FREEDOMS

CIVIL AND POLITICAL FREEDOMS

El Salvador: ‘war on gangs’ accelerates slide into authoritarianism

Fundamental rights under attack, with 38,000 arrests so far

CENTRAL AMERICA

Thailand: king’s critics criminalised

Thailand’s democracy activists are being criminalised for questioning royal power

Hong Kong: another step closer to China

Hard-line pro-Beijing security chief takes power in a walkover election

UAE: tyranny behind the glamour

Events like Expo 2020 and MENA Climate Week cannot conceal the reality of repression

Algeria: increasing repression belies promise of reform

Away from the international spotlight, country’s stable reputation depends on stifling dissent

NORTHERN AFRICA

Russia’s anti-war protests: Putin under pressure?

Brave protesters battle fearsome repression and relentless propaganda

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