FREEDOMS

CIVIL AND POLITICAL FREEDOMS

Belarus: a prison state in Europe

Putin’s ally acts the strongman but war could be his downfall

Myanmar’s forgotten crisis

International lack of action is allowing military junta to get away with murder

Nicaragua: an opportunity for democratic solidarity

Release of political prisoners could be a sign of the ruling regime’s strength – or weakness

CENTRAL AMERICA

Venezuela: the end of civil society as we know it?

Visit by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights falls short of civil society expectations

Eswatini: democracy a matter of life and death

Killing of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko the latest troubling development in absolute monarchy

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Iran: fearless protests, fierce repression

Theocratic regime responds with full force to its biggest-ever challenge

China: pandemic protests force a rare retreat

Authoritarian state gives into protest pressure by dropping its ‘zero covid’ policy

Qatar 2022: glory at what price?

World Cup tainted by migrant workers’ deaths and numerous other human rights abuses

Zimbabwe: rights under further attack ahead of 2023 elections

President Mnangagwa seeking to prolong his stay in power by cracking down on dissent

SOUTHERN AFRICA

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