France is on the brink of full-scale civil war. I've lived here for 25 years and the locals have had enough of the violence caused by hordes of destructive youths. The state has lost control - and I fear what's coming next: JONATHAN MILLER

As I stood in the queue at the fishmonger on the town square close to my home in the South of France yesterday, he was cutting the head off a sea bream with deft strokes of his razor-sharp knife. ‘You French have always been rather good at...

At launch of book: Journalists, lawyers, civil society actors celebrate ...

The launching ceremony took place Saturday, May 17, 2025 in Buea. The book, partitioned into four parts, paints a full unadulterated picture of Charlie Ndi Chia’s early Life, education, family and initiation into journalism. The book also details...

Morocco launches call for civil society projects in second-chance education

HESPRESS English – Morocco News General Hespress ENThursday 29 May 2025 - 14:30 The Ministry of National Education has launched a 2025 call for proposals targeting civil society organizations to manage “Second-Chance School – New Generation”...

IUCN hosts IslandPlas workshop in Mauritius to help tackle…

Ébène, Mauritius, 09 June 2025 – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) hosted the national IslandPlas inception workshop on April 24, 2025, in Ebène, Mauritius. The event gathered key stakeholders from Mauritius to help address...

WHEN THE UNIFORM BECAME GENDERLESS...

National Defence Academy (NDA), Pune since its establishment in 1954, witnessed a historic march on May 30, 2025, when the first batch of 17 women cadets alongside the 300 male cadets walked past the ‘Antim Pag (Final Step) at the parade ground of...

Discussion | Civil society calls for transparent NDPP process

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is preparing for the appointment of a new National Director of Public Prosecutions, a process set out in the Constitution and the NPA Act. The position holds significant responsibility for prosecutorial decisions and...

Heed King’s call by embracing unity

THE Alliance for a Safe Community fully supports His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, in his heartfelt call for unity – described by His Majesty as the greatest gift the rakyat can offer him. His words are timely and deeply significant in...

Mumbai: Dadar society wins, others still struggle against rogue builders

Despite strong rulings and regulations under RERA and consumer laws, societies continue to face delays, dismissals, and non-compliance as developers dodge accountability Safalya Cooperative Hsg Society in Dadar East recently won a landmark order...

German non-profit classifies Turkey as ‘repressive’ for government critics

A recent report by the German non-profit organization Bread for the World (Brot für die Welt) has classified Turkey as a repressive state, where government critics face increasing pressure and threats to their fundamental freedoms. Bread for the...

CIVIL SERVICE MUST BE SAVED FROM THIS REGIME’S POLITICAL CAPTURE

CIVIL SERVICE MUST BE SAVED FROM THIS REGIME’S POLITICAL CAPTURE ….the current state of our civil service represents a grave betrayal of the democratic principles, observes Mukandila Lusaka… Saturday May 31, 2025 (SMART EAGLES) Tonse Alliance...

16 Years since the Passing of Bulgarian Writer and Historian Vera Mutafchieva

Bulgarian writer and historian Vera Mutafchieva passed away in Sofia on June 9, 2009 just months after her 80th jubilee. She was born in Sofia on March 28, 1929. He father was a noted historian, Prof. Petar Mutafchiev. Having graduated in Sofia...

Armenian president to travel to France 

ArmInfo. On June 9-11, RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan will be on a working visit to the French city of Nice, where he will participate in the third UN Conference on the Ocean. This was reported by the presidential administration. According to...

Defying Expectations – Funding Opportunities For Individual, Business, Non-Profit Organisations And Civil Society Groups

WWF: UN Ocean Conference must break bottlenecks and accelerate action

Posted on June, 09 2025 On the first day of the United Nations Ocean Conference, WWF urges governments and businesses to uphold their commitments to secure a thriving ocean for all. 9 June 2025, Nice: As delegates gather for the third United...

Civil War Comes to the West | Military Strategy Magazine

Betz, David, “Civil War Comes to the West,” Military Strategy Magazine, Volume 9, Issue 1, pages 20-26. Betz, D. (2025). “Civil war comes to the West, part II: Strategic realities,” Military Strategy Magazine, Volume 10 Issue 2, pages 6–16. Civil...

Justice Dispensation: Legal practitioners, civil society divided over judiciary’s performance under Tinubu

Senate facing heat as 3-day protest begins for Sara Duterte trial

MANILA, Philippines — Civil society groups, members of religious congregations and progressive organizations will mount starting Monday, June 9 a three-day rally and prayer vigil for the Senate to follow its constitutional mandate and start Vice...

CSA and CERP Host Policy Workshop to Train Civil Servants as Champions of Evidence-Based Governance

The Civil Services Academy (CSA), in strategic partnership with the Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP), successfully held a high-level policy workshop titled “Engaging with Evidence: Training Officers as Future Smart Policy Champions”...

Strategic Defence Review targets ‘minimum’ 10% savings from civil service

Ministers have given their backing to all 62 recommendations in the just-published Strategic Defence Review 2025 – including a commitment to reduce the Ministry of Defence’s civil service costs by “at least 10%” by 2030. The latest SDR also...

Nearly 7 billion people worldwide lack full civil rights: Report

The Atlas of Civil Society report published by the German relief organisation Brot fur die Welt (Bread for the World) on Monday said only 284 million people living in “open” countries – including Austria, Estonia, the Scandinavian countries, New...