Georgian Dream Creates New Body to Monitor Public Expression

(Beka Chedia - The Jamestown Foundation) Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party announced the creation of a special division to monitor public communication and prosecute hate speech on May 18, adding to fears that the...

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How The Russian Orthodox Church Targets Anti-War Priests

(Valery Panyushkin and Systema - RFE/RL) For more than 20 years, Father Aleksei Uminsky served as the rector of a church in a quiet...

Bolivian congress ok’s use of troops against protesters

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Bolivia’s congress voted Tuesday to let President Rodrigo Paz deploy soldiers and declare a state of emergency to counter huge street protests...

Brazilian candidate calls on US to label gangs as terrorists

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Brazil’s conservative presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro said Tuesday that he asked US President Donald Trump during a White House meeting to designate...
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From favelas to informal settlements, new UN report points to housing solutions that work

(UN News) From Thailand to Jordan, from Brazil to Germany, new approaches to housing are quietly taking shape. Residents...

Hong Kong: Activists’ unjust trial for peaceful Tiananmen commemoration resumes

(Amnesty International) Responding to the resumption of the trial of activists who organized Tiananmen vigils in Hong Kong, Amnesty...

Housing crisis takes centre stage at World Urban Forum in Baku

(UN News) Now is the time to place housing at the heart of sustainable development. That was the message delivered on Monday by UN...

Council of Europe highlights role of democracy and AI governance in security

(DigWatch) The Council of Europe has called for a legal and democratic framework for European security in its 2026 annual report, warning that the...

Executions surge to highest recorded figure in 44 years

(Amnesty International) Executions in 2025 soared to the highest figure recorded by Amnesty International since 1981, with 2,707 people executed across 17 countries, revealed...

Reimagining Health Systems for Sustainable Food Futures in the Global South

(Subhasree Ray - Observer Research Foundation) Health systems and food systems are deeply interconnected, yet they continue to function in relative isolation across much...

Scaling Blue Bonds for the Global South: Reforming Markets for Ocean Finance

(Priya Noronha - Observer Research Foundation) Blue bonds have emerged as a credible instrument for mobilising finance for sustainable ocean-related development, including marine conservation,...

Strengthening SDG Monitoring: How BRICS Can Complement Global Review?

(Sandra Thachirickal Prathap - Observer Research Foundation) As the 2030 deadline approaches, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are at a pivotal juncture. Launched in...

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How The Russian Orthodox Church Targets Anti-War Priests

(Valery Panyushkin and Systema - RFE/RL) For more than 20 years, Father Aleksei Uminsky served as the rector of a church in a quiet...

Bolivian congress ok’s use of troops against protesters

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Bolivia’s congress voted Tuesday to let President Rodrigo Paz deploy soldiers and declare a state of emergency to counter huge street protests...

Brazilian candidate calls on US to label gangs as terrorists

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Brazil’s conservative presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro said Tuesday that he asked US President Donald Trump during a White House meeting to designate...

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Women leaders unite to advance gender equality, defend multilateralism amid growing global pushback

(UN News) The Secretary-General’s commitment towards women leadership in the United Nations was recognized at a pivotal moment marked by global uncertainty, economic volatility...

Justice for Women and Girls: An Assessment of the 70th UN Commission on the Status of Women

(Emma Ulvin, Noël James - Council on Foreign Relations) This year, at the UN’s largest annual gathering on women’s rights, the 70th Session of...

How Trump’s New Global Gag Rules Will Undermine US Interests Abroad

(Ari Shaw and Laurel Sprague - Just Security) For four decades, the Mexico City Policy—commonly known as the Global Gag Rule—has been a political...

Ecuador: Court Affirms Adolescents’ Right to Gender Recognition

(Human Rights Watch) Ecuador’s Constitutional Court’s ruling, made public on March 10, 2026, that people under 18 cannot automatically be refused a request to...

AU Should Strengthen its Framework to Curb Violence Against Women

(Juliana Nnoko - Human Rights Watch) Violence against women and girls in Africa demands urgent action. As of 2023, it is estimated that one...

If NATO Cannot Protect Everyone, It Cannot Defend Anyone

(Diana Morais, Samantha Turner and Katharine A.M. Wright - RUSI) This International Women’s Day falls during a moment of profound geopolitical challenge. The US...

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L’umanità è magnifica. E complessa / Humanity is magnificent. And complex

(Marco Emanuele)  Leone XIV incarna perfettamente il mestiere del Papa. In linea con i suoi predecessori, Prevost traccia la linea strategica del suo Pontificato: il...

United Kingdom and Australia tighten alliance on AI security risks

(DigWatch) The United Kingdom and Australia are deepening cooperation on AI security through a new partnership between the UK AI Security Institute and the...

The Vatican vs. killer robots: Pope Leo XIV takes aim at AI warfare

(Hannah Roberts - Politico) Pope Leo XIV on Monday raised the alarm over the use of AI in warfare and called for the technology...

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