Category: Foreign News

Jul 08
MEET THE NIGERIAN ACTIVIST DEFYING LABELS TO DEFEND ACTIVISM

Growing up, Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri was often bullied by other kids and even overlooked…

Oct 12
Rwandan YouTuber Jailed for 15 Years After Anti-Kagame Posts

A Rwandan court on Thursday sentenced a prominent YouTube commentator and genocide…

Aug 24
Uganda Suspends 54 NGOs in Clampdown

The Ugandan government said on Friday it had ordered 54 non-governmental organisations…

Jul 17
CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE: Civil Society and the Coronavirus; Dynamism Despite Disruption

In Nigeria, the Action Group on Free Civic Space is documenting and analyzing…

Jul 17
OPEN DEMOCRACY: How Civil Society is Fighting Back against Coronavirus Crackdowns

”In Nigeria, top civic watchdog Spaces for Change has adapted their digital…

Jul 03
FGHR: Nigerian Civil Society Pushes Back on the Infectious Diseases Bill

Nigerian Civil Society Pushes Back on Draconian Disease Bill

Jul 03
JUST SECURITY: COVID-19 and the Shrinking Civic Space in Nigeria

COVID-19 and the Shrinking Civic Space in Nigeria

May 11
Spaces for Change: From informal networks and collaboration to the Action Group for Free Civic Space in Nigeria

The Action Group on Free Civic Space in Nigeria works to co-create a unified sector…

Jan 29
Global NPO Coalition on FATF: Nigeria: Report on Closing Spaces for Civil Society and Democratic Engagement

Global NPO Coalition on FATF: Nigeria: Report on Closing Spaces for Civil Society and…

Jan 29
NYU LAW: Reclaiming Civic Space: Resistance, Resilience, and Resources

NYU LAW: Reclaiming Civic Space: Resistance, Resilience, and Resources