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Russian state will both curb and direct social media

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RUSSIA

Roskomnadzor plays an intrusive role in monitoring social media platforms and deciding what is acceptable. The largest platform is Russia's own Vkontakte, which is now controlled…

Global South tightens social media grip amid protests

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INT

Civil society actors routinely use social media to spread content that fuels anti-government sentiment, to organise demonstrations and to document and amplify protest actions…

Jihadist groups will exploit COVID-19 societal effects

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INTERNATIONAL

They have issued statements on COVID-19 and taken pandemic-related practical measures to further their agendas and catalyse support.

Mining optimism may not be fulfilled in Peru

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PERU

Outlook for the mining sector.

Young Russians are angry but not opposition-minded

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RUSSIA

Surveys suggest that young people's motives for demonstrating were not so much support for Navalny as a general statement of dissatisfaction with a state out of touch with their…

Fico shooting will further polarise Slovakia

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SLOVAKIA

The shooting came after months of heightened tensions over his controversial plans to weaken anti-corruption regimes, dilute the state broadcaster's independence and curb foreign…

Drought effects will worsen in Bolivia and Peru

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BOLIVIA/PERU

Water shortages have seen states of emergency declared in both Bolivia and Peru.

Water management will raise wider concerns in Uruguay

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URUGUAY

The water crisis raises questions about prevailing attitudes to water as a resource at a time of increasing climate variability, and highlights tensions between human and…