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I will vote for the PPP/C because the Opposition is incapable of confronting these issues
Stabroek News
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August 15, 2025
Dear Editor, For the past two general elections, I voted for the PPP/C, and I will vote for them again. But my vote comes with serious concerns. The PPP/C has shown visible cracks when it comes to corruption and accountability. Across social...
Why Ethiopians Remain Silent in the Midst of a Deep Socio-Economic Crisis
Zehabesha
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August 15, 2025
By: Abyot Alemu In Ethiopia today, the markets are loud but the streets are quiet. Prices shout louder than people—bread, rent, fuel, and food costs have all soared beyond the reach of the average household. Civil servants’ salaries vanish within...
Falana Seeks Probe Into Police Assault On Sowore; Civil Society Groups Demand Release
Sahara Reporters
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Prominent human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and civil society organisations have condemned the unlawful detention and assault of pro-democracy activist and SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, by the Nigeria Police Force. In a statement...
Liberia Faces Persistent Human Rights Issues According to Latest US Human Rights Report
Front Page Africa
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August 15, 2025
Monrovia – Despite a raft of government reforms and international partnerships, Liberia continues to face serious human rights challenges, according to the 2024 U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices released this week....
Civil Society Organizations: Zionist enemy is deliberately starving people of Gaza
Yemen News Agency SABA
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August 5, 2025
Civil Society Organizations: Zionist enemy is deliberately starving people of Gaza [Tue, 05 Aug 2025 22:45:57 +0300] Gaza - Saba: Amjad al-Shawa, head of the Palestinian Civil Society Organizations Network in the Gaza Strip, said that the Israeli...
Mali arrests 2 generals, Frenchman in alleged coup plot
Africanews
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August 15, 2025
Mali's military rulers said Thursday they have arrested a group of military personnel and civilians, including two Malian generals and a suspected French agent, accused of attempting to destabilize the country. The announcement followed rumors in...
Former Nuffield Health CEO’s pay rose to £1.4m in final year, charity reports
Civil Society Media
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The former chief executive of Nuffield Health was paid over £1.4m in his last year at the charity, according to recently filed documents. Despite being replaced by former Bupa boss Alex Perry as CEO in September last year, Steve Gray received 47%...
Liberia: Candidates Contest Nimba County District Five By-Election Results, Threaten Legal Action
Front Page Africa
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August 15, 2025
Candidate Borris B. Barleah claimed that alleged discrepancies and irregularities occurred in several key precincts and is demanding an urgent recount of votes. Sanniquellie, Nimba County – An independent candidate in the just held District # 5...
Liberia: Ex-LDEA Official Urges Communities to Stop Jungle Justice, Property Demolition
Front Page Africa
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August 15, 2025
Fadiga pointed out that engaging directly with criminal elements can pose serious risks, and there may be legal implications if any actions taken infringe upon the rights of individuals. Monrovia – Former Deputy Director for Operations of the...
Nicolette van Vuuren | The critical timing of dependent status in pension death benefits
Insurance Biz South Africa
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15-08-25 / Nicolette van Vuuren Nicolette van Vuuren | The critical timing of dependent status in pension death benefits In a society where millions of South Africans depend on a single breadwinner for survival, the death of that provider can...
Strengthening Civil Society Advocacy for Free Movement: CSOs trained to champion AU protocol ratification
MyJoyOnline
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August 7, 2025
Civil Society Organizations on Migration across Africa have reiterated their commitment to promote the ratification of the African Union (AU) Free Movement Protocol. This was made known during a high-impact hybrid workshop and advocacy dialogue...
SA’s trophy hunting quotas spark legal battles and civil society backlash
Daily Maverick
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August 7, 2025
Animal protection NGOs and conservation groups have sent submissions to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s (DFFE) Government Gazette for what they call the illegal, unethical and unscientific issuance of hunting quotas. At...
US scraps $100m in study abroad programs
The PIE news
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August 14, 2025
Stakeholders warn that the funding cuts will probably result in furloughs, redundancies or – in the worst cases – organisations being forced to close. The move comes after months of policy turmoil in the US, as the Trump administration wages war...
Bishop Sipuka urges interfaith leaders to take action for the poor at G20 Forum
IOL
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President of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) and Chairperson of the National Church Leaders’ Consultation, Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka, delivered rousing remarks that left attendees giving him a standing ovation at the G20...
Ready to extend all possible support to civil service aspirants: Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti
The Hindu
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August 11, 2025
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka announced that the State government is committed to supporting civil service aspirants, providing them with all possible assistance to...
ZEC urges election supervisors to uphold law and fairness
Daily News Tanzania
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August 15, 2025
ZANZIBAR: THE Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) has urged constituency election supervisors to act as pillars of democracy by ensuring that the October polls are conducted strictly in line with the law, free from bias and in full respect of...
Global Trade Union Body Rejects Myanmar Junta’s Planned Election
The Irrawaddy
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August 7, 2025
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on Tuesday added its voice to a chorus of international denunciation of the Myanmar junta’s planned election as a sham. The regime plans to hold the election in December or January. The...
HEATHER KLEIN: Freedom of religion? Not in Winnipeg
Winnipeg Sun
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August 14, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists It seems that, in Winnipeg, the concept of "freedom of religion" has become an outdated relic of a more civil society. Avrom Charach removes a swastika from a Winnipeg Synagogue. Photo by handout /Winnipeg...
A hidden civil rights fight: New book shares the untold story of the intersex movement
The 19th News
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August 11, 2025
Intersex people have always existed. How they first started to find each other, build community and forge a movement against medical erasure is a story that’s mostly gone untold. A new book aims to change that. “Hermaphrodite Logic: A History of...
More than 300 Kyrgyzstan’s civil servants trained in Japan over past 20 years
24.kg
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August 11, 2025
17:27, 11 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizhan KERIMOVA 17:27, 11 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizhan KERIMOVA In 2025, nineteen master’s students and one doctoral student from among Kyrgyzstan’s state and...