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How Hindutva’s war on religious conversion exposes BJP’s Christian dilemma in Kerala
The Federal
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August 20, 2025
“If all (Dalit) Pulayas turn (Christian) Cheramar / Will the taint of caste be erased? / Will there be a dawn of change / in this land of Kerala?” This lament in a poem was penned in the early twentieth century by Poikayil Yohannan, also known as...
US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Officials From Cuba, Africa and Grenada for Coercive Medical Missions
14ymedio
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August 19, 2025
The measure seeks to punish those who benefit from the “rental” of health professionals, a multi-million dollar business for the Havana regime. “We urge governments to pay doctors directly for their services, not the regime’s slaveholders,” said...
Not a Time to Blame, But to Build: NITDA DG Urges Civil Society-Government Unity for Inclusive National Growth
TechEconomy
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August 1, 2025
Advertisements In a hall filled with voices dedicated to Nigeria’s future, one message rang clear: progress is a shared responsibility. At the inaugural Civil Society Summit on Civil Democracy and National Development, held at the Rotunda...
Civil society challenges Indonesian deregulation law over rights and environment
Mongabay
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July 28, 2025
Indonesia’s controversial Job Creation Law is facing new legal challenges from civil society groups who say it weakens environmental protections and human rights. One lawsuit targets provisions that restrict public involvement in environmental...
Fires? Coimbra Business Association wants an audit of the funds
Portugal Pulse
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August 19, 2025
The recent surge of wildfires impacting the nation and the Centro region, leading to a state of alert since August 2, has prompted the NERC to call for “urgent support measures for the entrepreneurs and citizens in the Coimbra region.” Expressing...
Freedom Trail Marker honors civil rights trailblazers in Leake County
WAPT 16 - Mississippi
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August 11, 2025
Two sisters who helped shape the civil rights movement in rural Mississippi were honored Friday with a Mississippi Freedom Trail Marker.Winson and Dovie Hudson, pioneers in voter registration and public school desegregation efforts in Leake...
Educational Family Festival brings joy and awareness to Muzaffargarh
The Nation
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August 19, 2025
A vibrant Educational Family Festival was held at Fayyaz Park, Muzaffargarh, organized by the Population & Health Department in collaboration with the District Administration. The festival was graced by Mr. Awaid Irshad Bhatti, Additional Deputy...
Rift Valley civil society groups back Raila's inter-generational dialogue
Star
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Director of CHRD Kipkorir Ngetich (c) with Suba Churchill speaking in Eldoret. /MATHEWS NDANYI Civil society groups in Rift Valley have backed calls for national dialogue to resolve issues affecting youth and other challenges in the country. The...
Akpabio, Shehu Sani charge civil society on values
Eagle Online
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August 1, 2025
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and Senator Shehu Sani have urged civil society organisations (CSOs) to remain steadfast in defending democratic values and promoting national development. Senator Akpabio made the call at the...
Former CEO agrees to pay back $150k to charity she's accused of defrauding
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 10, 2025
The former CEO of a Sydney domestic violence charity has reached a confidential settlement after she agreed to pay back $150,000 in lieu of funds she had been accused of appropriating. Gabrielle Morrissey was CEO of Sydney charity Women and...
Trump administration profile: Tom Homan
Open Secrets
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August 18, 2025
Border czar Tom Homan talks with reporters outside the White House. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s “border czar,” has led the administration’s far-reaching, heavily publicized deportation campaign. He has...
Palestinian Civil Society Organizations Invite Witkoff to Visit Gaza Hospitals
Yemen News Agency SABA
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August 1, 2025
[Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:41:15 +0300] Gaza - Saba: Palestinian civil society organizations have invited US envoy Steve Witkoff to visit hospitals in Gaza, which have partially resumed operations after their destruction. These hospitals are overcrowded...
The oil behind the ethnic cleansing
The Armenian Weekly - Massachusetts
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August 19, 2025
Since 2020, Azerbaijan has pocketed over $35 billion in oil and gas profits. That money did not just fund roads or schools but fueled war—literally. In 2023, Azerbaijan used Israeli drones, Turkish weapons and Western-backed firepower to force...
Taras M. Wochok, longtime lawyer for John E. du Pont and former chief assistant district attorney, has died at 84
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Taras M. Wochok, 84, of Malvern, a practicing lawyer for nearly 60 years, longtime personal attorney for multimillionaire murderer John E. du Pont, former Philadelphia chief assistant district attorney for narcotics, special assistant U.S....
Visegrad Insight Breakfast: Strengthening civil society organisations in CEE
Visegrad Insight
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August 1, 2025
How are CSOs in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia funded, and how does this impact their ability to uphold EU democratic values? On 31 July at Res Publica – Visegrad Insight we held a Visegrad Insight Breakfast discussion dedicated...
Liberia: Mining – Three Cso Groups Condemn U.S.$1.8m Deal
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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August 19, 2025
BusinessEconomyEnvironment Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… THREE CSO GROUPS CONDEMN US$1.8m DEAL MONROVIA-Four Civil Society organization groups have condemned the US$1.8b concession deal which was sealed on Sunday, a non-working time...
Discovery in U.S. Spyware Litigation: A Double-Edged Sword?
Just Security
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August 19, 2025
The U.S. civil litigation discovery process has been known as a double-edged sword, allowing for extensive fact-finding while also imposing significant costs and risks to the privacy, security, freedom of expression, and other values and interests...
Sewanagala Sugar Factory: Civil society sounds alarm on workers’ fate
The Morning
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August 1, 2025
A civil society organisation urged the Government to take immediate action to resolve the payment and sale-related issues faced by the employees of the Sewanagala Sugar Factory, warning that if the Government fails to do so within three days, it...
Government-Private Sector-Civil Society Unite with Global Experts to Accelerate Green Transition Propelling Thailand Toward Low-Carbon Society
The Slovenia Times
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August 1, 2025
Leading international speakers sharing perspectives and approaches for transitioning to sustainability at the ESG Symposium 2025 at SCG Headquarters, Bang Sue, Thailand Driving Two Key Agendas to Strengthen Global Competitiveness BANGKOK, THAILAND...
States sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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MONTPELIER – Vermont’s Charity Clark this week joined a coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., asking a federal judge to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding federal funds earmarked for crime victims if...