IN FOCUS

‘Colonial powers of the global north have normalised murder and devastation in the global south’

Nicaragua’s crackdown: a beleaguered regime clutching at straws?

The government’s desperate attempt to eliminate all dissent reveals a weakness that democratic allies should exploit

CENTRAL AMERICA

‘The president is desperate for international attention ahead of 2024 election’

NORTHERN AFRICA

Mexico: one step closer to justice for the missing 43?

Families of disappeared students make fresh demand for accountability as former attorney general is arrested

Sierra Leone: will the lessons be learned from protest violence?

Government’s repression and vilification of protests a troubling sign ahead of elections

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘We advocate for a civic space where people can protest with no risks’

‘The regime seeks to annihilate all forms of autonomous citizen organisation’

CENTRAL AMERICA

Singapore: belated recognition of LGBTQI+ rights

Sex between men decriminalised – but state moves to block progress on equal marriage

Malawi: protests against selective justice reveal deeper democratic deficits

Protesters seeking accountability find repression instead

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘The Pope didn’t deliver a clear apology to Indigenous people on behalf of the Catholic Church’