IN FOCUS

Eswatini: election with no democracy on the horizon

Absolute monarch keeps showing he’s not serious about dialogue

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘Any activism that the government dislikes can be deemed a national security violation’

‘For the embattled LGBTQI+ movement, simply persisting in taking to the streets is an achievement’

Greek election: no good news for migrants and refugees

Attacks on civil society likely to continue

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