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Reports of online violence against women journalists have doubled since 2020, with serious impacts on their health and well-being, according to a study published ahead of World Press Freedom Day marked annually on 3 May.

At least nine people were reported to have been killed in southern Lebanon on Thursday, as ongoing hostilities continue to exact a heavy toll on civilians and drive a worsening humanitarian crisis marked by rising hunger and strained public services.

The escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz could push tens of millions into poverty, trigger a surge in global hunger and even tip the world towards recession, the UN Secretary-General warned on Thursday.

Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan was once the Soviet Union's primary testing ground for nuclear weapons. Today, in an age of rising nuclear threats, the Semipalatinsk Treaty - which saw a group of Central Asian countries renounce nuclear weapons in 2006 - . ...

Media freedom is not a given and its absence frequently leaves communities and vulnerable individuals in danger. To mark World Press Freedom Day, we'll be hearing from war correspondents and reporters who face major obstacles trying to do their job. ...

CIVICUS discusses Bulgaria's Gen Z-led protests with Aleksandar Tanev, founder of Students Against the Mafia, an informal student organisation that took part in mass protests against corruption and state capture.

LLANCHID ISLAND, Hualaihué, Chile, April 30 (IPS) - Coming from an island in southern Chile, where the sea is not an industry--but it is daily life, work, food and memory. Growing up in a family that is part of an artisanal fishers' cooperative. ...

LONDON, April 29 (IPS) - As the United States and Israel's 2026 attack on Iran remains on pause, most eyes have fixed on oil. Tankers reroute around the Strait of Hormuz, oil benchmarks climb, and insurance costs spike. But while the headlines focus ...

UNITED NATIONS, April 29 (IPS) - The escalating global climate crisis has led to an increase in the frequency of climate-induced natural disasters, affecting millions worldwide. As governments struggle to keep up due to persistent funding shortfalls ...

BONN, Germany, April 29 (IPS) - While the world watches the Strait of Hormuz and the discord in negotiations between Iran and the United States, the role of the Gulf states is fading into the background. Iran's attacks on the Arab Gulf states have .. ...