![Screens from simultaneous broadcasts by different news channels display Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, top, speaking during a rally in the eastern city of Van, on May 5, 2023. Photo taken at Halk TV headquarters.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305tech_Turkey_elections_media.jpg?h=4128a7db&itok=Hp4vaZYS)
![Screens from simultaneous broadcasts by different news channels display Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, top, speaking during a rally in the eastern city of Van, on May 5, 2023. Photo taken at Halk TV headquarters.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305tech_Turkey_elections_media.jpg?h=4128a7db&itok=Hp4vaZYS)
May 10, 2023
Turkey’s Control of the Internet Threatens Election
Tech Firms Should Prioritize Rights; Government Should End Online Censorship
![Screens from simultaneous broadcasts by different news channels display Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, top, speaking during a rally in the eastern city of Van, on May 5, 2023. Photo taken at Halk TV headquarters.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305tech_Turkey_elections_media.jpg?h=4128a7db&itok=Hp4vaZYS)
May 9, 2023
Nigerian Court to Hear Challenges Against Presidential Election Result
Ensure Transparency and Credibility
May 9, 2023
Ethnic Targeting Mars DR Congo’s Electoral Process
Violent Attacks, Discrimination Hamper Voter Registration in the East
May 9, 2023
Myanmar: Enhanced Blast Strike Likely War Crime
‘Thermobaric’ Attack in Sagaing Region Killed More than 160
![Myanmar soldiers march during a parade to mark the 74th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305asia_myanmar_soldiers_marching.jpg?h=19216e0f&itok=7GcV-iMq)
May 9, 2023
Legal Right to Free Education Grows Globally
Expanded International Law Could Accelerate Progress
![Students attend class in Freetown, Sierra Leone.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305crd_sierra_leone_girls_education.jpg?h=77de4d2e&itok=PJCZL7C3)
May 9, 2023
Iraq: Compensation for ISIS Victims Too Little, Too Late
Reparations Key to Returning Thousands of Displaced Yazidis, Others
![A boy walks on a road at the Mamrashan camp for civilians displaced by war, located a half hour's drive from Dohuk city in Iraq.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305mena_iraq_amrashan_camp_displaced_people.jpg?h=34bbd072&itok=4rHkvJlA)
May 8, 2023
Sierra Leone: Center Girls’ Voices in Education Reforms
New Law Should Require Greater Inclusion of Pregnant Girls, Young Mothers
![A student poses for a portrait in the classroom of her school in Koidu, Kono district, Sierra Leone, on November 24, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305wrd_sierraleone_education.jpg?h=790be497&itok=VZ-X2A1M)
May 8, 2023
Corporal Punishment on the Rise in Afghanistan
UN Reports on Public Lashings, Executions by Taliban for ‘Moral Crimes’
![Taliban fighters ride atop a Humvee after detaining four men in Kabul, Afghanistan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305asia_afghanistan_taliban_patrol.jpg?h=41f55a5b&itok=1jIVuvFc)
May 8, 2023
Polish Activists Win Cases Against ‘LGBT-Free Zones’
Authorities’ Attempts to Silence LGBT Activists Failing in Courts
![Dozens of LGBTQ activists and citizens protested in Warsaw against the LGBT-free zones resolutions.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305lgbt_poland_protest_against_lgbt_free_zones.jpg?h=20ee1d85&itok=s2udl70K)
May 6, 2023
Myanmar’s Prisoner Release Still Leaves Thousands Detained
Junta’s Gesture No Substitute for Lasting Human Rights Changes
![Prisoners get off a bus after their release from Insein Prison](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/05/202305asia_myanmar_prisoners_release.jpg?h=e2fd25bf&itok=UrRzSILO)