LATEST FORUM NEWS
Liquidation of International Memorial and HRC Memorial: No to Usurpation of the Right to Historical Memory
Download the Statement The Board of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum condemns the decision to liquidate two important Russian civil society organisations, International Memorial[1] and the Human Rights Centre (HRC) Memorial[2]. The grounds for the…
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Russian authorities should stop the persecution of key civil society organisation, Memorial
Memorial, a cornerstone of Russian civil society, is under threat of liquidation by the Russian authorities on baseless charges. Memorial’s two entities - Memorial Human Rights Centre and International Memorial Society - were labeled “foreign…
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MediaLab meeting took place in Syktyvkar
The first season of MediaLab, our media literacy programme for students, journalists, and youth workers from Northwest Russia, ended at the Revolt Center in Syktyvkar. Participants from Veliky Novgorod, Leningrad region, Murmansk region, St.Petersburg, Syktyvkar…
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Protect “Memorial”: Stop the Attack on Russian Civil Society
Download the Statement In recent days, Russian civil society has come under a new wave of pressure from the authorities. Increasingly, repressive measures are being used not only against independent NGOs but also against individuals.…
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Defenders of democratic values, human rights and the environment are still under strong pressure in Bulgaria and Russia
Civil society organizations and activists defending democratic values, human rights and environment in Bulgaria and Russia continue to be exposed to strong online pressure and hate speech in the media and internet. However, independent and…
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EU-Russia Civil Society Forum Marks GivingTuesday with #GivingxForum Campaign in Solidarity with Russia-based Human Rights Defenders
In the run-up to this year’s GivingTuesday, EU-Russia Civil Society Forum launches a solidarity campaign in support of human rights defenders in Russia. With #GivingxForum, the association aims to raise 3,500 Euros to provide a…
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Working Meeting of the HERstory Project Team in Yerevan
At the beginning of October, nine members of the HERstory Project Team met in Yerevan (Armenia) to look back on what we have achieved during the past six months and to look forward to what…
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MEMBERS NEWS, OPINIONS AND IDEAS
‘Bridge over troubled waters’
Anikó Bakonyi, Nikola Mokrović, Co-Chairs of the Board, EU-Russia Civil Society Forum We dubbed last year as „A Year Like No Other“. The spirit of that statement contained an implicit expectation that we would overcome…
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The blue envelope goes into the red envelope, Or how to organise elections Berlin-style
Barbara Anna Bernsmeier, EU-Russia Civil Society Forum It was in late March when conversations about “election workers” (so called Wahlhelfer*innen) first appeared within my circle of friends. And the word popped up more and more…
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How the results of the Russian elections showed not what it really is
Stanislav Andreichuk, "Golos" Movement On 17-19 September, 2021, parliamentary elections were held in Russia. According to official data, the United Russia party received about 50% of the votes on party lists and won an overwhelming majority…
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None of Us Can Ignore Climate Change
by Nelya Rakhimova, Open School of Sustainable Development, Board member of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum Human activities are changing the climate unprecedentedly. On 9 August, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published…
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Colonialism, something from a faraway past only?
by Kathleen Ferrier Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, Kathleen Ferrier has lived in Chile and Brazil, in the Netherlands and in Hong Kong. Her work experiences include politics, international and non-governmental organisations, the United Nations, academic…
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Webinar – “WE together for Ecological Transport!”
On 5 June, the World Environment Day takes place, and in this context the Hungarian NGO "Clean Air Action Group" organised a webinar entitled "WE together for Ecological Transport!“. The event was supported by the…
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If You Don’t Have What You Like, You Like What You Have
Katarzyna Batko-Tołuć, Civic Network "Watchdog Poland" At the end of May 2021, an unexpected breakthrough took place after ten months of hanging around in the matter of choosing the Ombudsperson in Poland. For the first time,…
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