By Violeta Camarasa Catalonia’s National Day, the Diada Nacional [2] is held every September 11 to remember the defeat of the Catalan troops in 1714, during the War of the Spanish Succession [3], which imposed a rigid centralism in Spain and marked the end of Catalan political autonomy. This year the holiday will be celebrated following a historic […]
Guinea-Bissau: Women’s Groups and Citizenship
By Sara Moreira In a country which has experienced constant political instability, how can civil society mobilise itself to prevent further coups d’état and to build a participative democracy based upon its communities? Some possible ways forward were suggested [1] [pt] by a group of 70 young people at a meeting promoted by the Movimento Ação […]
Mbeki is a non starter and bias to Khartoum regime-Abyei Citizens
The citizens of Abyei have urged the members of the Africa Union, and South Sudan delegation to kick out Thabo Mbeki from chairing the mediation process between South Sudan and Sudan talks. “Our negotiation team to present a petition to the Africa Union Peace Security Council (AUPSC) to return IGAD under the leadership of […]
Mexico: Group Looks for Independent Citizens to Run for Congress
Written by Miguel Angel Guevara Currently, in Mexico you need to belong to a political party to be eligible for a seat in Congress. It is often argued that this system only fosters a power monopoly of the political class who looks after its party interests. Months ago, a group of citizens had pushed for […]
Jaymala Youth Federation’s Lok Dayro.
A Lok Dayro program was arranged from Jaymala Youth Federation at Jaymala Chawk of Isanpur area of Ahmedabad. This entertainment program was started at 20.00 IST amid huge crowd. The main fellow of Dayro was Shri Sairam Dave, who gave a lots of fun to the present citizens of Isanpur area, just by his famous […]
Terror Attack in Mumbai: Death Toll Rises, So Does Citizens’ Anger
A series of near-simultaneous explosions in Mumbai on Wednesday evening has so far claimed 21 lives, while 113 are reported to have been injured . As the city watches the number of casualties rise, anger against the government is too swelling among local citizens who are frustrated by the government’s total failure to protect the […]
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