IN FOCUS

France: pensions deadlock puts democracy under strain

Security force violence raises renewed questions about impunity

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Cuba: elections without choices

Authoritarian regime seeks legitimacy in an election ritual without any substance

Greece: humanitarian action under attack

Government is repressing the rights of migrants and refugees – and the civil society that defends them

Rising repression in the UK

Crackdowns on protest rights and vilification of asylum-seekers alarming signs of a longstanding democracy’s authoritarian creep

Bahrain: a botched whitewashing attempt

Hosting of Inter-Parliamentary Union summit inadvertently throws the spotlight on denial of democracy and human rights

Moldova: a crisis of Russia’s making

Energy crunch and pro-Russia protests pose biggest post-independence test for democracy

CONFLICT | CRISIS

International Women’s Day 2023: not one step back

In a turbulent year, women mobilised to secure gains, resist regression and push for more

Georgia: danger averted, for now

Civil society sees off restrictive law – but expects more attacks

Belarus: a prison state in Europe

Putin’s ally acts the strongman but war could be his downfall

The Escazú Agreement: from paper to reality?

Progress is being made, but several ratifications are missing and a long road to implementation lies ahead

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT