This content has been produced in partnership with CIVICUS in the context of the International Civil Society Week conference 2019, held this year in Belgrade, Serbia.
The partnership developed a blog for the ICSW 2019 that is not particularly Latin American but tackles Global Civil Society which is one of DA’s thematic axis.
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Published in:democraciaAbierta“All as One – 1 out of 5 million”: Serbian protesters mobilise against growing authoritarian ruleSerbia heads to its sixth month of anti-government demonstrations against President Aleksandar Vučić, whom the...
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Published in:democraciaAbiertaEven if confronting Putin comes at a price, we should be prepared to pay itPussy Riot, the famous Russian feminist punk band, gave a concert at CIVICUS’ ICSW annual conference in Belgrade...
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Published in:democraciaAbiertaDespite the backlash, women are driving resistance to repression in BrazilWomen are the driving force behind the movement against increasing crackdowns on human rights in Brazil promoted by...
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Published in:democraciaAbiertaThe alarming state of civic space in Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sudan and Venezuela: a global trendMonitoring the evolution of the openness of civic space is one of the global challenges CIVICUS is monitoring. Some...
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Published in:democraciaAbiertaUN Declaration defends peasant farmers, but will it help stop attacks and human rights abuses?Rural activists are finding out that a UN declaration to protect them and action by governments to hold those...
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Published in:democraciaAbiertaHow young activists assembled at the European Youth Capital to discuss gender, LGBTIQ inclusivity, and persecutionAround 80 young activists from all over the world gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia in April to promote cooperation and...
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Published in:democraciaAbiertaBeyond Venezuela’s bad news headlines, success stories of people power shine throughThere is truth to the current representation of the situation in Venezuela. But it’s far from the full picture, and...
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Published in:democraciaAbiertaWhy Catalan feminists should focus on sorority and not independenceThe “Feminist Republic” and the “Catalan Republic”, as they have been jointly sported on banners in recent...
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Published in:democraciaAbiertaPoliticisation of sports and sportisation of politics: A global dangerous trendThe globalising way of promoting sports as a way of thinking and a way of life really just serves the dominant...
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Published in:democraciaAbierta#metoo in the East? Women's rights in south-Eastern and Eastern EuropeJust over a month ago on April 10, Marija Lukić, pioneer of the #metoo movement in Serbia, went on her second trial...
