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Peru: a knife-edge election and an ongoing crisis

New president may choose to tackle systemic political instability by taking an authoritarian turn
NORTHERN AFRICA

Tunisia’s demolition of civic space

Heavy prison sentences and suspensions of civil society groups mark the accelerating consolidation of presidential power
GLOBAL

UN Security Council: new members, old crisis

Five non-permanent members elected, but civil society exclusion, structural paralysis and veto abuse remain unchanged
GLOBAL

UN climate resolution: time to stop the persecution

Resolution endorses landmark ruling on climate obligations, but many states are still attacking climate and environmental activists
SOUTHERN AFRICA

Botswana: criminalisation of same-sex relations off the books

A decade of legal struggle ends as penal code is revised, with marriage equality now in sight
MIDDLE EAST

Iran war deepens dangers for activists

Foreign strikes have given the regime an excuse to up its repression
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Peru: a knife-edge election and an ongoing crisis

New president may choose to tackle systemic political instability by taking an authoritarian turn
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25.Jun.2026
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Tunisia’s demolition of civic space

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26 May 2059228135896306158

#Myanmar's military leader faces genocide charges in Indonesia. Tun Khin explains: justice means returning to land and restoring rights that were taken away.
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26 May 2059190350648918213

#Peru's youth protested pension restrictions and faced deadly police repression. Jackelinne Ponce Paredes warns: mainstream media ridiculed them but they kept organising.
Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Jackelinne-Ponce_EN
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25 May 2058834261508055342

#Botswana decriminalised same-sex relations, but conservative groups are mobilising against LGBTQI+ rights ahead of a critical marriage equality case.

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23 May 2058080609952477384

#Iran's regime is executing political prisoners under cover of war and internet blackout. Narges Mohammadi and others face grave dangers. Urgent priority must be given to protecting human rights activists.

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22 May 2057719409892839463

#Bahrain is seeking the death penalty for peaceful protest. Sayed Yusuf Almuhafdha warns: the death penalty is a tool of political suppression.
Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Sayed-Yusuf-Almuhafdha
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