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October, 2020

Decision to dump radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site into the ocean sparks alarm

Written by Nevin Thompson

31 October 2020

Freedom in sight for Kaavan, ‘the world's loneliest elephant’

Written by R Umaima Ahmed

31 October 2020

Environmental risk posed by Venezuelan oil tanker highlights importance of transparency and public participation

Written by Cari-Bois News

31 October 2020

Outrage in Hong Kong after top university appoints two mainland Chinese scholars as vice-presidents

Written by Oiwan Lam

30 October 2020

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Hong Kong police to launch hotline for public to report violations of the national security law

'There will be eyes and ears everywhere'

Written by Oiwan Lam

31 October 2020

Tanzanian poll is likely to usher in a new era of authoritarianism. Here's why.

'This election will usher in a new era of authoritarianism.'

Written by The Conversation-Africa, Dan Paget

30 October 2020

Georgians in Abkhazia and South Ossetia unable to vote

COVID-19 casts a shadow over Georgia's upcoming parliamentary elections

Written by OC Media

30 October 2020

Myanmar general election violence on the rise as November vote nears

There were more than 40 incidents of electoral violence since mid-August

Written by The Irrawaddy

30 October 2020

Silencing the media won't stop the student-led protests in Thailand

246 protests in 62 provinces over the last three months

Written by EngageMedia

29 October 2020

In the heat of political crisis, Belarus launches first nuclear power plant

Ecologists do not share the government's optimism about Astravets

Written by Hanna Valynec

29 October 2020

This beatboxing Buddhist monk from Japan is making music to ‘reduce suffering’

Yogetsu Asakusa combines beatboxing beats with traditional Buddhist sutras

Written by Nevin Thompson

28 October 2020

The importance of ‘unlearning’ the past: Interview with Balkans expert Keith Brown

'Critical thinking demands, as an early step, recognition of one’s own blinkers, prejudices and areas of ignorance'

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

28 October 2020

Internet throttling, SMS blocking in days leading up to election in Tanzania

Digital rights activists speculated that Tanzania may restrict internet services

Written by GV Sub-Saharan Africa

27 October 2020

Nepali literature lovers take respite from COVID-19 by celebrating Dashain with new books

'Dashain is always incomplete without Nepali literature'

Written by Sangita Swechcha

27 October 2020

How Facebook derailed Nigeria’s #EndSARS movement

Facebook and Instagram falsely labeled content as ‘fake news’

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

27 October 2020

Under Amsterdam’s grey skies, Bolivians cheer Luis Arce’s presidential win

With candles, incense and dancing, Bolivians abroad celebrated the government change

Written by Ricardo Diaz

27 October 2020

Two Tanzanian musicians turn to opposition politics to improve their communities

Folk musician Vitali Maembe and reggae artist Jhikoman get political

Written by Amanda Lichtenstein

27 October 2020

More than one million voters in Myanmar disenfranchised after government cancels elections in conflict areas

The ruling party lost in these same communities during 2015 elections

Written by Mong Palatino

27 October 2020

Hong Kong teachers self-censor as authorities target classrooms

Beijing considers classrooms a key site for political control

Written by The Stand News

27 October 2020

From Belarus to Thailand, Hong Kong’s spirit of resistance is nurturing grassroots protests elsewhere

The cross-movement influence is a two-way street

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

24 October 2020

Venezuelan tanker deemed ‘stable’, but Trinidad & Tobago recommends hastening the transfer of oil

Public concerns about a potential spill still abound

Written by Zico Cozier

24 October 2020

President Buhari’s contempt for Nigerian youth-led #EndSARS movement

Youth protesters ‘speak to hope, to what Nigeria could become.’

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

24 October 2020

Myanmar 2020 election: ‘A critical moment in the consolidation of democratic transition’

'Structural shortcomings continue to undermine the democratic character of the process'

Written by Mong Palatino

24 October 2020

Failing to portray protesters as violent, Thai government lifts severe state of emergency

Another victory for the pro-democracy protesters

Written by Prachatai

23 October 2020

As war in Nagorno-Karabakh rages, so does a pandemic

If the fighting continues, COVID-19 cases could surge dramatically

Written by Maxim Edwards

23 October 2020

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