Mali: Rights Reforms Crucial for Civilian Rule

(Nairobi) Mali’s authorities should act to uphold fundamental freedoms and the rule of law during the new two-year timetable for transitioning to civilian rule, Human Rights Watch said today.

Russia: New Bogus Charge Against Opposition Politician

(Berlin) – Russian authorities’ new spurious charge against opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza is a thinly veiled threat to the Russian public not to engage in dissent, Human Rights Watch said today. Russian authorities should immediately free Kara-Murza and drop all charges against him. Kara-Murza was informed of the new charge, of

The UN must act now to stop Russia’s growing crackdown on activism and free speech

For months, Russian authorities have regularly unleashed repressive announcements on Fridays.15 July was no different.

This Week in the New Normal #40

Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1.

Masks of Benevolence: the art and times of Bob Moran

All artwork courtesy of bobmoran.co.uk In September 2021, Bob Moran – then busy balancing his unlikely dual roles of Chief Political Cartoonist at the Daily Telegraph and Unofficial Cartoonist Laurette of the Great Awakening™ – got into trouble. This trouble ultimately resulted in his losing his job (the Telegraph one,