FREEDOMS

CIVIL AND POLITICAL FREEDOMS

Eswatini: jailing of politicians the latest act of repression

Africa’s last absolute monarchy continues to deny demands for democracy

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Tunisia’s escalating crackdown

Anti-racism and migrants’ rights activism under attack

NORTHERN AFRICA

Foreign agents laws threaten civil society

Georgia and Kyrgyzstan are following Russia’s path – and the EU isn’t helping

The long reach of authoritarianism

Transnational repression is on the rise – and it’s democratic states’ duty to stop it

Iran, back to the grim normal

How long will order restored by violence last?

Vietnam: another turn of the screw

Environmental activism in the crosshairs of repression

Bahrain’s political prisoners: resistance against the odds

Democratic partners must prove their human rights commitment by urging reform

Iran: one year on, what’s changed?

Discontent likely to flare up again

Hong Kong goes after its exiles

International arrest warrants and bounties all part of a picture of transnational repression

Pakistan’s civil society feels the pressure

Amid power struggles, protest rights and media freedoms are under attack