Human Rights · February, 2022

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#AfricansInUkraine: We are students, we don’t have guns

African students in Ukraine are using social media to self-report.

Written by Pernille Baerendtsen, Nwachukwu Egbunike

28 February 2022

Films on human rights abuses and courageous opposition in Myanmar

These films highlight Myanmar's long struggle for democracy

Written by EngageMedia

28 February 2022

Fleeing Kyiv: How we escaped the Ukrainian capital as war broke out

A group of friends escapes Kyiv after Russian army's attack

Written by openDemocracy

27 February 2022

Ukrainian refugees gather at the borders with Moldova, Slovakia, Poland

As Russia's invasion began, many Ukrainians were seeking refuge elsewhere

Written by Filip Noubel

24 February 2022

Azerbaijani journalist and queer activist murdered

Hafizli was murdered by his cousin

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

24 February 2022

Undertones: How extremist Hindu nationalists use Instagram

The target audience is mainly young Hindu men.

Written by Civic Media Observatory

22 February 2022

‘We got used to the war': life for a frontline family in Ukraine

Tetiana Bezruk talks to residents of Avdiivka, eastern Ukraine

Written by openDemocracy

20 February 2022

Malaysian artist Fahmi Reza faces police probe and two charges for satirical posters

Rights groups press for the repeal of law that criminalizes free speech

Written by Mong Palatino

20 February 2022

The Beijing Winter Olympics: A wedding adjacent to a funeral

Is it political to side with the oppressed and not the oppressor?

Written by Kok Bayraq

19 February 2022

Court in Russia-occupied Crimea sentences freelance journalist to six years in prison

Press freedom advocates have been calling for Yesypenko’s immediate release

Written by Tanya Lokot

17 February 2022

In Tajikistan's mountainous region of GBAO, the power struggle with the capital extends to internet shutdowns

Already geographically isolated, the Pamir region of Tajikistan experiences internet shutdowns

Written by PI

17 February 2022

The police officer who allegedly cut a young Jamaican's dreadlocks faces no criminal charges, and nobody bats an eye

The outcome is not shocking

Written by Emma Lewis

15 February 2022

Hijab ban stirs protests in the Indian state of Karnataka

Secularism or Hindutva?

Written by Ananya

14 February 2022

Navalny documentary sweeps up awards at Sundance Film Festival

The film sees Navalny and allies investigating his attempted poisoning

Written by RuNet Echo

12 February 2022

Will Taiwanese academics be targeted by the Hong Kong National Security Law?

Prominent activists and academics are already under fire

Written by New Bloom

10 February 2022

Death of a Venezuelan infant during sea crossing exposes shortcomings in Trinidad and Tobago's refugee policy

The tragedy underscores the 'absence of sufficient safe pathways' for asylum seekers

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

9 February 2022

India's Mising tribe lives in traditional flood-resilient homes to adapt to climate change

These houses can be raised depending on the last flood levels

Written by Moushumi Basu

9 February 2022

Does the state's failure to act enable online sexual violence in North Macedonia?

Could the New Stalking Law bring Public Room victims justice?

Written by Unbias The News

9 February 2022

Private abuse in Telegram’s ‘Public Rooms': Can North Macedonia fight online sexual harassment?

For new forms of gender-based violence, activists demand new solutions

Written by Unbias The News

8 February 2022

Concerted attacks against Bangladeshi activists on Facebook

"How could Facebook repeat the mistake?"

Written by Samaya Anjum

8 February 2022

Diaspora Diary: The account of a Nepali migrant worker in Qatar

'I am sharing my story so others can learn about my experience'

Written by Nepali Times

7 February 2022

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