FREEDOMS

A handful of states are turning executions into shows of political strength, killing more people than at any time in decades

Civil society campaigns confront the USA’s migration crackdown, FIFA’s embrace of authoritarian power and the competition’s growing climate toll

So far, too little has changed under President Bernardo Arévalo

Heavy prison sentences and suspensions of civil society groups mark the accelerating consolidation of presidential power

China spy case exposes the global reach of its transnational repression

Governments are restricting children’s social media access without consulting them or testing alternatives

Thousands killed, tens of thousands detained – and the repression is far from over

Youth-led protest movement demands end to police brutality

Five years of extraordinary repression have curbed a once vibrant democracy movement

A mega-prison deal with Trump marks the export of civic space erosion and democratic dismantling