Geneva-based cartoonist Patrick Chappatte captures the Capitol Hill riots. (Credit: Patrick Chappatte in Der Spiegel)

🖊 Drawings for peace. At a time when the planet is shrinking, when danger has become globalised and democracy is under threat, political cartoons seem to play an even more important role. Geneva is at the centre of this fight for freedom of expression, and for a good reason: the inventor of comics was born in the city, and his flame is still very much alive.

🗣 Countries using Covid to ‘crush dissent’. The UN Secretary General António Guterres used his opening address to the Human Rights Council to warn that some countries are using the pandemic as a pretext to crackdown on dissent and silence opposition.

🤝 United States willing to extend Iran nuclear deal. Addressing the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US is prepared to return to the Iran nuclear deal aimed at curbing the country's nuclear programme if Tehran shows ‘strict compliance’ with it.

🇺🇳 What does this year have in store for human rights? As the UN's top human rights body begins a new session, we look ahead to what the key items on the agenda will be - from overcoming the Covid pandemic to tackling climate change.

Anti-coup protesters hold up images of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (Credit: Keystone / AP Photo)

Myanmar’s 'five twos revolution'. Protesters held a general strike and took to the streets across Myanmar on Monday in one of the largest demonstrations since the military seized power three weeks ago. The protest has been referred to as the “five twos revolution”, a reference to the date – 22.2.2021 – which activists have compared to 8 August 1988 – or 8.8.88 – when pro-democracy demonstrations challenged military rule, but were brutally crushed by the army.

📌 23 February | Covid-19 and the future of digital humanitarianism. Digital tools and approaches are at the forefront of global responses to Covid-19, yet digital divides are widening. Speakers explore the trends and risks emerging in the context of the pandemic.

📌 23 February | What a war crime looks like from space. Remote sensing and satellite imagery can be used for human rights protection and conflict prevention. Hear how organisations can apply these technologies in their work and what their impact could be in the future.