Ethiopia: On July 7, 2017, Chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), Dr. Merera Gudina, will appear in court for a scheduled hearing. Dr. Gudina has been detained since December 2016 for violating Ethiopia’s six-month state of emergency by associating with exiled opposition leaders at the European Parliament’s human rights hearing last fall. Since the…
On June 26 and 27, 2017, global leaders from civil society, technology firms, political institutions, academia, the media, and philanthropic organizations attended the “Digital Disinformation Forum” in Stanford, California. The National Democratic Institute and the Stanford University Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law convened the event to explore responses to digital disinformation,…
Security Without Borders (SWB) is an online collective of cybersecurity experts who provide free technical support to civil society organizations, journalists, and human rights activists. In addition to sharing secure digital tools and responding to requests for help, SWB tests the security of organizations’ mailservers, websites, and other technical infrastructure used for operational activities. Your…
During the week of June 18, 2017, the World Movement for Democracy co-organized two sessions with the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy (REDLAD) entitled “Shrinking Space for Civil Society” and “Engaging with the Business Sector in Policy Advocacy.” The sessions were part of REDLAD’s larger regional meeting, and highlighted the need for activists…