Governance · September, 2019

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Governance · September, 2019

Stories about Governance from September, 2019

Censorship and online threats against the press spell trouble for the future of Pakistani journalism

From layoffs to violent threats, Pakistani journalists face tough challenges

Written by R Umaima Ahmed

29 September 2019

A snapshot of climate strikes across Southeast Asia

'There is no planet B'

Written by Mong Palatino

25 September 2019

Serbian journalists expose a ruling party bot application used to manipulate readers’ comments on media websites

Manipulation of user comments deceives readers by pretending to represent 'neutral' majority opinions

Written by Filip Stojanovski

20 September 2019

Azerbaijanis wary of new ‘morality police’

The controversial patrols aim to curb sex tourism in Baku

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

19 September 2019

Yale-NUS college draws criticism in Singapore after canceling a class on ‘dialogue and dissent’

"If we cannot make space and listen to the person that says no, then democracy dies. It’s that fundamental."

Written by Mong Palatino

19 September 2019

In a Pakistani town, Hindu-Muslim relations are tested after a Hindu temple is vandalised

Pakistan has one of the strictest anti-blasphemy laws

Written by R Umaima Ahmed

19 September 2019

Cameroon on a path to ‘national dialogue’ as Anglophone crisis continues

Talks will focus on 'bilingualism, cultural diversity and social cohesion'

Written by Ekonde Daniel

18 September 2019

Street-side vendors of Zanzibar’s iconic ‘kanga’ textiles forced to close up shop after 30 years

Kanga textiles are intricately woven into Swahili coastal culture

Written by Amanda Lichtenstein

16 September 2019

New finance minister of North Macedonia faces sexist attacks online

The spokesperson of the main opposition party wrote a Facebook post about the new minster's appointment that was filled with misogynistic language.

Written by Pavlina Simonoska Arsikj

14 September 2019

Locked down in Kashmir: A traveler's view

Many Kashmiris are imposing their own curfew, civil curfew.

Written by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha) Translated by Rezwan

13 September 2019

Cameroonians with HIV face ‘a death sentence’ as Global Fund threatens to pull antiretroviral drugs

Uncertainty looms around the survival of over 500,000 HIV-positive Cameroonians

Written by Ekonde Daniel

12 September 2019

Cameroonian parents fear sending children back to school in midst of armed conflict

'Better an illiterate child than a dead child?'

Written by Ekonde Daniel

11 September 2019

Burundian refugees living in Tanzania face forced repatriation

Burundi is still not 'conducive to promote returns'

Written by Liam Anderson

9 September 2019

Sedition charge against union leader sparks debate about freedom of speech in Trinidad and Tobago

Discussion rages: is the Sedition Act archaic or necessary?

Written by Jada Steuart

9 September 2019

Singapore prime minister sues independent news website for defamation

This is the latest example of the government's crackdown on independent media

Written by Mong Palatino

9 September 2019

Reading Kashmir: Understanding the conflict through its fiction and memoirs

How do Kashmiris perceive their situation? Read their books.

Written by Rezwan, Filip Noubel

8 September 2019

Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe dies, leaving behind a ‘very complicated legacy’

He ruled for 37 years before his tumultuous ouster in 2017

Written by Kudzai Chimhangwa

6 September 2019

Bangladeshi brides will no longer be questioned about their virginity for marriage certificates

The law will be amended in mid-October

Written by Samaya Anjum

6 September 2019

Millions in India's north-eastern Assam state at risk of losing citizenship

They have to prove their citizenship within next six months

Written by Rezwan

5 September 2019

Bangladesh cuts access to mobile phone services for the Rohingya

Government claims the ban will quell violence in refugee camps allegedly coordinated using cellphones

Written by Zara Rahman

3 September 2019

Once celebrated by Homer, Turkey's Mount Ida is losing trees and going bald

Activists and artists join forces in Turkey to fight deforestation caused by mining companies.

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

2 September 2019

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