IN FOCUS

Botswana: criminalisation of same-sex relations off the books

A decade of legal struggle ends as penal code is revised, with marriage equality now in sight

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Iran war deepens dangers for activists

Foreign strikes have given the regime an excuse to up its repression

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Beyond COP deadlock: summit for fossil fuel transition shows promise

Fifty-seven states commit to adopt transition roadmaps, but financing gaps and political fragility test their resolve

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Hungary’s new opportunity for democracy

Viktor Orbán’s defeat opens a new chapter – but there’s a long road of recovery ahead for civic space and human rights

The UN NGO Committee: civil society’s gatekeeper in hostile hands

Thirteen of 19 newly elected members severely restrict civil society

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Indonesia’s genocide case: a landmark test of universal jurisdiction

Charges filed by a Rohingya survivor accuse Myanmar’s illegitimate leader of genocide

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Russia’s African cannon fodder

Disinformation and economic despair drive recruitment of young men for distant war

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Denmark’s normalisation of the extreme

Election results show that co-opting the far right’s agenda only validates it

Thailand: reform deferred again

Border war, systematic repression and electoral flaws hand power to conservatives

Post-protest Bangladesh: restoration more than renewal

Bangladesh’s first credible election in almost two decades delivers change, but not the transformation Gen Z protested for