Tag: Society
Kenya: civil society denounces “arbitrary arrests” and “forced disappearances”
In Kenya, there is outrage after the arrest of a 61-year-old woman in a Nairobi hospital. Grace Njoki Mulei demonstrated in the Ministry of Health to protest against health insurance…
In Thailand, same-sex couples get married for the first time | News in brief
On Thursday, Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. A law allowing same-sex marriages has come into force in Thailand. The law guarantees the same…
Risks of the cyber attack: “Want to map our society”
The leaked information from Sportadmin, which has over a million Swedish users, risks being sold on or used to harm society. The app has been down for two days following…
Soup’s On aims to raise $100,000 for Alzheimer Society
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News More than 30 vendors are getting set to participate in this year’s 30th-anniversary edition of Soup’s On in support of the Alzheimer Society Huron…
“Moussa Tchangari’s morale is very high”, despite the incarceration of this civil society figure
Moussa Tchangari, a figure in civil society and head of a major Nigerien NGO, was imprisoned on January 3, 2025 in a prison east of Niamey, after a month in…
Mohamed El Khatib, the theater that “repairs” society – L’Express
From the stories he collects from children of divorced people, from residents of nursing homes or supporters of RC Lens, he creates plays performed by these same witnesses who are…
City of Sarnia, humane society trading land
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News City hall and the Sarnia and District Humane Society have agreed to swap land. Published Dec 30, 2024 • Last updated 9 hours ago…
civil society organizes itself around the demonstrators
In South Korea, demonstrations continue to demand the permanent dismissal of the president. Last Saturday, the National Assembly suspended Yoon Suk-yeol from his duties. It is now up to the…
“I left the Royal Society to chase him away” – L’Express
It’s the story of a resignation. But not just any one. The renunciation we are talking about here is historic in that it was believed to be impossible, unthinkable. In…
Moussa Tchangari, civil society activist, kidnapped in Niamey
Moussa Tchangari, a figure in Nigerien civil society, was kidnapped on Tuesday evening, December 3, in Niamey. The general secretary of the Alternative Espace Citoyen association was at home when…