Young couple in a park in central Delhi, 2019. Photo by the author, used with permission. Persisting prejudice in India …
What awaits Hong Kong in 2021?
Image by the Stand News. Used with permission. The recent mass arrest of pro-democracy activists and politicians in Hong Kong for …
COVID-19, digital rights and Nigeria’s emerging surveillance state
A person holds their phone during a research session in Lagos, Nigeria, September 2016. Photo by ARipstra (WMF) via Wikimedia …
Kenya must implement data protection law before 2022 presidential election
M-PESA mobile money and Equity agent in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo by Fiona Graham via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Last …
Arab states’ reconciliation with Qatar leaves pro-unity Saudis behind bars
A screenshot from France24 report showing Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani being welcomed in an embrace by Saudi …
Inside Argentina’s ‘green tide’ of feminist activism for the right to legal abortion
Vigil at the National Congress of Argentina, December 29, 2020. Photo by the author, used with permission. I’ve held feminist views …
Social media blackout, violent crackdown on opposition ahead of presidential elections in Uganda
Campaign posters for Ugandan’s 2016 elections. Image by Maxence, January 7, 2016 (CC BY 2.0) With just hours ahead of …
Pakistan’s Supreme Court orders reconstruction of Hindu temple destroyed by mob led by Muslim clerics
Prahladpuri Temple, an ancient Hindu temple located in Multan, Punjab, has been in ruins since a Muslim mob destroyed it …
Why I might not go back to El Salvador
Photo taken by the author on her last visit to El Salvador in June 2019 This story was originally published …