Who’s trying to silence the fearless voice of Sri Lankan journalist Tharindu Jayawardhana?Threats followed reporting on probe into the 2019 Easter Sunday killingsWritten by GroundViews31 July 2021
Weak public consultation approach draws questions about plans to ‘revitalise’ beloved Trinidad park'True consultation involves stakeholder participation'Written by Flora Thomas31 July 2021
The Georgian Dream Party withdraws from EU-brokered deal with oppositionOpposition and civil society claim the decision was politicalWritten by OC Media30 July 2021
Iranian state comes down hard on protests over ‘Thirsty Khuzestan’Amnesty International says at least eight people killed in crackdownWritten by Fred Petrossian30 July 2021
Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange accusations in renewed clashesArmenia and Azerbaijan blamed each other over renewed fightingWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva29 July 2021
The Georgian Dream Party’s anti-media crusade continuesJournalists continue to face harassment and attacks from government officialsWritten by OC Media29 July 2021
Fifth woman murdered in Azerbaijan in 10 daysNargiz Mustafayeva was killed on Sunday, July 25Written by OC Media28 July 2021
Pakistani woman cricketer Nida Dar faces sexism from a former cricketerFormer cricketer Abdul Razzaq makes sexist remarks about Nida DarWritten by Rai M Azlan27 July 2021
Government announces new media regulations that could further constrain freedom of expression in TurkeyNew measures underway to regulate foreign funded media and misinformation.Written by Arzu Geybullayeva26 July 2021
The French government’s U-turn on regional languagesCould immersive education in minority languages be in fact outlawed? Written by Filip NoubelTranslated by Emma Dewick26 July 2021
Global investigation reveals Pegasus Project identified in Azerbaijan and elsewhereAuthorities in Azerbaijan have refrained from making any statementsWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva23 July 2021
Pegasus spyware revelation indicates Indian state snooping on journalists, activists and politiciansThe software secretly gathers data from a user's phone/computerWritten by Subhashish Panigrahi23 July 2021
The “ticket to happy life” politics of Indian marriages in the context of dowry-related violence"We need to reform the prevailing marriage system"Written by Keerthana Ram23 July 2021
Released journalists share prison experiences in MyanmarAt least 36 journalists are still in detention.Written by Mong Palatino16 July 2021
July arrests mark turn for the worse in VietnamA spate of arrests reflects the worsening human rights situation in the countryWritten by The 88 Project16 July 2021
What is the Kurultai: Kyrgyzstan's political body based on an ancient nomadic traditionReviving an old, unelected assembly to control the political process.Written by Aigerim Turgunbaeva15 July 2021
Turkey's spectacular city statues — a thing of beauty or an architectural failure?Turkey's spectacular city statues raise questions about art and corruption.Written by Arzu Geybullayeva13 July 2021
Georgia mourns the death of a journalistLashkarava was among 50 journalists who injured during Tbilisi's Pride MarchWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva12 July 2021
EU flag torn down from Georgian Parliament in second day of far-right street violenceCounter-protesters repeatedly attempted to break through the police lines.Written by OC Media9 July 2021
Malaysian artists and activists face probe over a short film depicting police brutality"Investigate the violence, not the messenger"Written by Mong Palatino9 July 2021
Developers say the reef at St. Vincent's Indian Bay is dead. These photos say otherwise'Just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it isn’t there'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco8 July 2021