Governance · October, 2020

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Governance · October, 2020

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Stories about Governance from October, 2020

Environmental risk posed by Venezuelan oil tanker highlights importance of transparency and public participation

Governments should 'support this co-creation of knowledge'

Written by Cari-Bois News

31 October 2020

Hong Kong police to launch hotline for public to report violations of the national security law

'There will be eyes and ears everywhere'

Written by Oiwan Lam

31 October 2020

Tanzanian poll is likely to usher in a new era of authoritarianism. Here's why.

'This election will usher in a new era of authoritarianism.'

Written by The Conversation-Africa, Dan Paget

30 October 2020

Georgians in Abkhazia and South Ossetia unable to vote

COVID-19 casts a shadow over Georgia's upcoming parliamentary elections

Written by OC Media

30 October 2020

In the heat of political crisis, Belarus launches first nuclear power plant

Ecologists do not share the government's optimism about Astravets

Written by Hanna Valynec

29 October 2020

More than one million voters in Myanmar disenfranchised after government cancels elections in conflict areas

The ruling party lost in these same communities during 2015 elections

Written by Mong Palatino

27 October 2020

Myanmar 2020 election: ‘A critical moment in the consolidation of democratic transition’

'Structural shortcomings continue to undermine the democratic character of the process'

Written by Mong Palatino

24 October 2020

Failing to portray protesters as violent, Thai government lifts severe state of emergency

Another victory for the pro-democracy protesters

Written by Prachatai

23 October 2020

As war in Nagorno-Karabakh rages, so does a pandemic

If the fighting continues, COVID-19 cases could surge dramatically

Written by Maxim Edwards

23 October 2020

Fighting disinformation and fact-checking the Myanmar election

Fact-checking a challenge in communities under armed conflict

Written by Mong Palatino

23 October 2020

Indian ad featuring Hindu-Muslim family pulled after rightwing backlash

In response, Indians who live in interfaith families shared their experiences online

Written by Anumeha Verma

22 October 2020

In Haiti, homophobic movements use anti-colonial rhetoric against LGBTQI+ communities

Attempts to raise profile of LGBTQI+ community stifled

Written by Jeanne-Elsa Chéry

Translated by Adam Long

22 October 2020

Russia's indigenous peoples are in the crosshairs of COVID-19

Indigenous peoples now battle resource extraction and a deadly pandemic

Written by Alexandra Slobodov

22 October 2020

In Belarus, tech workers fear for their industry’s future

The political crisis threatens one of the country’s most profitable businesses

Written by Sergei Lavrinenko

21 October 2020

Ending police brutality in Nigeria: A festival of lights to honor the dead

As protesters demand police reform, they also mourn

Written by Aremu Adeola, Jr.

20 October 2020

For journalists in Kenya, ‘2020 is the worst year on record’

Freedom of expression is under attack during the pandemic

Written by Victoria Rubadiri, Article 19

19 October 2020

Myanmar's election commission censors speeches of political parties in run-up to election

Campaign speeches should not 'defame' the military and the nation

Written by Mong Palatino

19 October 2020

Undaunted by the October 16 crackdown, protestors once again take to Bangkok’s streets

The Thai government has declared a state of emergency largely to quell the protests

Written by Prachatai

18 October 2020

#AnswerUsElonMusk: Russia's indigenous peoples campaign against Arctic pollution

They're demanding compensation for devastating pollution caused by Russia's largest nickel producer

Written by Vera Shcherbina

16 October 2020

The struggle to end Nigeria's brutal SARS police unit continues

Nigerian youth continue to protest throughout the country

Written by Aremu Adeola, Jr.

15 October 2020

‘Lazy’ Nigerian youth mobilize #EndSARS protest from social media to the streets

Nigerian youth have birthed a unifying movement

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

14 October 2020

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