Civil Society
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 08:11
Azerbaijani authorities have arrested the head of an independent election monitoring group after it criticized presidential polls that secured a new term for strongman Ilham Aliyev, one of his colleagues said Dec. 17.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:36
Democracy activists on Monday urged the Gulf Arab states to undertake wide-ranging political reforms, including the establishment of elected parliaments and constitutions and allowing political parties.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 12:34
U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf discusses the death of a U.S. citizen in Benghazi, engagement with political groups in Syria, the attack on the Yemeni Defense Ministry, the Egyptian draft constitution, and UNSC-backed French intervention in the Central African Republic.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 08:22
Parliament should reject restrictive draft laws that would endanger freedom of association and expression in Kyrgyzstan, said Human Rights Watch.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 11:51
Kenyan media representatives are working on a deal to introduce more changes to a controversial media bill. The negotiations come a day after journalists took to the streets to protest the new legislation.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:43
Maher, Adel and Doma charged with calling for an unapproved protest, illegal assembly and rioting.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 08:00
Manoah Esipisu, Kenya’s government spokesman, says President Uhuru Kenyatta is committed to press freedom as outlined in the constitution.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 07:13
Magharebia sat down with centre chief, political scientist and former diplomat Nasr Ben Soltana to discuss the vision behind the centre's strategy.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 09:02
“The difference in the 2013 constitution is that it approved military trials for civilians in more detailed article than the one in the 2012 version,” he added.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 10:20
In September 2013 a 19-year-old woman escaped from the clutches of Boko Haram. They had held her captive for three months in Borno state’s Gwoza Hills, an extension of the Mandara Mountains in north-east Nigeria that borders Cameroon’s far north. Boko Haram, which controls some villages there, abducted the woman because she is a Christian.