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Famous birthdays for Aug. 15: Princess Anne, Tess Harper
United Press International (UPI)
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Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include: -- French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1769 -- U.S. first lady Florence Harding in 1860 -- Musician Samuel Coleridge-Taylor in 1875 -- Actor Ethel Barrymore in 1879...
Civil society, democracy and governance reforms: Building sustainable partnership for national development
The Sun Nigeria
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August 3, 2025
The civil society in Nigeria took a bold step on unification of their energy to enable them continue to hold the government accountable to the people. On 31st July, 2025, the civil society organised a “Civil Democracy and National Development”...
Great news for driver’s licence card printing in South Africa
The South African
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August 15, 2025
South African motorists can finally breathe a little easier, as the days of relying on a single, decades-old driver’s licence card printer are almost over. According to Mybroadband, the Department of Transport has confirmed that a backup printing...
Corporate landlords are taking over society, making life unaffordable: Economist Michael Hudson explains why
Geopolitical Economy
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August 10, 2025
Private equity funds and other Wall Street investors are buying up homes across the US and the West, driving up rent and the cost of living. Economist Michael Hudson explains how these corporate landlords are a result of the system of...
All India Lawyers' Forum For Civil Liberties Moves Kerala High Court Against Bar On Use Of Toilets At Private Fuel Pumps By General Public
Live Law
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August 10, 2025
The All India Lawyers' Forum for Civil Liberties (AILF) has approached the Kerala High Court seeking to be impleaded in the ongoing writ petition, regarding the access to toilets in Petrol Pumps challenging the interim order that restricts...
‘Kept fighting despite the odds’: the Russian journalists who risked everything to report the truth
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
In the fall of 2021, the director Julia Loktev traveled from her Brooklyn home to Moscow, with the intent to film some friends under pressure. That summer, the Russian government had cracked down on the remaining independent media in the country,...
Red flags along KZN’s South Coast
Oxpeckers
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August 15, 2025
Andiswa Matikinca tracks concerns around critical minerals mining applications – and now a small harbour – in KwaZulu-Natal’s tourism mecca Mad dash: Most of the sudden influx of prospecting applications are for lithium, but include dozens of...
Bengal’s civil society rally behind TMC protests against ‘attack’ on Bengali language
The Shillong Times
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August 4, 2025
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI, Aug 4: Members of the civil society and a section of intellectuals from West Bengal have expressed solidarity with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress’ sustained protests on the attack of the...
Mumbai Court Fines Housing Society ₹11.8 Lakh Over Negligence In 2012 Coconut Tree Death Case
Free Press Journal
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August 10, 2025
The Mumbai City Civil Court has ruled that Satya Darshan Co-operative Housing Society in Andheri (East) must pay Rs11.8 lakh with 6% interest | Representative Image Mumbai: The Mumbai City Civil Court has ruled that Satya Darshan Co-operative...
Edo Civil Society Asks Police Commissioner To Arrest Hoodlums Who Vandalised Activist Kelly Osunbor’s House Over 'Development Levy'
Sahara Reporters
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The Edo Civil Society Coalition for Human Rights (EDOCSCHUR) has strongly condemned what it described as a barbaric attack on the residence of frontline activist, Comrade Kelly Osunbor, by suspected community thugs in Amagba, Oredo Local...
What Is “Civil Society”—and How Is It Under Threat?
The Nonprofit Quarterly
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August 4, 2025
Credit: Madison Oren on Unsplash “Civil society”—a term that, while common in much of the world, is less commonly used in the United States—has been cropping up everywhere lately. “Law firms, universities and now civil society groups are in...
“This Is a Hunting of People”: LA Protesters Turn Out to Resist ICE
The Nation
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August 15, 2025
Hundreds of Angelenos took to the streets Tuesday to show support for their neighbors and coworkers who are being targeted during ICE’s raids. Ad Policy A community coalition of labor, immigrant, and civil rights groups rally at MacArthur Park in...
Civil Society Groups Back NNPCL GCEO
This Day
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August 2, 2025
A coalition of civil society groups across various sectors that cut across the energy sector, development sector, transparency and oil watch entities as well as energy fields trackers in Nigeria, have hailed the performance of the Group Chief...
APD Foundation from Mangaluru Inducted into WHO’s Global Civil Society Commission
The Hans India
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August 4, 2025
Mangaluru: In a significant international recognition, Mangaluru-based Anti Pollution Drive Foundation (APDF) has been inducted into the Civil Society Commission of the World Health Organisation (WHO), joining a global network of organisations...
Genoa and Clay Township's impact on the Civil War: The Letters
The Press - Ohio
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Lou Hebert | Special to The Press This is the third part of a series about Genoa and Clay Township’s contribution to the Civil War. We always hope that the names of the courageous in times of war are never forgotten, but time is not the friend of...
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...
Data protection bill heads to parliament next month
Windhoek Observer
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Hertta- Maria Amutenja The ministry of information and communication technology (MICT) has confirmed that the data protection bill will be tabled in parliament in September. ICT minister Emma Theofelus announced the plan during the Standard Bank...
UN plastic pollution talks fail again with negotiators rejecting draft treaties
Express & Star
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August 15, 2025
Negotiators have failed to agree on the world’s first treaty to combat plastic pollution in what was meant to be the final round of UN talks. Delegates were seeking to complete a legally binding international agreement during a 10-day conference...
ERADICATING SUBSTANCE ABUSE, A COLLECTIVE EFFORT—MRS ABIODUN
OG TV
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August 15, 2025
Rising from one of its meetings, at the FRSC hall in Abeokuta, the Ogun state Drug Control Committee (SDCC), chaired by the wife of the State Governor, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun, unanimously agreed to adopt more strategies in ridding the State of drug...
Why civil society wants Hustler Fund scrapped
The Standard
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President William Ruto during the first anniversary celebrations of Hustler Fund in Nairobi. [ELLY OKWARE/PCS] A report by a human rights organisation wants President William Ruto’s pet project, the Hustler Fund, scrapped, saying it is a political...