Advocacy
Human Rights Groups Call for the Release of Protesters in Iran
At least 7,000 people have also been arrested, according to one parliamentarian. Those detained since the protests began include journalists and human rights defenders. The undersigned organizations are seriously concerned about the fate and whereabouts of the
27 Kurdish Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike
Arseh Sevom joins 20 other organizations in calling for the Iranian authorities to address the concerns of 27 Kurdish political prisoners who have been on hunger strike in Orumiyeh.
Azerbaijan: Re-establishing Civil Society
Arseh Sevom–In part two of Arturo Desimone’s interview with the civil society activist “O” in Azerbaijan, we read about the struggles to create capacity for critically analyzing the actions taken by the government. Education, O, argues is something that cannot
Just Access Campaign Launches
Read more about the Just Access campaign…
Theater and Activism in the Phillipines
This interview with activists Jun and Mitchy Saturay deserves focus for about 17 minutes. What they have to say about their experiences with activist theater in […]
From Monitoring to Building: Questions for South African Peace-Worker Jasmin Nordien
Arseh Sevom spoke with South African activist Jasmin Nordien about her experiences working in civil society organizations. In this post, we focus on her experiences throughout the 1980s, when she worked with the Network of Independent Monitors reporting on sta
Are You a Civil Society Activist?
What is Civil Society Click here for the complete post. Before trying to delve deep into a practical definition of a “civil society activist” let us see what is exactly meant by a “civil society”. According to Jeffrey C. Alexander – one of the thinkers who has
Creating the Impossible: The Invisible Network of Britain’s Activist Subculture
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” Camus
As Strong as Our Signal
What happens to all those narratives we post, like, re-tweet, forward, share, forward, and paste after we’re done with them?