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A group of well-known Russian journalists was arrested in Moscow on Thursday 28 May as they took part in solitary pickets over a colleague’s arrest the week before. At least eight people were detained, including Sergey Smirnov, chief editor of MediaZona … Read more →

On Thursday 28 May 2020, China’s National People’s Congress voted 2,878 to 1 in favour of approving the national security law critics have described as a ‘death knell’ and called ‘the end of Hong Kong’. The law will make it a crime to undermine Chinese authority … Read more →

As the coronavirus continues to test the capabilities of the most developed states in the world, the drastic effects of the virus is increasingly extenuating the problems facing the world’s most fragile … Read more →

In a historic first for the region of Central America, Costa Rica has equalised its marriage legislation.
With the new law coming into effect at midnight, Alexandra Quiros and Dunia Araya were the first same-sex couple to marry in Costa Rica. The lesbian couple … Read more →

A letter signed by more than 40 world leaders, international business leaders and organisations including the Red Cross was published on Tuesday 26 May 2020, calling on the world’s governments to take immediate and decisive action to prevent and stop cyberattacks on healthcare and medical research facilities. … Read more →

Today, 22 May 2020, a proposal to impose national security laws in Hong Kong was unveiled which could see mainland intelligence agencies set up bases in the global financial hub, raising fears of direct … Read more →