"The US elections give the country the moral authority to challenge authoritarian regimes"

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As the counting, the name-calling and the legal threats continue in the US elections and we await a decision on whether the White House will be red, blue or some intermediate shade of pink, our CEO focuses on the importance of democratic process in her weekly blog.

Forced motherhood is an infringement on free expression

Since the passing of Roe v Wade in the Supreme Court in 1973, abortion has been enshrined in law in the USA. Some states have restrictions on access to abortion, but the ruling that it is a legal right has remained in place.

The passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September, and her replacement by Amy Coney Barrett, has fuelled the fire of panic in women that this right could soon be snatched away, writes Orna Herr.

Media freedom under attack in
Alexander Lukashenko’s Belarus

Photo: Максим Шикунец

Harassment, round-ups, arrests and imprisonment have become routine for journalists working in Belarus in the nearly three months since the presidential elections on 9 August. Add to that a lack of internet access and it becomes clear that those covering the protests in the country since Alexander Lukashenko won a widely contested fifth term as president have been working in incredibly difficult conditions. Volha Siakhovich writes from the streets of Minsk