IN FOCUS

Estonia: the start of a rainbow domino effect?

First post-Soviet state to recognise same-sex marriage, with others expected to follow

‘The untrue government narrative reveals an aversion to civil society denouncing malpractice’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Cloud lingers over Sierra Leone’s election

Transparency urgently needed to dispel doubts

‘Legal changes deepen the cultural shift favourable to LGBTQI+ rights’

‘We’ll have the most right-wing government since the 1930s’

‘Our democracy is at risk in the hands of political-criminal networks’

CENTRAL AMERICA

‘Our street blockades hurt society the least and put no one’s life in danger’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘People deeply understand that rights and liberties are won through protest’

‘The new NGO Law is just a way of legalising the government’s arrogance and excesses’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘These elections are key because they give us a chance to take a different path’

CENTRAL AMERICA