News headlines for “Democracy”, page 422
Civil Society Meeting Calls for Solidarity, Radical Change to Deal with Global Crises
- Inter Press Service
SUVA, Fiji, Dec 15 (IPS) - Our strategies have failed us. We can no longer respond to the crises facing us in the same way. We have to be more radical, more creative — together — to build the future we want.
This was one of the resounding messages to emerge from a key global gathering of more than 700 leading thinkers, influencers and doers from more than 100 countries in Suva, Fiji in early December.
“We Need to Be Strong” – Award Spotlights Courageous Journalists
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 (IPS) - As press freedom becomes increasingly limited, journalists are frequently finding themselves in more dangerous predicaments than ever before.
Civil Society Activists Speak Out-- Despite Threats
- Inter Press Service
SUVA, Fiji, Dec 15 (IPS) - They are young, smart and willing to take the rough road. Victor, Jubilanté and Khaled are independent fighters who speak out with a force that could possibly change the appearances of their countries, and beyond.
SLIDESHOW: Tales of the 21st Century - Rohingyas Without a State
- Inter Press Service
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Dec 14 (IPS) - The world has witnessed innumerable images of the long walk to 'freedom' of Rohingya women, children and men. Some trudged for endless hours and days, many carrying elderly parents and babies in baskets, with the women suffering the unimaginable trauma having been victims of rape, torture and harassment.
Rohingya Refugees Endure Lingering Trauma
- Inter Press Service
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Dec 14 (IPS) - Twelve-year-old Rubina still struggles with the horrors she witnessed in her homeland in Myanmar before fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh three months ago.
Shedding Diplomacy, Roberto Savio Speaks about Fear as a Tool to Gain Power
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Dec 14 (IPS) - At the outset my thanks to Dr Hanif Hassan Ali Al Kassim, and Ambassador Idriss Jazairy who lead the Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue for organizing this panel discussion at a critical moment in history. The Centre, is one of the few actors for peace and cooperation between the Arab world and Europe. As a representative of global civil society, I think it will be more meaningful if I speak without the constraints of diplomacy, and I make frank and unfettered reflections.
South Sudan: a Nation Tormented by a Crisis
- Inter Press Service
PANYIJAR COUNTY, South Sudan, Dec 14 (IPS) - I come from Panyijar County, South Sudan, just south of where famine was declared in February this year and one of thousands of places badly hit by the conflict which enters its fifth year today. With each year the fighting continues, the hopes that I and my fellow South Sudanese had when voting for independence in 2011 are dimmed.
In Defense of Uganda's Imprisoned Journalists
- Inter Press Service
DURBAN, South Africa, Dec 14 (IPS) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has included eight staffers of the controversial Ugandan tabloid Red Pepper in its 2017 global census of imprisoned journalists. Some may disagree with that decision.
Arming Poor Countries Enriches Rich Countries
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 (IPS) - Although the Cold War came to an end over a quarter century ago, international arms sales only declined temporarily at the end of the last century. Instead, the United States under President Trump is extending its arms superiority over the rest of the world.
A Voice of Inspiration
- Inter Press Service
SUVA, Fiji, Dec 13 (IPS) - More than 700 activists gathered in Suva, Fiji's capital, to explore the latest trends – from climate change to human rights, from innovation to social justice. Anything that can help empower and mobilise citizens. The lively debates in panel discussions, workshops and lectures made the event look like a carnival of creative new ideas and tested knowledge.
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