Equal Times

21 May 2024

In Mexico, against a backdrop of widespread violence, freedom of press and democracy itself hang in the balance

“Continuity in the government after the elections in Mexico on 2 June will mean the end of Mexican democracy as we know it. We will see a transition to a system of competitive authoritarianism or a façade of democracy which will not allow for a change of [...]Read the full article

Azerbaijan's crackdown on the opposition and independent media continues unabated

4 April 2024

Human rights

Azerbaijan’s crackdown on the opposition and independent media continues unabated

The wave of repression that began in the summer of 2023 has continued following the February 2024 presidential election. For the last 20 years, Azerbaijan has steadily slipped down the international rankings for democratic principles and freedom of [...]Read the full article

22 December 2023

Goodbye 2023: our recommended Equal Times reads of the year

Tamara Gausi: To round up the year, each Equal Times editor picks the stories that have stayed in their heart and mind, long after publication.Read the full article

Is press freedom stifled by the travel restrictions faced by African journalists?

27 November 2023

Human rights

Is press freedom stifled by the travel restrictions faced by African journalists?

Many African journalists can relate to the feeling of missing important opportunities due to international travel and visa restrictions. These barriers not only limit them from accessing diverse sources and reporting on international issues from their own perspective with depth and accuracy, [...]Read the full article

It's time to protest ‘journacide' in Gaza

24 November 2023

Human rights

It’s time to protest ‘journacide’ in Gaza

Arthur Neslen: “We demand that the slaughter of Palestinian media workers – the suppression of living memory, in fact – be halted, and that those responsible for it be held accountable.”Read the full article

13 September 2023

Labour

Authors’ rights for journalists: a necessary luxury

Pamela Morinière: “Being recognised as an author should not be the exclusive privilege of creative writers, especially against a backdrop of fake news, where a journalist’s signature is a guarantee of quality and professionalism.”Read the full article

28 August 2023

Culture

Culture is resistance: from hip hop at 50 to Indigenous sexual identity in the face of ‘pink capitalism’

“As centuries of conquest have shown, once the land has been conquered and the people uprooted, once new rulers, laws and languages have been imposed, and the names of people and places have been changed, all that remains is memory and the collective desire to keep it [...]Read the full article

The Maricas Bolivia Movement is waging a cross-cutting, decolonial fight for the emancipation of sexual dissidents

26 June 2023

Culture

The Maricas Bolivia Movement is waging a cross-cutting, decolonial fight for the emancipation of sexual dissidents

The Maricas Bolivia Movement, which has been occupying the media and the public space for over 10 years, fights not only against homophobia and transphobia in Bolivian society, Indigenous communities included, but also against white hegemony in the social imaginary of the institutional LGBTQI+ [...]Read the full article

Media workers in Cameroon face rising, violent repression; the murder of journalists is Exhibit A

3 May 2023

Human rights

Media workers in Cameroon face rising, violent repression; the murder of journalists is Exhibit A

Despite having one of the most diverse media landscapes in Africa, Cameroon is also one of the most dangerous places to be a journalist on the continent, as the recent murders of Martinez Zogo and Jean-Jacques Ola Bébé demonstrate.Read the full article

Why Georgian civil society wants to remain mobilised despite the withdrawal of the ‘foreign agents' law

23 March 2023

Politics & economy

Why Georgian civil society wants to remain mobilised despite the withdrawal of the ‘foreign agents’ law

Blandine Lavignon: Georgia was rocked in early March by historic demonstrations in opposition to a draft law that would label media and NGOs receiving foreign funding as ‘foreign agents’. Civil society actors explain what is at stake.Read the full article

For Argentine sociologist Ariel Goldstein: “The growth of evangelical churches is a result of the failure of the state to resolve the major problems that people face”

17 February 2023

Politics & economy

For Argentine sociologist Ariel Goldstein: “The growth of evangelical churches is a result of the failure of the state to resolve the major problems that people face”

Why are evangelical churches in Latin America increasingly influencing the region’s political, social and economic agenda? Argentine sociologist Ariel Goldstein provides some insight into the phenomenon.Read the full article

The stifling gag on civil society in Morocco

10 February 2023

Human rights

The stifling gag on civil society in Morocco

The announcement that Morocco allegedly bribed prominent figures in the European Parliament to defend its interests in Brussels has led to increased scrutiny of human rights violations in Morocco. The resulting picture is not a flattering [...]Read the full article

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