Best of Dispatches: Top News Posts This Week

The second anniversary of the Edward Snowden revelations also reveals what still needs to change in the US; diplomats still have it wrong on Central Asia; and this month could be huge for the global LGBT community - these were among the most popular posts to Dispatches, our daily forum for breaking human rights news and commentary. You can find all our Dispatches here.

Dispatches: High Time for US Whistleblower Reform

Henry Peck
Today marks two years since the first of Edward Snowden’s revelations about United States government surveillance shocked the world. Yet despite the international debate on privacy and the proper role of government surveillance that his disclosures set in motion, Snowden remains in precarious exile in Russia...

Dispatches: We Won't Get Fooled Again in Central Asia

Andrew Stroehlein
Meet the new Western diplomats on Central Asia; same as the old Western diplomats on Central Asia...

Dispatches: June to be a Pivotal Month for LGBT Rights

Kyle Knight
June 2015 could well become a monumental month for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights around the globe...

Dispatches: Turkey's General Election

Emma Sinclair-Webb
Sunday’s general election result in Turkey saw support for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) drop to 41 percent from nearly 50 percent in the 2011 election...

Dispatches: Qatar 2022 - Where Did It Go Wrong?

Stephanie Hancock
I was in Doha reporting for the BBC that night in December 2010 when Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup...Four years on, that victory is in tatters...