IN FOCUS

Tunisia’s demolition of civic space

Heavy prison sentences and suspensions of civil society groups mark the accelerating consolidation of presidential power

NORTHERN AFRICA

Colombia: polarisation the winner

As runoff approaches, the peace agreement and fossil fuel transition are under threat

Armenia’s westward turn overshadowed by personal rule

Election result signals shift away from Russia but deepens rule of law concerns

Hong Kong: no safety in exile

China spy case exposes the global reach of its transnational repression

Turkey: Erdoğan moves to bury the opposition

After Hungary showed that electoral autocrats can be voted out, Turkey’s president is trying to ensure it doesn’t happen to him

UN climate resolution: time to stop the persecution

Resolution endorses landmark ruling on climate obligations, but many states are still attacking climate and environmental activists

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

USA: sanctions weaponised against human rights

Sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese are back in force, and others are being targeted

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

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