Civil Society
International Civil Society: Need for Global Solidarity
In a new series, Arseh Sevom summarizes reports on civil society throughout the world. This post looks at the 2012 publication of Defending Civil Society. This report notes that the space for civil society throughout the world seems to be shrinking even as con
Threat of War, Press TV Attacks, Parliamentary Elections, Amnesty Reports
This week was dominated by news of parliamentary elections, and threats of war, Asghar’s Oscar continued to bring some joy to people and to be a […]
Iran Civil Society News Round Up Week of Feb 14
Arseh Sevom — The Islamic Republic ratcheted up its attacks on Iranian citizens this past week. As you are reading this digest, the Iranian prisoner of conscience Mohsen Aminzadeh, is fighting for his life due to deteriorating health, and the death sentence of
NGOs around the world Condemn Persistent Crackdowns on Egyptian Civil Society and reject disabling draft NGO Law
NGOs around the world Condemn Persistent Crackdowns on Egyptian Civil Society and reject disabling draft NGO Law. Civicus has joined with other organizations to issue a […]
Arseh Sevom’s 2011 Review
In Arseh Sevom’s first ever newsletter (online here), we looked back at some of the highlights from the pages of our website. Those included: The Protester Change in Tunisia and Egypt Murder of Civil Society in Iran #SecurityFail: Iranian Hackers Target Dutch
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
Cultural Censorship in Iran
The Small Media Foundation has published the report, Cultural Censorship in Iran: Iranian Culture in a State of Emergency. This report looks at government pressure on and censorship of publishing, music, theater, and film, demonstrating an increase since the d
Iranian Women’s Conference to be Held in the Netherlands
by Halleh Ghorashi For years, the Iranian women’s movement has been the subject of my research. During the 1979 revolution, Iranian women flocked to the streets to make their voices heard. It wasn’t too long after the success of the demonstrations that women w
Beef-up and Meet-up
In his piece, Let’s Beef-up and Meet-up, Hamid Tehrani challenges activists to find new and exciting ways to use technology. He points to the example of […]