A nova lista de observação do CIVICUS Monitor destaca sérias preocupações com o exercício das liberdades civis na China (Hong Kong), Colômbia, Egito, Guiné e Cazaquistão. Español
La nueva lista de vigilancia del CIVICUS Monitor resalta serias preocupaciones con el ejercicio de libertades civiles en China (Hong Kong), Colombia, Egipto, Guinea y Kazajistán. Português
Around 80 young activists from all over the world gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia in April to promote cooperation and dialogue between different organisations working towards a more inclusive civil society.
The globalising way of promoting sports as a way of thinking and a way of life really just serves the dominant capitalist system. We interview Ivan Ergic, an international Serbian ex-football player for a critical view of the sports industry.
Just over a month ago on April 10, Marija Lukić, pioneer of the #metoo movement in Serbia, went on her second trial against Milutin Jeličić Jutka, former president of a small local municipality of Brus in the centre of the country.
Serbia heads to its sixth month of anti-government demonstrations against President Aleksandar Vučić, whom the critics are accusing of leading the country in an increasingly authoritarian and non-democratic way.
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
Monitoring the evolution of the openness of civic space is one of the global challenges CIVICUS is monitoring. Some of their findings are particularly worrying.
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.
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
There is truth to the current representation of the situation in Venezuela. But it’s far from the full picture, and what’s missing are the many stories of remarkable acts of conviction and compassion. Español
