IN FOCUS

‘We first thought hosting COP29 could ease the pressure on local civil society – but we were wrong’

Emin Huseynov | AZERBAIJAN

‘In the rush for a green transition, corporate interests overshadow environmental and social concerns’

Žaklina Živković and Miroslava Nikolić | SERBIA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘This new bill allows police to impose harsh conditions on protesters in the name of public order’

Catherine Mbui | KENYA

‘We urge governments not to authorise, sponsor or subsidise deep-sea mining’

Juressa Lee | NEW ZEALAND

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘Civic space is closed and prospects for change are limited, if not non-existent’

ACDD | NICARAGUA

CENTRAL AMERICA

‘The government’s response to the protests followed a predictable pattern of repression’

Mohammed Ndifuna | UGANDA

‘The Taliban have effectively silenced women’s voices’

Mohammad Mohmadi | AFGHANISTAN

‘The Chiquita case shows it’s possible to hold corporations accountable for human rights abuses’

Gabriela Valentín Díaz | COLOMBIA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘Restrictions on solidarity protests are unconstitutional’

Nelson Roldão | TIMOR-LESTE

‘The government is using widespread intimidation to silence pro-democracy voices’

Tapiwanashe Chiriga | ZIMBABWE

SOUTHERN AFRICA