CIVIL SOCIETY:  In Defence of the Defenders
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GLASGOW, May 24 (IPS) - New defence is being considered for defenders of  civil society rights by the nearly 1,000 participants in the  Civicus world assembly under way in Glasgow this week.
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Manifestazione una cosa positiva per la democrazia
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GLASGOW, May 26 (IPS) - On the face of it, nothing really  'happened'   at the Civicus world assembly, other than  the announcement that   secretary-general Kumi Naidoo would quit.  But that announcement did   not need a world assembly. Perhaps  the symbolic locking up in a cage   to draw attention to civil  society activists was something supplied by   way of a  'happening'. The rest was, and was expected to be, no  more   than talk.
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Comment is free: Timothy Garton Ash: An interdependent world faces many challenges. Britain should promote a coalition of democracies to tackle them.
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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil -- Participating in the World Social Forum for the first time, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank tried to assure social and leftist activists yesterday that they are increasingly heeding calls for a more aggressive fight against poverty.
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The South Asian tragedy has ripped open centuries-old fault lines of caste in rural India's rigid social hierarchy. In the district of Nagapattinam, where more than 6,000 people died, untouchables from about 10 villages have openly protested what they call discrimination against them in the provision of relief supplies and access to shelters.
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Before the election, the government mobilized groups of thugs to harass voters. On the day of the election, police prevented thousands of opposition activists from voting at all.
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PRAGUE, Jan 25 (TerraViva/IPS) (IPS) - As another crucial civil society event approaches,  questions are once more raised over the almost non-existent  participation of civic actors from post-socialist Europe.
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Comment is free: Neal Lawson: The challenge is to seize the initiative and create a new public realm that enables a more equal world to take shape.
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An unlikely meeting of minds on an issue of global concern.
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Comment is free: Jonathan Freedland: Our progressive past can offer a new idea of what the state is for, and how it can help neighbourhood organisations to thrive.
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Seeking like-minded political thought, or folks to argue with? Look no further.
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A group of world figures calls for efforts to heal the growing divide between Muslim and Western societies. Send us your views.
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The timid media won't do it, so 'radical' librarians are standing up against the government to protect free speech and fight censorship. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.
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THE RACE: Support for Republican, Democratic candidates in the presidential races in New Hampshire
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GENEVA, Jun 28 (IPS) - Global civil society leaders called on  non-governmental organisations (NGOs) Thursday to use both  international channels and their muscle on the ground for  applying pressure on governments to achieve the Millennium  Development Goals (MDGs).