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Indonesia: breakthrough on gender-based violence

Long-term civil society advocacy pays off with passing of law against forced marriage and sexual abuse

Twitter: takeover talk sparks hate speech fears

Elon Musk’s potential purchase of Twitter shows the need for greater regulation of social media companies

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

India: horror heatwaves bring civil society response

Civil society is helping people cope – but also calling for climate action

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Hong Kong: another step closer to China

Hard-line pro-Beijing security chief takes power in a walkover election

India: hijab row the latest show of Hindu nationalism

Right-wing populist politicians target Muslim women to inflame divisions and win elections

Game not over: resistance against East African Crude Oil Pipeline

Victories of civil society campaign on financing sow doubts on project’s fate

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Sri Lanka: economic meltdown sparks mass protests

Protest movement demands an end to unaccountable presidential power

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Mexico: recall referendum ruse leaves no one satisfied

President López Obrador fails to benefit from manipulating direct democracy mechanism

Asylum in the UK: a one-way trip to Rwanda?

Deal to be used by UK to remove asylum seekers will enable Rwanda to deflect human rights concerns

A close call for French democracy

Even if it loses this time, the fear is that the far right is getting closer to power