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From the CEO: CDT Stands up Against Attacks on Free Expression and Civil Liberties
Center for Democracy & Technology
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June 4, 2025
At a moment of dramatic technical and policy change, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) remains committed to our mission of promoting civil rights and civil liberties in the digital age. That includes defending ordinary users against...
Otu Sets New Benchmark For Transparency With 2025 Budget Disclosure
The Will
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June 6, 2025
June 06, (THEWILL) – Governor Bassey Otu has taken a bold step towards open governance by presenting the approved 2025 budget to civil society organisations, media professionals, and other non-state actors in Cross River State. The disclosure,...
Not a bad cop, but a partner: how civil society helps the state with EU integration of public procurement
Ukrainska Pravda
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We, public experts and journalists, are often perceived as bad cops, especially in procurement. We expose overpayments and other tender violations, first approaching procuring entities, and when they don’t respond, we escalate the issue to the...
Civil Society Launches Petition Against Government's Rewrite of Indonesian History
Tempo.co
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June 2, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Academics, experts, activists, and members of the Alliance for the Openness of Indonesian History (AKSI) have voiced strong opposition to the government's unilateral effort to rewrite national history, warning that such actions...
Olympism365 Summit: IOC President calls on global participants to join forces to use sport to serve society
I News Cayman
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June 4, 2025
04 June 2025 – As the Olympism365 Summit: Sport for a Better World kicked off in Lausanne, Switzerland, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach urged participants from all around the world to come together in a common mission...
Hospice charities plan merger as they face increasing costs
Civil Society Media
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Two hospice charities in Buckinghamshire have announced plans to merge as they face increasing costs and growing need for their services. South Bucks Hospice (SBH) is set to merge with Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity (FNHC) in September, the...
Darfur: bearing the brunt of over two years of civil war in Sudan
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
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June 4, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — The food that a United Nations convoy was taking to the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher would have been the first humanitarian aid desperate families there had received in over a year. But they never got it. The 15-truck convoy...
Former St Mirren director defamed colleagues over comments on charity build
STV News
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June 4, 2025
Two St Mirren directors were defamed when a former colleague accused them of pursuing a “secret plan” to build a charity centre on the club’s land, a judge has concluded. Alan Wardrop claimed that children’s charity Kibble – a shareholder in the...
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry: We deplore the arrest of Nika Melia and demand that Georgian Dream ceases the ongoing crackdown against civil society and opposition in Georgia
Inter Press News
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We deplore the arrest of Nika Melia, one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry writes on the social platform X. The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry call on Georgian Dream to stop the “ongoing crackdown.” “We...
David Mills: Why modern politics is civil war carried on by other means
The Times-Tribune - Pennsylvania
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June 4, 2025
He was not a philosopher MAGA would read, but he was also not a philosopher mainstream liberals would read. And not just because that would mean admitting they didn’t know as much as they thought and needed help in thinking more deeply — a fact...
The 12 must-see collections from Central Saint Martins’ big, bold BA show
Dazed & Confused
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June 6, 2025
Central Saint Martins’ annual BA Fashion show has never shied away from spectacle, but this year’s catwalk took things to a happy extreme. Without the constraints of commerciality that many working designers have to contend with, creativity is...
Anna Wintour becomes an unlikely activist as Washington quashes DEI
The New Zealand Herald
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June 6, 2025
“It’s a challenging time,” the longtime Vogue editor in chief said. “I feel we need to be courageous.” On May 20, at the Cipriani event space across fro m Grand Central Terminal, boldface names from the world of fine art, Hollywood, fashion and...
An actor who broke barriers on 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' reflects on racism, healing and hope
LAist - California
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June 6, 2025
Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. Generations of Americans grew up with Fred...
Tourists in Spain issued 'significant' amber heat warning as temperatures surpass 40C
RSVP Live
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June 6, 2025
Holidaymakers are being alerted to scorching temperatures exceeding 40C in parts of Spain this week, as an amber alert is in place. Spain's meteorological agency AEMET has put out a yellow weather warning for regions including Andalusia,...
Microsoft AI saves UK civil servants two weeks of work per year
Technology Record
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By Alice Chambers | 04 June 2025 Microsoft 365 Copilot could save civil servants nearly two weeks each a year, finds new UK Government report. The report includes findings from a trial of 20,000 civil servants who used the tool between September...
Trump unleashes MAGA rebellion on Federalist Society
KTAL - Louisiana
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June 4, 2025
The Gavel is The Hill's weekly courts newsletter. Sign up here or in the box below: President Trump and his allies are waging war with the Federalist Society as he sees parts of his second-term agenda blocked by some of his own judicial...
Mokwa flood: Risk Managers Society reacts to Niger incident, makes recommendations on mitigating future disasters
New National Star
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June 4, 2025
In view of the most recent tragic disaster in Mokwa, Niger State, which resulted in significant loss of lives and property, the Risk Managers Society of Nigeria (RIMSON) has extended its sincere condolences to the Government and people of Niger...
Why a York pub's football team MUST win this weekend's charity match
The Press
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Customers at the Quakerwood on Acomb Wood Drive will be rubbing shoulders on the pitch rather than at the bar when the match gets underway on Saturday. The Quakerwood FC squad is taking on a team from YRK Football Group, which offers casual,...
9 Most Shocking ‘American Idol’ Auditions of All Time
PopCulture
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June 6, 2025
Nowhere have there been higher highs and lower lows musically than the American Idol audition stage. The singing competition, which now airs on ABC, has helped spark the careers of some of music’s biggest stars, including Grammy winners Jennifer...
Scots charity in trans rights row after announcing change to bathroom access
The Ferret
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June 4, 2025
A Scottish charity may be discriminating against transgender staff after announcing a change to bathroom access following the recent UK Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act, say legal experts. In a leaked email sent to Citizens Advice Scotland...