IN FOCUS

Iran, back to the grim normal

How long will order restored by violence last?

FREEDOMS

MIDDLE EAST

15.Jan.2024

Bangladesh: election with a foregone conclusion

Ruling party’s win guaranteed by pre-election crackdown

DEMOCRACY

SOUTH ASIA

11.Jan.2024

Gaza: international system failing latest test

Consensus on ceasefire urgently needed as atrocities continue

CONFLICT | CRISIS

MIDDLE EAST

21.Dec.2023

Afghanistan: gender apartheid must be stopped

Persistent acts of internal resistance must be backed by international pressure

INCLUSION

SOUTH ASIA

15.Dec.2023

Sudan’s conflict needs civil society solutions

Peace can’t be left in the hands of the generals

CONFLICT | CRISIS

EAST AFRICA

14.Dec.2023

Latvia: a vital first step towards marriage equality

Passage of civil unions bill followed by anti-rights backlash

INCLUSION

EUROPE

12.Dec.2023

Haiti: international community must work with civil society

Current policing plan fails to address bigger problems

The Netherlands latest country to tilt to the right

Right-wing populist comes shock first in election

DEMOCRACY

EUROPE

01.Dec.2023

Argentina plunges into the unknown

Far-right outsider wins presidential runoff

Australia: reconciliation back to square one?

Constitutional referendum fails to recognise an Indigenous voice

INCLUSION

OCEANIA

16.Nov.2023