Central Asian presidents cannot stop appointing their relatives to high-level postsBlood ties trump merit and professional qualificationsWritten by Nurbek Bekmurzaev31 August 2023
A Mauritanian high school student faces the death penalty over blasphemyPolitical and religious leaders rally public opinion for their purposesWritten by Mariam A., MA. Abbe29 August 2023
‘Stop the dump’: Pacific communities protest Japan’s release of treated nuclear waterScientists monitoring the process say it is safeWritten by Mong Palatino27 August 2023
PhD student from Gabon killed in Russia's fourth largest cityThe history of racism in the USSR and Russia is long and complicatedWritten by Daria Dergacheva25 August 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash. Did Russians know who he was?For every supporter in Russia, more than two people oppose himWritten by Russia Post25 August 2023
Did the Myanmar junta build the ‘world’s biggest Buddha statue’ to whitewash its crimes?Authorities will begin collecting fees from pilgrims in SeptemberWritten by Mong Palatino25 August 2023
Christian community comes under attack in Pakistan once againThe state is failing to provide protection to its minoritiesWritten by R Umaima Ahmed23 August 2023
How Turkey’s opposition elite enabled Erdoğan and misled votersPublic intellectuals' unwillingness to own faults entrenches Erdogan's ruleWritten by Sinan Ciddi23 August 2023
Cambodia: Problematic laws and restrictions on information are threatening digital rightsInternet users often face arrest for their online activityWritten by EngageMedia21 August 2023
Only Sharia-following women can engage in Kuwaiti politicsA new law aims at excluding women from political participationWritten by Raseef2221 August 2023
Villages near Russia's former Gulag capital Vorkuta are facing extreme river pollutionRivers are infected and infrastructure rotten, but people are in denialWritten by Daria Dergacheva21 August 2023
Which African countries may join the BRICS group of nations, and why do they want to?It is imperative to meticulously assess the implications for African countriesWritten by Zita Zage20 August 2023
Ahead of election, Pakistan introduces new laws to stifle dissentHastily passed bills undermine civil liberties and freedom of expressionWritten by R Umaima Ahmed, Rezwan17 August 2023
Jordan's fight for online freedom of expressionThe cybercrime law endorsement implies an online freedoms clampdown. Written by Global Voices MENA16 August 2023
In Azerbaijan, couriers are facing intimidation and arrests at the hands of the stateAt least three union members have been arrested Written by Arzu Geybullayeva15 August 2023
Dengue is becoming endemic in BangladeshThe dengue death toll this year has surpassed previous yearsWritten by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha)Translated by Rezwan13 August 2023
Ethnic clashes bring Indian state Manipur to the brink of civil warThe state authorities have failed to curb the ongoing violenceWritten by Vishal Yashoda Manve, Rezwan9 August 2023
Brazil: Oil exploitation project worries fishermen at Amazon River estuaryState-owned Petrobras' plans have divided ministries in the Lula government Written by Pública - Agência de jornalismo investigativoTranslated by Liam Anderson7 August 2023
A starter guide to Chinese open source data for non-Chinese speakersOpen-source data in Chinese can be useful for journalists and civil societyWritten by Guest Contributor7 August 2023
Myanmar junta grants partial pardon to detained leaders amid continuing crisis and resistance'The military's pardon changes nothing'Written by Mong Palatino6 August 2023
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan arrested once again ahead of elections"This is just a rerun of Pakistan’s sorry past"Written by R Umaima Ahmed6 August 2023