Short videos by young Cambodians promote fight against COVID-19 disinformation14 videos were finalists in a competition on social media challengesWritten by Mong Palatino31 December 2020
2020 round-up: COVID-19 in South AsiaOur coverage from South Asian countriesWritten by Rezwan31 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
Online backlash follows blurring of Christmas imagery on popular Chinese TV show'Happy Mosaic Festival!'Written by The Stand News28 December 2020
European NGO uncovers 15-year Indian disinformation campaignReport reveals a campaign to discredit Pakistan internationallyWritten by Annam Lodhi, Subhashish Panigrahi24 December 2020
COVID-19 infects Japan's ‘kanji of the year’密 (mitsu), in some cases, means 'close, crowded or confined'Written by Nevin Thompson22 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 Montoro Translated by Emma Dewick21 December 2020
Combating misinformation in under-resourced languages: Lessons from around the worldPerspectives from Ethiopia, India, and Burkina FasoWritten by First Draft News21 December 2020
‘Stop silencing MENA critical voices,’ say activists in open letter to Twitter and FacebookHuman rights defenders denounce censorship by social media platformsWritten by Dahlia Kholaif20 December 2020
Citing tweets and op-eds, Hong Kong police charges media tycoon Jimmy Lai with foreign collusionHe could face life in prisonWritten by The Stand News15 December 2020
What the international press did not understand about the demonstrations in PeruWhat happened in Peru was not 'just another emergency'Written by Carla Ramos Translated by Anthony Sutterman14 December 2020
‘Queer Japan’ documentary introduces Japan's vibrant, multifaceted LGTBQ+ communityThe documentary celebrates self-love, community and resilienceWritten by Nevin Thompson12 December 2020
North Macedonia court rejects lawsuit by journalists over 2017 Parliament attackJudges claim plaintiffs failed to prove that a widely documented event took placeWritten by Filip Stojanovski, Metamorphosis Foundation12 December 2020
The fight against fake news: A restrictive policy for online freedom of expression in SenegalThe policy lacks clear definition for what constitutes 'fake news'Written by Ababacar Diop11 December 2020
Calls to legislate ‘private hire’ vehicles and stop victim-blaming as another woman is murdered in Trinidad & Tobago"Every Tom, Dick and Harry being allowed to manage a vehicle"Written by Flora Thomas7 December 2020
Court ruling gives Trinidad & Tobago green light to deport a Venezuelan minorA draft policy on asylum-seekers is not being implementedWritten by Janine Mendes-Franco3 December 2020
Journalists at Hong Kong TV station resign en masse after 40 colleagues firedThe broadcaster cited financial reasons. Newsroom staff claim the layoffs were politically motivated.Written by Oiwan Lam2 December 2020