New threat to human rights in Putin’s Russia
Russia’s supreme court has ordered the closure of Memorial International, the country’s oldest human rights group. Memorial has joined a growing list of investigative...
10 January, 2022
Chile at a Crossroads
Optimism brought about by drafting of new constitution dampened by polarizing presidential election Chile, a country known for being among the most prosperous and...
13 December, 2021
Are we our worst enemies in an increasingly authoritarian world?
In its 2021 report on the Global State of Democracy, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) stated that “the number...
29 November, 2021
Raising the bar in climate change communication #COP26
Thanks to the just-concluded UN climate summit COP26 (Glasgow, 31 Oct-12 November), conditions were just right to see climate change communication at its best, or...
15 November, 2021
A wake up call to the spectre of ‘anti-woke’ news
There is widespread dismay at the spectre of former US President Donald Trump setting up his own social media app provocatively named TRUTH. A...
01 November, 2021
A global call to defend independent journalism
The last time a working journalist won the Nobel Peace Prize, Europe – and eventually nations around the globe - were on the...
18 October, 2021
Language diversity and the Internet
Global internet freedom has declined for the 11th consecutive year, according to the latest report from Freedom House. “Freedom on the Internet 2021” focuses...
04 October, 2021
Communication rights are central to climate justice
On 8 August 2021, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a major reportthat unequivocally links climate change to human...
20 September, 2021
Newsrooms without women: The future of journalism in Afghanistan
Imagine a newsroom without women, where all staff, without exception, are men. Now imagine all newsrooms in an entire nation with men only,...
06 September, 2021
Afghanistan: Is digital communication a blessing or curse?
The swift takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban following the withdrawal of foreign forces has shocked and appalled human rights defenders. It has led...
23 August, 2021
Restoring a sense of justice to history
By targeting monuments that celebrate historic figures who actively contributed to institutional racism and the oppression of marginalised peoples, Black Lives Matter and...
09 August, 2021
Call for a public service Internet
“The dominant forms and uses of digital technologies and the Internet endanger democracy. They undermine the indispensable resources of trusted information, in-depth analysis,...
26 July, 2021