Bulgaria - Car bomb and hate campaign mark disturbing evolution in climate for media

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is very concerned about a new deterioration in the media freedom situation in Bulgaria in the run-up to the presidential and municipal elections due to be held on 23 October. There has been a surge of hatred and violence against journalists in recent days although so far there have been no victims. A continuing social media hate campaign against Mirolyuba Benatova, a reporter for privately-owned BTV, in connection with her coverage of a conflict involved Roma, and (...)

Read complete article

~	Can you control your image? Gina Rinehart, King Charles and ‘moral portraits’

~	Rugby league in Perth and Papua New Guinea? Here’s what could be next for the NRL

~	Threatened species have declined 2% a year since 2000. Nature positive? Far from it.

~	Tunisia: Deepening Civil Society Crackdown

~	Bridgerton is a progressive fantasy about the past. Do romance readers care about its historical accuracy?

~	Want to be buried on your own land, at sea or in a forest? A guide to unconventional send-offs

~	Homo Pentecostus: on queer intimacies, religion, ancestry and the human need for connection

~	After 180 years, new clues are revealing just how general anaesthesia works in the brain

~	Nuclear subs are coming to Australia. Now the Coalition wants reactors, too. We’re not ready for it

~	Menopause can bring increased cholesterol levels and other heart risks. Here’s why and what to do about it