FREEDOMS

CIVIL AND POLITICAL FREEDOMS

Turkmenistan: tyranny mutates into dynasty

Ritualistic election enthrones president’s son – but his father retains power behind the throne

Beijing Olympics: sport as smokescreen

Activists seek to turn sportswashing attempts against repressive states

Xi Jinping’s war on popular culture

Why is the Chinese government cracking down on entertainment and tech industries?

The long reach of Rwandan repression

Dissidents find no safety in exile

Media diversity under attack in the heart of Europe

Ruling parties determined to turn media into propaganda agents

Myanmar: health workers in the military’s firing line

Military dictatorship turns oxygen supplies into a weapon