2022

Russia’s anti-war protests: Putin under pressure?

Brave protesters battle fearsome repression and relentless propaganda

Turkmenistan: tyranny mutates into dynasty

Ritualistic election enthrones president’s son – but his father retains power behind the throne

South Korean election: women’s rights the biggest loser

Presidential race winner profits from anti-feminist backlash

Ukraine’s refugees: will compassion prevail over prejudice?

All refugees should be treated with the empathy extended to Ukrainians fleeing conflict

Chile: winds of change for LGBTQI+ rights

With the Equal Marriage Law, Chile begins to catch up to the times

Two years of the pandemic: how civil society made the difference

Vital pandemic response makes the case for an effective and enabled civil society

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Sisterhood back on the streets

Women’s movement emerges from pandemic in full force

Myanmar: junta’s economic power in the firing line

Businesses that prop up military rule under pressure to withdraw

Belarus: ceremonial referendum confirms Putin’s power

Constitutional changes open the door to Russia’s nuclear missiles

Canada: trucker protests set off alarms

No country is immune to the far-right challenge