Three years ago, a tragedy ignited one of the most powerful civil movements in Iran’s modern history. In September 2022, Mahsa (Jina) Amini, a young Kurdish woman, was arrested by Iran’s so-called morality police for what the Islamic Republic deemed an “improper hijab.” She died in custody under suspicious circumstances, and her death sparked nationwide outrage. […]
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En avril 2018, un groupe de manifestants, pour la plupart des personnes âgées, ont été sauvagement agressés par des forces de choc adeptes du gouvernement nicaraguayen. Il s’agissait de civils armés avec la liberté de réprimer, même en présence des forces de police. La manifestation pacifique avait pour but de rejeter les réformes du système de retraite de l’Institut nicaraguayen de la sécurité sociale (INSS). La répression a fait des centaines de morts, des prisonniers politiques, des exilés, des estropiés et des étudiants expulsés des universités. Cet événement a déclenché le soulèvement populaire dans tout le pays. […]
Nonviolent struggle requires a lot of emotional intelligence and spiritual strength. Non-cooperation as a method of struggle refers to actions through which citizens, deliberately and consciously, withdraw their support for economic and social cooperation activities. Specifically, economic noncooperation (boycotts and strikes) is refusing to buy, sell, handle, or distribute specific goods and services.[…]
The Ugandan state branded it a ‘common nuisance,’ but this nude protest, echoing the 1929 Nigerian Women’s War, wielded cultural defiance to expose forty years of authoritarianism under Yoweri Museveni. It was the language spoken by tired citizens. The language of the unheard. It was a radical act by three young women, slapping decades of injustice and shame onto the walls of the Ugandan parliament. It was a cursing ceremony to say, enough is enough. […]
The Karibu Residence is an initiative of the Senegalese civil society movement Y en a Marre. The name Karibu, which means “welcome” in Swahili, the most widely spoken language in Africa, captures the philosophy of this program, which is steeped in the tradition of Senegalese hospitality. It is intended to be a place of refuge and respite for activists in distress. But much more than a place of shelter, it is a holistic, integrated program designed to make exile not a graveyard of the convictions and ambitions of exilées, but a springboard to recharge their batteries, reinvent themselves, and continue to pursue their ideals—even far from home.[…]
Femicide in Kenya is not just a crisis, it is a declaration of societal failure. Behind every woman murdered is a trail of state inaction, broken systems, and silenced voices. While the government’s response has long been characterized by neglect and indifference, communities and movements like Kongamano La Mapinduzi (KLM) are stepping in where institutions have failed. Today, the most urgent strategy in confronting this epidemic is community-led rapid response, a grassroots-based approach of protection, documentation, and resistance. […]
With a median age of just 16.9 years, Uganda’s population is only second to Niger as the youngest in the world. Despite this enormous demographic advantage, Uganda’s youths have mostly been absent from driving the destiny of their country. According to the country’s leading independent newspaper, as of 2020, the average age in the national cabinet was 65 years! On top of that, the president – who is seeking re-election – is now 80 years old, and has been in power since 1986. However, holding political office is not the only place young Ugandans are inconspicuous. […]
