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IRAN: ‘The unprecedented level of violence points to a deep crisis of legitimacy’

FREEDOMS
MIDDLE EAST
09.Feb.2026
EN

VENEZUELA: ‘Although the repressive architecture remains intact, a small window of hope has opened’

DEMOCRACY
SOUTH AMERICA
05.Feb.2026
ENES

‘After decades of denial and silence, the suffering of Rohingya people is being heard at the world’s highest court’

CONFLICT | CRISIS
SOUTHEAST ASIA
03.Feb.2026
EN

‘Unless the colonial mindset is dismantled, Gaza’s political future will remain externally managed’

CONFLICT | CRISIS
MIDDLE EAST
29.Jan.2026
EN

Venezuela: democracy no closer

US intervention violates international law and creates new dilemmas for civil society
DEMOCRACY
SOUTH AMERICA
29.Jan.2026
ENES

‘The process looks democratic on paper, but genuine competition is systematically undermined’

DEMOCRACY
EAST AFRICA
28.Jan.2026
EN

‘When international attention decreases, state violence often intensifies’

FREEDOMS
MIDDLE EAST
27.Jan.2026
EN

UN Security Council: reform or irrelevance

Designed for 1945, the UN’s most powerful body can’t handle the crises of 2026
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL
27.Jan.2026
ENESFR

‘We are seeing an economic transition, but no democratic transition’

DEMOCRACY
SOUTH AMERICA
26.Jan.2026
ENES

‘Femicide is the culmination of a cycle rooted in the normalisation of control over women’s bodies’

INCLUSION
SOUTH AMERICA
23.Jan.2026
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