The World Movement for Democracy is alarmed by the escalation of arrests and harassments of civil society organization members, activists, and journalists in South Sudan. The South Sudanese government has increased their crackdown on freedoms following the call for peaceful demonstrations against the government on August 30, 2021, by the People’s Coalition for Civil Action…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is bringing a case against the Azerbaijan government for blocking four independent media organizations’ websites, which have been inaccessible since March 27, 2017. The affected media organizations are Meydan TV, Azadliq, Azerbaycan Saati and Turan TV. The government instituted the blocks with the allegation that they contain prohibited material that calls for…
Since anti-corruption protests began on September 20, 2019, the government of Egypt has arrested more than 3,120 people, including respected civil society leaders and the lawyers defending them. On October 12, 2019, armed plainclothes officers kidnapped Egyptian activist and journalist Esraa Abdelfattah in an escalating crackdown on civil society leaders. Abdelfattah is detained under investigation for “disseminating false news”…
Today, on September 15, 2019, we join democrats around the world in celebrating the International Day of Democracy under the theme “Participation!” The World Movement continues to encourage participation by facilitating dialogue that engages youth, musicians, and artists—all who stand to benefit from democracy, but are often excluded from democracy discussions. Recently, the World Movement…