involving Istanbul's former mayor puts Turkey's judiciary under the spotlight

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

1 week ago

Social media ignites widespread civic engagement on the eve of Cameroon's presidential election

Written by Sandra Tuombouh, Jean Sovon

1 week ago

Myanmar people skeptical of junta’s promises of election, peace

Written by The Irrawaddy

2 weeks ago

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Russia has lost its ‘Voice’

Six consequences for the country's civil society after the voter rights movement shuts down

Written by Daria Dergacheva

2 weeks ago

From Madımak’s ashes to LeMan magazine, new fronts in Turkey’s culture wars

The parallels between the recent LeMan incident and the 1993 Madımak Massacre are stark

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

2 weeks ago

Togo restricted internet during June protests

The ECOWAS court condemned Togo for the internet shutdowns in August 2017

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

3 weeks ago

Georgia's EU aspirations are becoming distorted amid daily political turmoil

The wave of political imprisonments targeting opposition leaders continues unabated

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

3 weeks ago

Turkey's shifting sands: opposition in crisis, journalists silenced, and rights under siege

As the country witnesses a major internal political rift, a veteran journalist is arrested

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

3 July 2025

Husband of Belarusian opposition leader is among political prisoners released by Lukashenka

Syarhey Tsikhanouski was one of the 14 political prisoners released by the regime

Written by Daria Dergacheva

24 June 2025

Andrónico Rodríguez: Bolivia's new Evo Morales?

Who is the presidential candidate everyone is talking about?

Written by Connectas

Translated by Melissa Vida

21 June 2025

Georgia marks 200 days of protests as government crackdown against dissent continues

Arrests of opposition leaders underscore government's tightening grip

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

19 June 2025

Pride and prejudice in Jamaica

This is not the first time that anti-gay rhetoric has found a place on a Jamaican political platform

Written by Candice Stewart

12 June 2025

A woman’s burden? A historic change in Suriname’s presidency

Breaking barriers, balancing legacies — Suriname’s historic moment for gendered leadership and democratic renewal

Written by Fausia S. Abdul

11 June 2025

Former African presidents on trial: Good governance or vengeance?

Mohmamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Mauritania’s former president, is serving 15 years in jail

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Jean-Christophe Brunet

5 June 2025

The Venezuelan regime campaigns to cover up its human rights abuses

An emotional facade masking the cracking down on dissent

Written by Civic Media Observatory

27 May 2025

Turkey's ruling party ramps up attacks on opposition-led Istanbul municipality

Wave of arrests continues to target Istanbul municipality officials on baseless charges

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

24 May 2025

Russian political prisoner Grigory Melkonyants’s final speech in court is an ‘Ode to Joy’

The director of 'Golos,' a Russian movement of volunteers observing the elections, was sentenced to five years in a penal colony

Written by Daria Dergacheva

23 May 2025

Gabon: Military leaders give up power

One-third of Gabonese citizens live below the poverty line

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

18 May 2025

PKK announces its decision to lay down arms, ending 40 years of conflict in Turkey

Despite the historical significance of the decision, questions still loom as to what is next

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

14 May 2025

Digital censorship and political repression: The blocking of the X account of Istanbul's jailed mayor

The authorities cited a tweet from Ekrem İmamoğlu’s account, which they claimed could incite criminal activity

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

9 May 2025

Ecuador: Understanding the re-election of right-wing president Daniel Noboa

How exactly did Daniel Noboa manage to sway Ecuadorian swing voters?

Written by Gina Yauri

Translated by Laura

8 May 2025

World Press Freedom Day: Caribbean media faces new challenges in the age of AI

'The press is not only a defender of democracy, but also a guardian of our collective future'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

3 May 2025

May Day or Detention Day? Turkey marks Labor Day

The day was marked by heavy police presence and barricades as well as hundreds of detentions

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

2 May 2025

Trinidad & Tobago votes for change as country’s first woman prime minister makes a triumphant return

The electorate grew weary of economic struggles and rising rates of violent crime

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

1 May 2025

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