2020 round-up: COVID-19 in South AsiaOur coverage from South Asian countriesWritten by Rezwan31 December 2020
Christmas in the Philippines in the time of Duterte and COVID-19Pandemic restrictions changed how Christmas was celebrated in the Catholic-majority countryWritten by Karlo Mongaya31 December 2020
In Belarus, Lukashenka's rule endures 2020 — can it survive 2021?The regime in Minsk has run out of carrots, and has only sticks left.Written by Maxim Edwards30 December 2020
Will poetry be enough to get Czechs to embrace anti COVID-19 vaccination?Czech government ad campaign seeks to erase fears about vaccinationWritten by Filip Noubel29 December 2020
UN Security Council ends reporting on Burundi, but human rights monitors remain concernedThere are 'grounds to believe' that human rights violations continueWritten by Liam Anderson29 December 2020
Rwandan governance during the pandemic: A time for introspectionRwanda's reluctance to tolerate criticism undermines its governance model Written by Louis Gitinywa29 December 2020
Iconic House of Wonders collapse leaves Zanzibaris wondering about fate of cultural heritageThe 19th-century palace's collapse came as a shock and disappointment Written by Amanda Lichtenstein28 December 2020
Online backlash follows blurring of Christmas imagery on popular Chinese TV show'Happy Mosaic Festival!'Written by The Stand News28 December 2020
2020 round-up: How the tragedy of COVID-19 became a success story for the China modelCritical voices have given way to positive narrativesWritten by Oiwan Lam28 December 2020
European NGO uncovers 15-year Indian disinformation campaignReport reveals a campaign to discredit Pakistan internationallyWritten by Annam Lodhi, Subhashish Panigrahi24 December 2020
Uruguay’s new government is prioritising security, but is it at the cost of free speech?A new law marks a turning point in Uruguayan politicsWritten by Juan Manuel MontoroTranslated by Emma Dewick21 December 2020
Two years after Sudan's revolution, demonstrators march with demands for change'We are not against anyone, but we are against exclusion'Written by Khattab Hamad21 December 2020
After years of protests, the Islamabad Zoo will convert into an animal sanctuaryA happy ending for 2020, a year when Pakistanis debated animal abuse like never beforeWritten by R Umaima Ahmed18 December 2020
Trinidad & Tobago's procurement regulation bill passes, but corruption concerns lingerCritics say the bill '[degrades] public trust and confidence'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco11 December 2020
How will the war in Nagorno-Karabakh change Azerbaijan?Much remains unclear — not least the territory's future statusWritten by Maxim Edwards11 December 2020
Diary of a Nepali soldier in FranceWritings of a World War I Gurkha soldier surface after 107 yearsWritten by Nepali Times10 December 2020
Singaporean activist who staged a solo protest with a ‘smiley’ placard charged with illegal assemblyIn response, Jolovan Wham launched the #SmileInSolidarity campaignWritten by Mong Palatino8 December 2020
US in Syria: What to expect of the new administration?Incoming US administration won't take leaps in SyriaWritten by Sylvain Keller8 December 2020
Tanzania launches mobile app to help victims report gender-based violenceThe app launched during the 16 Days of Activism against GBVWritten by Susie Berya4 December 2020
Pressure mounts on Egypt to release prominent human rights defendersDetentions come after years-long, relentless government attacks on civic spaceWritten by Dahlia Kholaif1 December 2020