LATEST FORUM NEWS
Climate crisis as a matter of justice
"Climate Justice" aims to face the climate crisis in its whole complexity, considering both ecological and social dimensions. To do so it is necessary to think about climate change not only in terms of future perspectives…
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Solidarity with Ukraine and Call for Peace in Europe
Download the statement Today, early in the morning, the Russian military troops initiated a large-scale invasion of Ukraine[1]. By recognising the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics within the borders of the Donetsk and the…
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Internship Announcement at the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum
Download the announcement EU-Russia Civil Society Forum (CSF) is looking for two interns who will be working at the Communications Department at the CSF Secretariat. The appointment will be from 1 April till 30 June 2022 and from…
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Stop the Unlawful Prosecution of Civic Activists in Russia
Download the statement Statement by the Working Group “Gender Equality” of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum We are deeply concerned and extremely alarmed at the arrest and charges against Daria Serenko – a poetess, feminist…
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Civil Society Organisations from all over Europe Launch the CURE Campaign Aimed at Strengthening the Council of Europe
On 26 January 2022, a coalition of 14 civil society organisations started a new international initiative, the Campaign to Uphold Rights in Europe (CURE). The campaign was launched in Strasbourg, the seat of the Council of Europe, the…
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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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MEMBERS NEWS, OPINIONS AND IDEAS
What are we up to in 2022?
Anna Sevortian, Executive Director, EU-Russia Civil Society Forum Has there been a time to slow down this winter? The end of 2021 left us all watching the Memorial trial. The Memorial, our member NGO aiming…
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‘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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