Rights groups demand governments protect exiled journalists, dissidents

Rights groups have called for governments to do more to combat transnational repression as a series of recent reports show growing numbers of exiled journalists, political dissidents and rights defenders are being targeted by autocratic regimes in an attempt to silence them. They say governments must do more to deal with

Media freedom declining across Europe, with implications for rule of law

A new report has warned media freedom in the EU is close to “breaking point” in many states amid rising authoritarianism across the continent. In its latest annual report covering 2023, the Berlin-based Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) highlighted widespread threats, intimidation and violence against journalists and attacks on the

Tactical nuclear weapons could unleash untold damage, experts warn

Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the conflict’s potential to escalate to the use of nuclear weapons has been highlighted by political analysts and military experts alike. Now growingly bellicose rhetoric from Russian president Vladimir Putin, particularly following the illegal annexations of four parts of Ukraine at the end