Press freedom, 2015

Source: Freedom House 2015

In Europe: shame on Italy, Greece, Hungary, the Balkan states (with the exception of Slovenia), Bulgaria and Romenia. Danger in Turkey.


In Africa: well done, Ghana!

In northern Africa: Improvement in Tunisia. Danger in Algeria, Libya and Egypt.

In Sub-Saharan Africa:
-In the 'not free states', improvement in the CAR, Somalia, Togo and Zimbabwe, and danger in South Sudan.
-In the 'partly free states', improvement in Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar, and danger in South Africa.


In the Middle East: Israel is 'free'. Lebanon and Kuwait are the only states to be 'partly free'. Danger in Iraq.


In South America: terrible  Mexico, Cuba, Honduras, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Danger in Peru.


In Asia: Danger for Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Hong Kong.


In Eurasia: Critical in Azerbaidjan. Improvement in Ukraine.

News highlights, end May 2015

UN, Human Rights and TTIP:

http://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/may/04/ttip-united-nations-human-right-secret-courts-multinationals?CMP=share_btn_tw

Women, private and public decision-making:

http://www.odi.org/publications/9514-womens-voice-leadership-assessment-review-evidence

Violence in Burundi:

https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/05/05/dispatches-how-far-will-burundi-s-president-go-crush-opposition

Exploitation of gold in the Ivory Coast and conflict:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/07/us-ivorycoast-gold-army-specialreport-idUSKBN0NS0V620150507?utm_source=twitter

EU leaders and Palestine:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/13/israel-occupation-european-leaders-binyamin-netanyahu

Female genital mutilation in the world, 2015

Source: Irin, 05/02/15.

News highlights, early May 2015

Burundi and fear of elections:

http://www.irinnews.org/report/101361/thousands-of-burundians-flee-as-election-tensions-rise

Migration in, and out of Africa:

http://www.irinnews.org/report/101383/the-med-one-final-danger-in-a-migrant-s-odyssey

The importance of unions to fight inequality:

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2015/03/jaumotte.htm

Encouraging migrants to stay in African states:

https://euobserver.com/justice/128299

Migration maps:

http://www.slate.fr/story/100551/immigration-mediterranee-cartes-tableaux

Gambia and Eritrea:

http://uk.businessinsider.com/why-the-mediterranean-migrant-crisis-wont-end-any-time-soon-2015-4?r=US