2022

Iran: food price rises fuel renewed protests

Government responds by vilifying protesters and unleashing yet more violence

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

El Salvador: ‘war on gangs’ accelerates slide into authoritarianism

Fundamental rights under attack, with 38,000 arrests so far

CENTRAL AMERICA

‘Refugees are the perfect scapegoat in times of crisis’

Thailand: king’s critics criminalised

Thailand’s democracy activists are being criminalised for questioning royal power

Starbucks workers: partners in shared success?

Recent unionisation victories are breathing fresh life into the US labour movement

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘The Starbucks unionisation campaign has sparked the imagination of workers across the country’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘They label us antisemites or terrorists to silence us and paralyse our human rights work’

‘Society is only starting to open up to the idea of living harmoniously with LGBTQI+ people’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Philippines: democracy in mourning

Alliance of two autocratic dynasties takes power after glorifying repressive past

‘Laws that discriminate against LGBTQI+ people send a signal about our place in society’