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Summariess

Every week, we publish three summaries of longer articles which have caught our eye in media beyond the Anglosphere, selected and summarised by our team, regular contributors, and guest editors – including stories recommended to us by you, our readers.

Find our summary archive below with links to the original pieces; sign up for our free newsletter Overheard to receive new summaries of articles from around the world as they come in each week; and recommend articles that have caught your eye by writing or messaging us direct.

Why these Russian elections are different

Nobody doubts that Putin’s United Russia party will sweep the board in September's parliamentary elections. But the Kremlin is playing a dangerous new game with the electorate, one analyst writes.
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The bathroom singers of Karachi

How a group of women finds joy and nostalgia in the crowded capital
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Georgia’s Facebook police

“Hate speech” offenders now face heavy fines ­– but the victims aren’t who you’d expect
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The toll of TikTok

Indonesian women’s rights groups demand better protections against misogyny and harassment for livestream hosts
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South Korea’s Green Party makes history

Third time lucky for a candidate determined to disrupt the young democracy’s two-party system
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In Crimea, the last drop is the final straw

Could Russia’s worsening fuel crisis be a tipping point?
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What happens when land becomes a financial asset? 

How corporations, pension funds, and other financial actors are driving land dispossession in Brazil
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Lamine Yamal on and off the pitch

An anachronous highlights reel of the young Spanish footballer, told through six scenes
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To be an Arab in the World Cup

Palestinian poet and physician Amer Badran explores why solidarity feels elusive everywhere except on the pitch
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Football in the land of unrestrained capitalism

A Swiss investigation into FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s pursuit of power through expansion
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What’s left of Uyghur culture in Xinjiang?

Experts warn of a “museumification” of Uyghur culture, driven by the forced disappearance of its leaders
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Yemen’s Arabian jasmine is facing a dual threat

A fragrant flower worn at weddings, sold in city streets, and celebrated in song is becoming another casualty of Yemen’s overlapping crises
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