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Politics · May, 2025

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In Georgia, the space for dissent keeps shrinking

The country's sinking ranking by international freedom indexes underscores the government's antidemocratic turn

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

3 weeks ago

Iran faces twin crises: Power grid on the brink and nutrition in decline

As power fails and nutrition falters, Iranians confront a summer of extreme heat, rolling outages, and dwindling access to basic food

Written by Iran Open Data Center

3 weeks ago

How a city mayor from Kyrgyzstan became an internet meme

Toktorbayev's charisma goes hand-in-hand with his zeal for demolition

Written by Nurbek Bekmurzaev

4 weeks ago

Media groups call for repeal of Samoa’s defamation law

The defamation law is being used to silence journalists and media groups

Written by Mong Palatino

4 weeks ago

The Venezuelan regime campaigns to cover up its human rights abuses

An emotional facade masking the cracking down on dissent

Written by Civic Media Observatory

4 weeks ago

South Korean youth are continuing to pursue social justice after the president’s impeachment

Young people joined forces with various social activists and civil society groups during pro-impeachment movement

Written by Yewon Kang

25 May 2025

The political meaning of football: From Salazar’s playbook to Iran's stadiums

Football is more than a game — it’s a battleground of memory, identity, and defiance, where emotions speak louder than state narratives

Written by Reza Talebi

25 May 2025

Mistrusting the Myanmar junta, grassroots communities deliver earthquake aid directly to victims

The junta is accused of restricting the flow of aid to disaster-hit communities

Written by Prachatai

24 May 2025

Turkey's ruling party ramps up attacks on opposition-led Istanbul municipality

Wave of arrests continues to target Istanbul municipality officials on baseless charges

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

24 May 2025

Women health workers in Kerala, India, demand fair wages and recognition of work

ASHA women workers unite in Kerala to challenge their exploitation by the State and demand for minimum wage, retirement benefit and a reasonable workload

Written by Shradha

23 May 2025

Hong Kong activist Anna Kwok’s father is being prosecuted as a form of ‘collective punishment,’ according to rights groups

Kwok Yin-sang is the first relative of a wanted activist charged under Hong Kong's domestic security law

Written by Oiwan Lam

23 May 2025

Russian political prisoner Grigory Melkonyants’s final speech in court is an ‘Ode to Joy’

The director of 'Golos,' a Russian movement of volunteers observing the elections, was sentenced to five years in a penal colony

Written by Daria Dergacheva

23 May 2025

The authoritarian playbook: How governments in Georgia, Slovakia and Serbia employ same narratives and tactics against protests

Russia amplifies framing of protests as coup attempts and part of Western interference against sovereignty of Serbia, Slovakia and Georgia

Written by Istinomer

22 May 2025

Chechen opposition activist fears deportation to Russia from Kazakhstan

At the moment, he has been detained for 40 days by Kazakh authorities

Written by Guest Contributor, Daria Dergacheva

21 May 2025

25th journalist arrested in Azerbaijan in continuing government campaign

The government continues to target independent journalists without pause

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

21 May 2025

AI, impunity, and ‘authoritarian media control’ in Southeast Asia

An overview on the state of media freedom in Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia

Written by Mong Palatino

21 May 2025

Germany: A democracy trying to protect itself

A battle over the definition of the political system

Written by Civic Media Observatory

21 May 2025

Papua New Guinea radio host loses job after interviewing opposition leader

The parliament is launching an inquiry into the matter

Written by Mong Palatino

18 May 2025

A new aid regime for Gaza: Humanitarian facade, military core

A US-backed aid scheme staffed by ex-military and private security risks embedding occupation under the guise of humanitarian aid.

Written by Saher

16 May 2025

Guns, gags and trolls: Disinformation and censorship are shaping the India–Pakistan conflict

"In information warfare, perception is the battlefield. "

Written by GV South Asia

15 May 2025

PKK announces its decision to lay down arms, ending 40 years of conflict in Turkey

Despite the historical significance of the decision, questions still loom as to what is next

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

14 May 2025

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