Failure to address the needs of the most vulnerable will hasten the infection rate and flame the fires of xenophobia, already too well known in South Africa.
Results saw 77% of voters support Russia’s referendum on amendments to the constitution. But these figures bear little relationship to Russians’ real attitudes to constitutional reform.
The Eastern neighbourhood is often seen as caught between the European Union and Russia, including over LGBT+ rights. This impacts understandings of homophobia and intolerance.
As Uzbekistan turns to privatisation to solve forced labour in the state-controlled cotton sector, an investigation into an international equipment contract raises red flags over business practices and government control.
