Pussy Riot, the famous Russian feminist punk band, gave a concert at CIVICUS’ ICSW annual conference in Belgrade this week. The show focused on the experience of protesters being jailed in Putin’s Russia, something they themselves have endured. Español
Recently, the comedian posted a crude drawing of fascist leader Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci – disfigured and hung upside down as they were in their deaths.
The “Feminist Republic” and the “Catalan Republic”, as they have been jointly sported on banners in recent pro-independence and feminist demonstrations, are a guarantee of nothing in themselves.
How should the Ukrainian state protect Ukrainian language? The story of an experimental festival tells us much about what can be done - and what shouldn’t.
This year, civil society summoned by CIVICUS comes together in Belgrade for the International Civil Society Week, to face the most pressing issues affecting our democracies, such as attacks on activists, the role of the media and the construction of collective impact. Español
La Declaración de Valencia de Solidaridad y Colaboración entre Europa y América Latina para la protección efectiva de los alertadores fue firmada la semana anterior. Democracia Abierta la reproduce a continuación. English.
TV anchor Ravish Kumar, a kill-joy and not a theatre-lover, dislikes the very sight of a Nero fiddling and has run a one-man campaign against the infantilization of India.
Fariña es un minucioso análisis de cómo un tranquilo rincón de España llega a ocupar una posición clave en uno de los mayores mercados de cocaína del mundo. English.
Rural activists are finding out that a UN declaration to protect them and action by governments to hold those responsible for human rights violations and attacks on them accountable – are two different things. Español
