IN DEPTH

Guatemala clings to democratic promise

Political elite reacts by manoeuvring to try to protect its power

CENTRAL AMERICA

SDGs: time to get back on course

Realising goals will require both global financial reform and the opening of civic space

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Paraguay: the change that wasn’t

Anti-rights outsider rises while long-time ruling party prevails yet again

Press freedom under attack

Journalists risk harassment, detention, violence and death just for doing their job

Abolishing the death penalty: progress and setbacks

Reforms in Malaysia and Zambia show change is possible – but there’s still a long way to go

Russia’s boots on the ground in Africa

Wagner Group is spreading Russian influence – and extracting vital resources – in country after country

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Turkey/Syria earthquake: natural disaster and human failures

Destructive impacts worsened by conflict, authoritarianism and corruption

CONFLICT | CRISIS

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

Far-right threats sparked by pandemic denial

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

Iran: fearless protests, fierce repression

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