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The independent Russian publication Novaya Gazeta closed its Moscow office on Monday, citing its inability to continue operating amid state pressure. The publication was previously designated a 'foreign agent,' and banks were banned from processing donations from readers.
Otabek YusupovDW examines how African countries are countering disinformation: civil society initiatives in Ghana, South Africa and Mozambique, restrictions in Kenya and Nigeria, and the borrowing of European laws without independent oversight. DW examines how African countries are countering disinformation: civil initiatives in Ghana, South Africa and Mozambique, restrictions in Kenya and Nigeria, and the borrowing of European laws without independent oversight.
Aziz KarimovArtur Danielyan, leader of the opposition Adekvad party, has been arrested over Facebook posts criticizing Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Civil society organizations speak of politically motivated cases against critics of the authorities, while the EU, according to observers, is not reacting due to geopolitical priorities.
Aziz KarimovRapper Macklemore said that nine major American arenas refused to host concerts from his Free Palestine benefit tour. According to him, dates were available until mid-September but disappeared after organizers learned the nature of the events. The European leg of the tour went successfully.
Aziz KarimovOver 150 writers, actors and musicians signed an open letter demanding changes to legislation after Sally Rooney and publisher Faber halted sales of her books in the UK due to her support for the banned organisation Palestine Action.
Sevara AzamovaAmnesty International UK published the report 'Silencing Dissent', which claims that a number of British universities applied sanctions, suspensions and campus bans against students and staff for Palestine solidarity. The report covers the period from 7 October 2023 to 30 September 2025.
Sevara AzamovaIn Nigeria's Borno state, police arrested five men over T-shirts bearing the slogan «Tinubu Must Go», and in Kano state it blocked a meeting of supporters of the movement. Human rights defenders call this a crackdown on free speech; the police claim it is about a breach of public order. The movement opposes President Tinubu and is preparing for the elections in January 2027 against the backdrop of an economic crisis and instability in the north of the country.
Javlon TursunovIrish writer Sally Rooney and her publisher Faber announced that the author's books will no longer be supplied to the UK: because of her public support for the organisation Palestine Action, which is banned there, the publisher cannot pay her royalties. The measure will not affect books already sold; sales in other countries will continue.
Shahnoza Ergasheva
