IN DEPTH

Turkey/Syria earthquake: natural disaster and human failures

Destructive impacts worsened by conflict, authoritarianism and corruption

CONFLICT | CRISIS

ASIA

09.Mar.2023

One year into Russia’s war on Ukraine: civil society in the crossfire

Ukraine’s civil society is responding while Russia’s endures further crackdown

CONFLICT | CRISIS

EUROPE

24.Feb.2023

Far-right threats sparked by pandemic denial

Conspiracy theories would be a laughing matter were it not for the real threat of violence

DEMOCRACY

GLOBAL

01.Feb.2023

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Iran: fearless protests, fierce repression

Theocratic regime responds with full force to its biggest-ever challenge

FREEDOMS

MIDDLE EAST

22.Dec.2022

Indonesia’s new criminal code: a turn for the worse

Long-overdue changes to outdated law only make it more hostile to women, LGBTQI+ people and other excluded groups

INCLUSION

SOUTHEAST ASIA

16.Dec.2022

US midterm elections: a temporary respite?

Imminent danger averted in an election that put voting rights and women’s rights on the ballot – but threats continue

DEMOCRACY

NORTH AMERICA

12.Dec.2022

Syrian and Venezuelan refugees: two faces of the same crisis

The two biggest migration flows of our time, Syrians and Venezuelans, face distinct challenges in their host countries

COP27: too little, too late

Summit takes first step to make rich states pay for climate harm – but does little to stop them causing further damage

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

GLOBAL

23.Nov.2022

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Qatar 2022: glory at what price?

World Cup tainted by migrant workers’ deaths and numerous other human rights abuses

FREEDOMS

MIDDLE EAST

18.Nov.2022

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Taiwan in the firing line

China talks tough – but Taiwan’s people want to choose their own path

CONFLICT | CRISIS

EAST ASIA

15.Nov.2022