IN FOCUS

COP29: yet another climate summit in closed civic space

Petrostate host Azerbaijan cracks down on civil society in advance

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Georgia: election result threatens further regression

Populist pro-Russian party retains power in vote marred by fraud allegations

Myanmar at a crossroads

Democratic forces gain ground on battlefield but international community does little

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Tunisia: a hollow victory in a non-competitive election

Autocratic incumbent extends his grip on power as voters stay home

NORTHERN AFRICA

UN Human Rights Council: new members and old problems

Saudi Arabia is kept out, but non-competitive elections allow other repressive states in

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Afghan women refuse to be silenced

Struggle to end gender apartheid needs full international support

Honduras: environmental defenders still under siege

Situation fails to improve despite political change

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

CENTRAL AMERICA

‘Fear of repression prevents the formation of a united opposition that could challenge the government’

NORTHERN AFRICA

‘By supporting its domestic arms industry, the UK is enabling Israel to commit war crimes in Gaza’

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘This ASEAN summit matters because it will set priorities and policies’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE