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The shutdown of Népszabadság: Orbán comes one step closer to complete media dominance

Published: 17 October 2016

Hungary’s largest left-wing political daily, Népszabadság, has shut down unexpectedly, and it is more than likely that this development is linked to the governing Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Independent journalists are not giving up, however, despite the ruling party’s tightening grip on the media.

Who Cleans Up the Internet? Commercial Content Moderation and the Invisible CCM Workers of the World

Published: 26 September 2016

Duterte's Rise to Power in the Philippines

Published: 26 September 2016

President Duterte is the most controversial figure in the Philippines today, and arguably in the ASEAN region. He is now President of the Philippines, which chairs ASEAN in 2017. What is in store for the Philippines and for the chairmanship of ASEAN?

Zygmunt Bauman: History repeats itself. We are coming back to the small, tribal states.

Published: 26 September 2016

We cannot see that the EU is not the cause of the injustices we face. Zygmunt Bauman discusses Brexit and the impact it has on the world.

Fidesz is driving Hungarians into a dishonest referendum

Published: 26 September 2016

The government’s hate campaign against the refugees will soon achieve its goal: on October 2, Hungarians will cast their votes in an unnecessary, expensive and inhumane referendum.

Reclaiming Green Areas in Islamabad

Published: 22 September 2016

A three day (29th, 30th August and 1st September 2016) initiative called “Reclaim Ecology in the Heart of Islamabad” was launched by Heinrich Boell Stiftung in partnership with Pakistan Youth Climate Network. It was part of hbs’ larger campaign on climate change and environment conservation called “there is no planet b.”

Pakistan

Published: 4 May 2019

The Heinrich Böll Stiftung has been working in Pakistan from 1994 to 2019 with an office in Lahore, which was shifted to Islamabad in 2012. The main areas of work during this time were Ecology, Democratization as well as Peace and Security Policies. Since 2015 the program concentrated mainly on Resource Equity, Energy and Climate Change as well as Gender democracy. After 25 years of successful work with project partners in Pakistan, the office Islamabad has been closed with effect to 31st March 2019 due to ongoing problems with the registration process. This page presents some of the results of the work in the past years. There are a number of publications, articles, and reports about events conducted by Heinrich Böll Stiftung and its partner organizations covering the time from 2009 to 2019.

The European Union and its Southern Neighbourhood

Published: 20 September 2016

The big challenge facing the EU is how it can reconcile its new policy of promoting stabilisation and security in the Middle East with human rights and democratisation.

Experiences in Oral History: Contemporary witness interviews in archive organizations and historical research

Published: 19 September 2016

Life stories conducted by historians and archivists are the nucleus of oral history. The workshop "Experiences in Oral History” dealt with the question, how the handling of these interviews as historical sources could be improved.

Habitat III: New Urban Agenda and the importance of civil society

Published: 14 September 2016

Close on the heels of the UN adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015 the HABITAT III conference offers the international community a timely opportunity to revisit and revision its commitments to putting human rights at the heart of sustainable urban development. The global context is adverse, marked by growing inequity, rising levels of homelessness and landlessness, forced migration, environmental degradation and climate change.

Coproducing sustainable cities: Making sure “no-one is left behind”

Published: 14 September 2016

Why communities want to co-produce with the state? The experience of communities in the global south is that it is important not to pass over responsibility to the state, because if citizen’s involvement is reduced it is unlikely that the services will be maintained. Diana Mitlin explores a radical concept of participation.

Nominated: Syrian Candidates for the Golden Raspberry Awards

Published: 13 September 2016

How many supporters does Assad actually still have? Obviously not even enough to cast different extras for two short television clips.

Housing and the city: Local public action in Barcelona

Published: 13 September 2016

In the city of Barcelona, one can observe the joint power of civil movements and a progressive, accountable government to implement the social right to decent housing.

