Browsing: under

A regional pattern, not isolated incidents Across West Africa, a common thread has emerged in 2025 and 2026: governments of very different stripes, elected and military alike, are converging on the same toolkit to manage opposition. Arrests on vague public order charges, prosecutions for online speech, suspension of parties ahead of elections, and outright dissolution…

On 21 May 2026 the curtain finally fell on a long-standing point of contention that had not only held the International Labour Organisation, but the entire international (labour) legal order, in its grip for years.1 The International Court of Justice pronounced itself, after years of (institutional) controversy, positively on the question whether the right to strike…

In March, Israeli airstrikes inflicted significant damage upon Iran’s cultural heritage sites located in Isfahan, among them monuments recognized by UNESCO. These aerial attacks, identified as part of the U.S.-Israel conflict against Iran, have impacted numerous important locations, prompting global apprehension. Experts and UNESCO are assessing the extent of the damage, emphasizing the need for…