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Nowadays

Zambia fights corruption

New government of Zambia assures that it wants to fight corruption and takes first measures

Public discourse

Giving voice to the voiceless

Corporate interests distort public discourse, including on social-media platforms

Media

Promoting pluralistic discourse

How DW Akademie is supporting the freedom of expression at the local level

DW Akademie

Self-regulating Mongolian media industry

Since 2015, Media Council of Mongolia has handled 500 ethics complaints

Gender relations

A brief history of rape law in Pakistan

Why Victorian norms still permeate South Asian laws

Rule of law

Improving rape victims’ access to the courts

Pakistan ends shameful practice of virginity testing in prosecution of sexualised violence

Democracy

Why the term “plutocrat populism” makes sense

Fake-news propaganda often serves the interests of the superrich who benefit from tax havens

Our view

Why life is safer in high-income countries

Resilience depends more on strong institutions than on purchasing power

Hintergrund

The internet is crucial

Hugh Williamson of Human Rights Watch assesses the state of press freedom in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Al-Sisi regime

How Cairo spies on regime critics online

Egyptian regime uses spyware against critics – some of it bought from European companies.

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