Civil society in Russia – Where external support is vital

Published: 13 September 2016

Russian NGOs are under pressure: They are hindered in their work with laws and checks by the authorities, paralyzed and driven to close down. External support is not only helpful, but vital.

Protecting and expanding civil society space nationally and internationally

Published: 13 September 2016

An analysis carried out by CIVICUS indicates that in far too many countries and in all global regions the conditions for civil society work and activities has worsened. Some of the solutions to this problem could be taken by civil society itself.

Shrinking civic space in Pakistan

Published: 13 September 2016

In Pakistan NGOs face harsh restrictions and human rights activists risk imprisonment and harrasment. It is important that the government recognizes the role of civil society and promotes a culture of cooperation and trust.

Repression and restriction: Egypt's civil society on the defensive

Published: 13 September 2016

The civil society in Egypt is facing a disastrous suppression and realignment by the government. By returning to normal foreign policy operations this weakening condition for civil society could be even strengthened.

No right for digital participation in many regions of the world

Published: 13 September 2016

In many regions of the world the freedom of the Internet is just an illusion. Especially in Arab countries, the neighbouring states of Russia and Subsahara-Africa the year 2015 marked the lowest point for democratic participation and civil liberties.

Maina Kiai: "Our Ideas keep living on"

Published: 13 September 2016

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai, explains in this interview with Christine Meissler why he will never give up fighting for democracy and human rights.

Authoritarian repression under the pretext of sovereignty

Published: 13 September 2016

The repression of civil societies activites in countries like Egypt and Russia are justified with the "protection of the states sovereignity" and the "principle of non-intervention". When unwelcomed critique is silenced, activists need all our solidarity and support.

LGBTI Civil society organizations and the rights to peacefully assemble and associate

Published: 13 September 2016

Civil society organisations can be a vanguard of progress for the LGBTI community. Despite the growing number of laws and policies impeding LGBTI advocacy, activists and organisations successfully challenge these trends.

Interview with Shivani Chaudhry: "There is a global housing crisis"

Published: 12 September 2016

India has the largest number of homeless and landless persons in the world, as well as the greatest number of urban and rural poor. Shivani Chaudhry, the Executive Director of Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN), argues that the New Urban Agenda must pay more attention to the human right to adequate housing. Interview with Shivani Chaudhry.

The Unthinkable in Climate Change: A View from Asia on Literature and Politics

Published: 7 September 2016

Amitav Ghosh’s new book “The Great Derangement” examines climate change and climate policy from unusual perspectives. It is bound to get much international attention because it asks some fundamental new questions concerning the handling of climate change in literature and activist politics, and because it represents a well-known voice from Asia.

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Published: 31 August 2016

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Who Cleans Up the Internet? Commercial Content Moderation and the Invisible CCM Workers of the World

Duterte's Rise to Power in the Philippines

Zygmunt Bauman: History repeats itself. We are coming back to the small, tribal states.

Fidesz is driving Hungarians into a dishonest referendum

Reclaiming Green Areas in Islamabad

Pakistan

The European Union and its Southern Neighbourhood

Experiences in Oral History: Contemporary witness interviews in archive organizations and historical research

Habitat III: New Urban Agenda and the importance of civil society

Coproducing sustainable cities: Making sure “no-one is left behind”

Nominated: Syrian Candidates for the Golden Raspberry Awards

Housing and the city: Local public action in Barcelona

Civil society in Russia – Where external support is vital

Protecting and expanding civil society space nationally and internationally

Shrinking civic space in Pakistan

Repression and restriction: Egypt's civil society on the defensive

No right for digital participation in many regions of the world

Maina Kiai: "Our Ideas keep living on"

Authoritarian repression under the pretext of sovereignty

LGBTI Civil society organizations and the rights to peacefully assemble and associate

Interview with Shivani Chaudhry: "There is a global housing crisis"

The Unthinkable in Climate Change: A View from Asia on Literature and Politics

Offices of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in the Middle East and North Africa

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