The Civic Media Observatory in 2021We reflect on the Observatory in 2021Written by Civic Media Observatory30 December 2021
Azerbaijan's controversial media law has grave consequences for media freedom and independenceThe law takes effect on January 1, 2022Written by Arzu Geybullayeva30 December 2021
10 stories on Black and Indigenous identity from Latin America in 2021Indigenous and Afro-Latino authors reported on what matters to them.Written by Melissa Vida29 December 2021
Barbados prime minister calls a snap election, the first poll for the island as a republicTwo main political parties, led by women, will meet at the pollsWritten by Emma Lewis29 December 2021
Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy Stand News, arrest six on sedition chargesThe online news outlet has ceased all operationsWritten by Oiwan Lam29 December 2021
Indigenous community radio operators win court case against the Guatemalan StateThe ruling ‘will be a turning point for community radios in Guatemala’Written by Prensa ComunitariaTranslated by Emma Dewick28 December 2021
The untold story of a young Colombian Indigenous reporter, guardian and hairdresserBullets silenced the voice of a Nasa Indigenous manWritten by J. Fernanda Sánchez Jaramillo28 December 2021
Russian censors block website of legal aid non-profit OVD-InfoOVD-Info is a key human rights defense project in RussiaWritten by Tanya Lokot27 December 2021
Indian migrant workers fight for their right to get paid in SerbiaOver 150 men left India to work in Serbia in 2019 and faced challengesWritten by Unbias The News27 December 2021
Twitter ignores Malaysian government's request to censor Tweets about flood response‘Do not donate to government’ trended on social mediaWritten by Mong Palatino26 December 2021
Lebanon to deport Bahraini opposition Al-Wefaq members in unprecedented moveThe deportation is a consequence of a press conference Written by Raseef2224 December 2021
Serbian authorities accused of spying on visiting Russian citizens at behest of KremlinSerbia's lack of visa requirements appealed to Russian opposition membersWritten by Metamorphosis Foundation23 December 2021
Not just ‘Jingle Bells:’ Listen to these Christmas songs from Latin AmericaSome are for dancing, others for reminiscing, and others include political demandsWritten by Melissa Vida, Lully, Belen Febres, Fabiola Gutiérrez, Gabriela Mesones Rojo, Fernanda Canofre, Luis Rodriguez, Kelly Chaib De Mares, Aza Delgado Orduño, Talita FernandesTranslated by Melissa Vida22 December 2021
‘The Club,’ Netflix's new hit TV series, braves Turkey's troubled pastThe show is about a tumultuous time in Turkey's pastWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva22 December 2021
Malawian scientist who forewarned about Omicron-type variant speaks outDr. Gama Bandawe warned about a COVID-19 mutation in AugustWritten by Steve Sharra21 December 2021
A certificate for grazing cattle: Empowering Bolivia's Aymara people by recognizing their workThe certification process offers a new perspective on productionWritten by Ruben HilariTranslated by Teodora C. Hasegan20 December 2021
China's top propagandist Hu Xijin steps down as The Global Times’ chief editorChinese patriots attacked Hu for deviating from the party lineWritten by Oiwan Lam20 December 2021
2021 in review, from a Caribbean point of viewConcerns about the environment and gender-based violence rivalled fears of the pandemicWritten by Janine Mendes-Franco20 December 2021
New Caledonia votes to stay with France in referendum boycotted by the Indigenous populationThe Kanak people wanted the referendum postponed because of pandemic deathsWritten by Mong Palatino18 December 2021
In Nigeria, the government weaponises the law against online expressionLaws that protect online expression are being used to violate itWritten by Tomiwa Ilori17 December 2021
2021 in retrospective: Authoritarian practices threatened journalists and restricted media freedom in South AsiaPress and internet freedom faced challenges in 2021Written by Rezwan16 December 2021