IN FOCUS

‘Our legal action forced the authorities to act to protect nature and people’s health’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

India’s election: cracks start to show in authoritarian rule

Strongman leader weakened as results fall short of expectations

‘Civil society has remained active in a context of erosion of democracy and receding civic space’

NORTHERN AFRICA

‘Repression sends a sobering message to anyone toying with the idea of organising for rights’

‘The court sent a message that LGBTQI+ people are human beings entitled to all rights and freedoms’

‘We don’t need a new media law, but proper implementation of the existing one’

‘Civil society can still defeat the foreign agents bill if it plans and acts strategically’

‘The coalition agreement softened the far-right’s stance, but the new government won’t defend minorities’

‘A free press is the ultimate antidote to the fog of war’

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘Sadly, the most notable feature of the campaign is the number of candidates killed’