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
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
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
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
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
“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, 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
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
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
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 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
“Jeremy Corbyn doesn’t exist in history now, and all the purges [of the Labour party], the manipulation of the rules, and the straight aggression has been unbelievable.”Read the full article
Selma Dabbagh:“Today, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Committed Against Journalists, we at the ICJP are calling for all crimes against journalists to be investigated. Impunity for must end and justice must be served.”Read the full article
Fuelled by politicians and amplified by social media algorithms, hate speech is proliferating online across South Asia. Inflammatory posts garner thousands of views before they are taken down, with offline, sometimes deadly consequences.Read the full article
Annie Game:We need to value and support the critical work of journalists countering the mis- and disinformation flooding our communications channels, especially during crises, conflicts, and elections. The good news is that when the media and civil society work together, they create a better information [...]Read the full article
Victims of non-consensual image sharing face numerous hurdles when trying to have their photos removed from the internet, porn sites in particular. But new legislation proposals in the EU and UK aim to make the platforms accountable for the content [...]Read the full article
How pioneers in Nepal and Zimbabwe are developing the digital infrastructure to preserve and revitalise their languages, and thus, improve access to their culture online.Read the full article
Jeremy Dear:“We have to change our location daily to hide from the Taliban as they are checking and searching for the people who always talked against them and women who appeared on the radio, television. Living such a life is very hard.”Read the full article
Already beleaguered by the routine violations of their rights by the Israeli military occupation, Palestinian journalists also have to cope with poor working conditions and political pressure from within Palestinian society itself.Read the full article
More and more Black influencers are using social media platforms like Instagram and YouTube to connect with audiences, monetise their content and challenge dominant media narratives about what it means to be Black and Brazilian.Read the full article
Social networks have disrupted Palestinian activism and changed the image of the conflict internationally, online, and on the ground.Read the full article
The use of artificial intelligence tools is becoming increasingly common in media outlets throughout the world. While these technologies offer many advantages, they also raise questions that must be addressed if they are to be used [...]Read the full article
Since 2018, most of the murders of journalists no longer occur in countries where there is armed conflict. Now they happen in nominally peaceful nations. Neither criticism from those in power nor populist speeches assassinate journalists directly. However, they do worsen the environment for the [...]Read the full article
Experts agree that climate change is affecting mobility. However, the relationship between these two things is not straightforward, as it is often portrayed, but complex, multicausal and context specific.Read the full article
In recent years, neuroscience has demonstrated the powerful role that emotions play in our decision-making – something that brands, social media and politicians have figured out how to exploit.Read the full article
Omar Faruk Osman:It is unthinkable that a government led by a former member of civil society would take the extraordinary step of charging a trade unionist with treason simply for exercising his right to freedom of association and to preserve the independence of his [...]Read the full article
Ángela Moscarella:In Mexico there are sick people who refuse to go to public hospitals, or who delay going, because they are convinced that “people are being killed there” on government orders. What is behind this disbelief in the virus’s ability to kill and the determination to blame the [...]Read the full article
The author of ’Insurgent Mexico’ and ’Ten Days that Shook the World’, Reed provides an invaluable example of committed journalism dedicated to social justice while ensuring truthful reporting, respect for sources and the indispensable need for the journalist to be where the news is [...]Read the full article
Spearheading the demonstrations that have rocked the Belarusian regime since the re-election of Alexander Lukashenko, the country’s youth have become unexpected players on the political stage. Whether for or against the leader, they have been stirred into action, and are set to be the [...]Read the full article
Across Central and South-Eastern Europe, media workers are facing threats, financial precarity and smear campaigns because of their reporting.Read the full article
In 2019, 35 countries cut off access to the internet, 40 per cent more than in 2018. This figure is all the more alarming as internet shutdowns are becoming increasingly specific, targeted, complex, and above all, lengthy.Read the full article
Behind China’s friendly narrative, in which it presents itself as an example to follow for its successful economic transition from communism and for its speedy recovery from the 2008 financial crisis, often lies veiled criticism of the West and the values of liberal [...]Read the full article
“Aristotle said of fear that you had to find the middle ground between being reckless and being a coward. He advocated prudence, taking the measure of things, which means we have to mitigate the noise, stop, think about what we know for certain, what is under our [...]Read the full article