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Keir Starmer dealt huge blow as election petition hits major new milestone
Daily Express
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August 19, 2025
More than 800,000 people have signed a petition calling for a general election. The petition on the official Parliament website passed the latest milestone this evening. It says: "We want an immediate general election to be held. We think the...
SUNI Civil Society Alliance Hands Over Workplace Lactation Room at PCMH to Support Working Mothers
Sierraloaded
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August 2, 2025
The Scaling Up Nutrition and Immunization (SUNI) Civil Society Alliance, led by the Children’s Advocacy Forum Sierra Leone (CAF-SL), has officially handed over a newly established Workplace Lactation Room at the Princess Christian Maternity...
Ethiopia Journalists Association Says Reporter Abductions Must End
Zehabesha
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August 19, 2025
The call is simple: follow due process, not force. If there are allegations, journalists should be brought before a court within 48 hours—not taken by unknown individuals and kept without contact. These disappearances weaken the rule of law, sow...
Civil procedure law: Article allowing prosecutors to annul final rulings ruled unconstitutional
Hespress
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August 6, 2025
Morocco’s Constitutional Court has struck down several core provisions of the draft civil procedure law, including the controversial Article 17, deeming them unconstitutional. The bill, adopted by Parliament in second reading in June 2025, will...
World Economic Forum anoints BlackRock CEO after investigation into Klaus Schwab goes nowhere
The Blaze
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August 19, 2025
German economist Klaus Schwab founded the World Economic Forum in 1971 with the aim of engaging "the foremost political, business, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agenda." During his tenure, the WEF founder...
Civil society groups accuse Congolese soldiers of raping 13 women
SABC News
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July 28, 2025
Civil society groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have accused Congolese soldiers and members of militia of raping 13 women in the eastern territory of Beni since the beginning of July. Cases of sexual violence have increased...
FG unveils five-year plan to curb disasters, strengthen national resilience
Punch
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August 19, 2025
The Federal Government on Tuesday reiterated its resolve towards ensuring effective implementation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Action Plan in Nigeria, stressing the urgent need to transform the country’s disaster management...
Blade & 9 Other Marvel Comics Heroes You Didn’t Know Were Avengers
Comicbook
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August 20, 2025
Most Marvel Comics fans know Blade as a vampire hunter whose only goal in life is to hunt down blood suckers and kill them. However, what some fans might not know is that Blade was also a member of the Avengers, and he actually joined more than...
Civil society role in budget pushed
Business World
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July 28, 2025
CONGRESS should let civil society groups have a greater say in the national budget process, a coalition of non-government organizations said on Monday. Allowing civil groups to sit in on House and Senate budget hearings would ensure that the...
FG, others commend Moniepoint for showcasing N/East’s agric value-chain resilience, empowering farmers with digital payment tools
Business Hallmark
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August 19, 2025
From left: Special Adviser to the President on Economic Affairs in the Office of the Vice President, Dr. Tope Fasua and communications expert, Tolu Ogunlesi watch on with rapt attention during the screening in Abuja The Federal Government has...
Ogun first lady rallies stakeholders against drug abuse
Business Hallmark
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August 19, 2025
Wife of Ogun State Governor, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun, has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders in the fight against substance abuse, stressing that collective action is key to curbing the menace across the state. Mrs. Abiodun made...
Editorial: Trump’s civil commitment order has room for improvement
Boston Herald - Massachusetts
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August 11, 2025
Given all of the news these days, relatively little notice was paid to a July 24 executive order from President Donald Trump titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.” As with many pronouncements from this administration, the...
Gov. Hochul renames Central Park subway station after civil rights revolutionary Malcolm X
New York Post
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August 11, 2025
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul renamed a Central Park subway station after Malcolm X, the prominent civil rights leader who was a longtime Harlem resident, as part of the city’s Harlem Week celebration. The legislation penned by Hochul will rename the...
Letters to the editor: August 20, 2025 (goose-stepping, undocumented, traffic-circles and more)
Hudson Valley One - New York
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August 20, 2025
The views and opinions expressed in our letters section are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Hudson Valley One. Submit a letter to the editor at deb@hudsonvalleyone.com. Letter guidelines:...
The Media Line: 50 Years Later, Lebanese Women Look for Those Who Disappeared During the Civil War
SRN News
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August 10, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix 50 Years Later, Lebanese Women Look for Those Who Disappeared During the Civil War The lack of authorities’ interest in finding the 17,425 missing stems from a general amnesty agreement protecting all sides at the end of the...
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...
Birss criticises “Balkanised” civil justice procedure
Legal Futures
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August 10, 2025
Birss: Silly differences Lord Justice Birss, the outgoing deputy head of civil justice, has spoken out at what he called the “heavily Balkanised” civil justice process in England and Wales. Birss LJ particularly targeted the five overlapping but...
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...
Grantmaker warns proposed cuts to London councils’ funding could impact charities
Civil Society Media
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A London-based community funder has warned that the government’s proposed changes to how it allocates funding for local councils risk “weakening the impact of an over-stretched voluntary sector working with disadvantaged communities”. It was...
Experts for shift to clean, affordable energy
Business Recorder
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August 19, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Experts and lawmakers Tuesday urged on a rapid shift to clean, affordable energy alongside expanded forests as extreme heat and floods hit different parts of country especially KPK. They have also called for urgent action to promote...