Civil Society

Kazakh president urges public servants to fight corruption
Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 13:21
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has instructed officials of 'A' Corps, an elite group of officials, to jointly fight against corruption.
Leaked Document Shows Massive New Tear Gas Shipment Planned for Bahrain
Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 13:18
Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior is planning to import 1.6 million tear gas canisters and 90,000 tear gas grenades, according to a leaked document, published today by research and advocacy group Bahrain Watch.
Tamarod Backtracks, Says Will Back Sisi for President
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:50
The Tamarod page on Facebook had earlier published a statement calling on Sisi Monday not to run for the presidential race, but the statement was later removed.
Solidarity Minister: Government Surveillance of NGOs is Temporary
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:49
Social Solidarity Minister Ahmed al-Boraei said that government monitoring of NGOs would continue as temporary measure to prevent what he described as the “groups of evil.”
Freedom House’s position on results of Azerbaijani elections is biased
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 07:18
The Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan states that the Azerbaijani election was held in accordance with international standards, transparently and fairly, constructively and democratically.
Armenian Court Orders Release From Jail Of Opposition Activist
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 07:06
The court ruled on October 14 that some parts of the charges against Arakelian must be dropped and his six-year prison sentence reduced to three years.
Echo Rossii, Part 2
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 06:47
The attacks on NGOs may affect the amount of aid, and we cannot exclude the possibility the government will take some action to strengthen supervision of the activities of NGOs.
Successive Governments Fail to Implement Social, Economic Justice: Egypt NGOs
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 08:32
The report said authorities have not seized the opportunity to undertake important and necessary structural economic reforms amid political change.
Kazakhstan Unveils New Counter-Terrorism and Anti-Extremism Strategy
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:38
Central to this strategy, and hinted at in the revised Law on Terrorism passed in January 2013, is the idea of coopting the public in the fight against these potential threats.
Two Groups Back Georgia Sochi Boycott
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 07:29
Two nongovernmental organizations in Georgia have started collecting signatures under a petition to boycott the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia.

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