Naira Davlashyan
Russia
Not all journalists in Russia get the same support as Ivan Golunov
Unprecedented solidarity helped Russia's journalists to a rare victory over the state when freelancer Ivan Golunov was released earlier this year. But such support is not afforded to all journalists in Russia, who face pressure and fabricated cases, too.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi women to be notified of divorce via text, called a 'technical measure' by activists
On Sunday, the Saudi government announced they would start notifying women if their husbands filed for divorce via text message, which activists call "technological progress" rather than real progress.
Russia
Russian parliamentary elections tarnished by unprecedented pension reform outcry
As Russia votes in this year's parliamentary and regional elections on September 9, the imminent victory of Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party might be tarnished by nation's outrage over highly unpopular pension reform.