2024

‘Democratic parties must take a firm stand against far-right anti-democratic and hateful politics’

Viktoria Kamuf | GERMANY

‘It’s easier and cheaper than ever to spread disinformation on a massive scale’

Imran Ahmed | GLOBAL

‘Whether the Cybercrime Convention will do more good than harm will hinge on implementation and monitoring’

Pavlina Pavlova | GLOBAL

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

‘The Cybercrime Convention risks becoming a tool for global surveillance and cross-border human rights violations’

Deborah Brown | GLOBAL

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

‘People are frustrated with a system that has consistently blocked avenues for dissent’

Eunice Agbenyadzi | GHANA

‘Thanks to art, climate change stops being a distant issue—it becomes personal, immediate and visceral’

Nicola Haskins | SOUTH AFRICA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘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