Tag: civil
Chad: ten soldiers and a civil society actor sentenced to 20 years in prison
The president of the OTDH (Chadian Organization for Human Rights) Baradine Berdeï Targuio and 10 other officers and non-commissioned officers imprisoned since December 2022 have been sentenced to 20 years…
civil society observers to the September electoral process
In Côte d’Ivoire, the Civil Society Consortium for Elections was launched earlier this week in Abidjan. It brings together six organisations, including the NGO Indigo and the Association of Women…
Demonstrations in Conakry: authorities release three civil society figures from prison
After a day of violence in Conakry where a demonstration at the call of the Forces vives, a coalition of political parties, trade unions and civil society associations left at…
Although civil society is apathetic, some Russian radicals are ready to fight to the death
Russia is a laboratory for the functioning of democracy and the risks of authoritarianism, says Jussi Lassila, senior researcher at the Institute for Foreign Policy. Senior researcher at the Foreign…
A landfill is planned for Galina Dymova’s cranberry lands – the dispute over waste management measures the state of civil society in the Republic of Komi in Russia
SYKTYVKAR A small group of people have gathered in front of the cultural center of their hometown on a rainy, cold morning. The reason for the gathering is the landfill…
More than 100,000 people have already fled from Sudan to neighboring countries – the parties to the civil war are trying again for a ceasefire
It is feared that the approaching rainy season will cut off the roads and make it difficult for the refugees to be cared for. The war in Sudan is leading…
Mali: Gao civil society criticizes Minusma’s request for withdrawal from the Yèrèwolo movement
In northern Mali, the Federation of Civil Resistance Organizations of Gao (FORC-G) criticized one of its components, “Yèrèwolo standing on the ramparts”. This movement demanded on April 28 that the…
The fighting in Sudan can turn into a nightmarish civil war, estimates the ex-prime minister
Sudanese forces have prevented many Britons from getting on the last evacuation flights, says a representative of the British Foreign Affairs Committee. The fighting in Sudan could escalate into one…
Death of Harry Belafonte: tributes to the singer and civil rights activist
Singer, actor and activist for human rights in the world, Harry Belafonte died Tuesday April 25, 2023 in New York, arousing a wave of tributes. Summary [Mis à jour le…
With “Augures”, Chrystèle Khodr brings Lebanese theater back to life during the civil war
/ Podcasts / Cultural meeting How to tell the story of Lebanon through its theatre? This is the challenge that Chrystèle Khodr launches in her play Augurs. The talented young…