Dissidents
A dissident is a person who actively challenges an established political or religious system, doctrine, belief, policy, or institution. In a religious context, the word has been used since 18th century, and in the political sense since 1940, coinciding with the rise of totalitarian systems, especially the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and Saudi Arabia. In the Western World there are historical examples of people who have been considered and have considered themselves dissidents, such as the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza. In totalitarian regimes, dissidents are often incarcerated without explicit political accusations, or due to infringements of the very same laws …
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Amnesty International · 17 April 2024 English
Responding to news that police in Georgia violently dispersed an overwhelmingly peaceful demonstration in Tbilisi, where protestors rallied against the controversial “foreign influence” bill, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director …
Persecution builds relentlessly for civil society and dissidents Georgia: Stop the bill “On transparency of foreign …
UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund · 17 April 2024 French
de la CIPD est l’occasion d’orienter les systèmes sociaux et de santé vers la prestation de services qui favorisent l’autonomisation de tous les individus, le respect de leur diversité, la …
en lumière de des opposants politiques ou des dissidents en profondes inégalités. Ainsi, une enquête MICS …
Amnesty International · 16 April 2024 English
In advance of a hearing in the criminal trial of human rights defender and lawyer Claudia González on Thursday, 11 April, Ana Piquer, Amnesty International’s Americas Director, said: “The Guatemalan …
Persecution builds relentlessly for civil society and dissidents Georgia: Stop the bill “On transparency of foreign …
Roosevelt Institute · 16 April 2024 English
Focusing on corporate and public power, labor and wages, and the economics of race and gender inequality, the Roosevelt Institute unifies experts, invests in young leaders, and advances progressive policies …
faith, and finding community among like- minded dissidents (Mitchell 2022). (Gramsci observed similar internecine …
Amnesty International · 16 April 2024 English
Ahead of the expected decision (19 April) in the final preliminary hearing of the Iuventa trial, Elisa De Pieri, Amnesty International’s Regional Researcher, said: “The court’s upcoming decision will have …
Persecution builds relentlessly for civil society and dissidents Georgia: Stop the bill “On transparency of foreign …
Amnesty International · 16 April 2024 English
“In Venezuela, Maduro’s government has started the year with an alarming intensification of the policy of repression that it uses to try to curtail civic space, critical voices and political …
Persecution builds relentlessly for civil society and dissidents “In Venezuela, Maduro’s government has started … persecute civil society organizations and political dissidents with harsh punishments like prison sentences … Persecution builds relentlessly for civil society and dissidents Georgia: Stop the bill “On transparency of foreign …
Amnesty International · 16 April 2024 English
Responding to news that the Georgian Parliament made the first steps to approve the contentious bill “On transparency of foreign influence,” which is similar to last year’s widely contested and …
Persecution builds relentlessly for civil society and dissidents Georgia: Stop the bill “On transparency of foreign …
ACAPS · 15 April 2024 English
According to secondary sources and key informant interviews (KIIs), the number of verified cases of NSAG recruitment and use of children in Colombia began increasing Distinguishing between child recruitment and …
municipality and the Bajo Cauca region, where FARC-EP dissidents, ELN, AGC, and regional organised crime groups …
Amnesty International · 15 April 2024 English
“On 15th April, the day fighting erupted in Khartoum, I was in Nairobi. I was supposed to travel to Khartoum, Sudan, on a Tuesday, but the war started on Saturday …
Persecution builds relentlessly for civil society and dissidents Georgia: Stop the bill “On transparency of foreign …
Amnesty International · 15 April 2024 English
We decided to come to Kenya. We thought as we both had academic backgrounds, it would open good opportunities to find work, because we had lost everything!
Persecution builds relentlessly for civil society and dissidents Georgia: Stop the bill “On transparency of foreign …
