The culture you consume every day leaves small imprints on your life, but some texts or moments feel bigger than a single experience. In this article, Nazanin Boniadi, award-nominated actress, renowned activist, and Steering Committee member of the World Movement for Democracy, shares her stories about the concert, film, and book that inspired her activism…
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On February 1, 2021, the Burmese military toppled an elected government, sparking a people-led uprising for human rights and democracy across the country. Nearly three years since then, in an attempt to destroy the pro-democracy movement, the military is continuing to commit atrocities against civilians and civilian infrastructure. In this submission to the United Nations…
“When a nation’s artists are in shackles, its people live in chains. When art is liberated, its people are set free.” In this article Omaid Sharifi, co-founder and president of ArtLords shares how art in Afghanistan has been repressed, eradicating every last vestige of creative expression since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. As…
As previously reported by the World Movement for Democracy, Aliou Sané, coordinator of the Y’en a Marre Movement and deputy coordinator of the Forces Vives de la Nation (F24) platform, was arrested on October 5, 2023, at his home by Dakar Central Police’s urban security force. Mr. Sané was originally arrested on May 29 while trying to…