Qatar urged to release 21 detainees held for protesting ‘discriminatory’ election lawsFirst Shura elections spark controversyWritten by Gulf Center for Human Rights30 September 2021
Can LGBTQ+ rights activism be the key to reversing retrogressive policies in the Middle East?Social stigmas have also hindered progressWritten by Guest Contributor30 September 2021
The aftermath of #EndSARS: The Twitter ban and what it means for young NigeriansThe microblogging app was used to galvanise support during the 2020 protestsWritten by Aniekan Augustine-Edet28 September 2021
Is China exporting its surveillance state to Venezuela?CEIEC has provided defense and surveillance systems to VenezuelaWritten by Alessandra Soler28 September 2021
South Asia mourns Indian feminist icon Kamla Bhasin"Her songs, slogans and writings will continue to inspire us"Written by Rezwan28 September 2021
In Turkey, a citizen sentenced to prison for insulting the presidentTekiner faces twenty months in jail for insulting the presidentWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva28 September 2021
Turkish students protest as rent prices skyrocketSoaring rent fees have left Turkish students and families homelessWritten by Doga Celik, Arzu Geybullayeva28 September 2021
Turkey’s Uyghur dilemma in the context of China’s Belt and Road InitiativeYet Ankara's recent alliances with Beijing are complicating historical bondsWritten by Filip Noubel24 September 2021
Life during the pandemic: An interview with former refugee, exiled cartoonist Eaten FishHis artwork compares majority and minority power dynamicsWritten by Mong Palatino24 September 2021
An investment in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s future: Compensating survivors of wartime sexual violenceEconomic disadvantage is one result of sexual violence during the Bosnian WarWritten by Balkan Diskurs23 September 2021
Shooting in Kazakhstan leaves five dead after financial dispute over real estateA resident of Almaty violently resisted an eviction orderWritten by Paolo Sorbello23 September 2021
Behind Chinese Wikipedia user ban: threats, verbal attacks and election canvassingThe Wikimedia Foundation banned seven mainland Chinese users and revoked 12 administrators' rights Written by Oiwan Lam23 September 2021
Belarusian authorities rule to liquidate domestic violence shelterRadislava has been a crucial service to women in BelarusWritten by Transitions Online22 September 2021
Chinese firms in Nigeria face widespread labour abuse allegations, tainting bilateral relationshipThe Nigerian government rarely takes action against these allegations. Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike22 September 2021
Retelling indigenous Tamang people’s torment and trauma through sacred seeds, handmade paper and slatesThe seeds are ingrained in Tamang culture and ritualsWritten by Sanjib Chaudhary21 September 2021
COVID-19 pushes Armenian families into povertyThe government provided several one-time assistance payments in 2020Written by Chaikhana.media21 September 2021
Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy union coalition to disband, cites threats to safetyNumerous civil society groups have closed under Hong Kong's NSLWritten by Hong Kong Free Press20 September 2021
Former Surinamese president Dési Bouterse convicted of murder for the second time—but will he go to prison?'Suriname is not finished with [Bouterse] yet'Written by Fausia S. Abdul19 September 2021
The construction of Chinese patriotic masculinity: ‘sissies will ruin the nation’'If youths are feminine, the nation will be feminine!'Written by Oiwan Lam15 September 2021
Dalit erasure, or how Rolling Stone India failed to demonstrate diligent storytellingCultural appropriation of marginalised art and voices in South Asia Written by Keerthana Ram14 September 2021
Myanmar LGBTQ makeup artist swaps beauty salon for border hideout and revolutionMay Oo refused to provide services to wealthy clients who support the juntaWritten by The Irrawaddy12 September 2021