In Tanzania, full-throttle COVID-19 denial leaves citizens without access to public health informationTanzania has gone silent on COVID-19 since declaring itself 'coronavirus-free'Written by GV Sub-Saharan Africa26 January 2021
Japanese skincare company faces online backlash and boycott after CEO's racist remarksSkincare company DHC has prominent connections to the Japanese far-rightWritten by Nevin Thompson26 January 2021
A Zimbabwean journalist, two opposition politicians jailed for tweets about police brutality'Impunity continues to prevail on human rights violations in Zimbabwe'Written by GV Sub-Saharan Africa25 January 2021
Nepali Times, a leading English-language weekly, starts 2021 by reviving its print editionThe print magazine turned out to be an effective way to raise revenue, publisher Kunda Dixit saysWritten by Filip Noubel20 January 2021
Tunisia’s fight against COVID-19 unmasks shaky ground for digital rightsThe government turned to penal codes to stifle coronavirus criticism Written by Yosr Jouini19 January 2021
What drives ‘J-Anon’, QAnon's Japanese counterpart?Japan's rich and ongoing history of cults may have something to do with itWritten by Nevin Thompson13 January 2021
Social media blackout, violent crackdown on opposition ahead of presidential elections in Uganda Opposition candidates face violent crackdowns and arbitrary arrestsWritten by James Propa, Nwachukwu Egbunike13 January 2021
Lockdown to shutdown: How COVID-19 stifled digital rights in ZimbabwePandemic regulations intensified clamp downs on dissenting voicesWritten by Kudzai Chimhangwa12 January 2021
In Uganda, COVID-19 rules are ‘perfect instrument for criminalizing dissent’Journalists, human rights activists and dissenting voices are targeted Written by Sandra Aceng12 January 2021
‘This is the USA?’ The Caribbean reacts to the Capitol protests'Storming of the US Congress was a gross affront to democracy'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco, Emma Lewis8 January 2021
COVID-19 and shrinking freedom limits in JordanCOVID-19 restrictions ushered in an intensified clampdown on free speechWritten by Global Voices MENA, Raya Sharbain6 January 2021
2020: The year of feminist struggles and political resistance in Latin AmericaActivism did not disappear during quarantineWritten by Eddie Galdamez, Lully, Romina Navarro, Belen Febres, Carlos E. Flores, Fabiola Gutiérrez, Anette Eklund, Gabriela Mesones Rojo, Juan Manuel Montoro, Joel Herrera, Jermani Ojeda, Janine Mendes Franco, Emma Lewis, Fernanda Canofre, Ricardo Diaz Translated by Clara G3 January 2021