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RSF Index 2018: Hatred of journalism threatens democracies

The 2018 World Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), reflects growing animosity towards journalists. Hostility towards the media, openly encouraged by political leaders, and the efforts of authoritarian regimes to export their vision of journalism pose a threat...

Chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria: investigation and retaliation

On April 7, 2018 reports began emerging of alleged chemical attacks on the city of Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta. Rescuers and medics say that more than 80 people have died. Two weeks after the suspected chemical attack, the United States, France and...

Haiti: DHS decision to end Haitian immigrant protections questioned

On September last year, the Haiti Advocacy Working Group (HAWG) tweeted about the Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the legal status which protects refugees whose home countries have suffered natural disaster or war from deportation. The Trump Administration suggested that it would be up...

The Heart of Nuba is opening in cities across the United States this week!

On December 2016 we organized in Paris the screening of The Heart of Nuba, in the presence of the movie’s Director Kenneth A. Carlson. The powerful documentary film is telling the story of American doctor Tom Catena serving one million patients in the war-torn Nuba Mountains of...

La bande-dessinée ‘Guantánamo Kid, l’histoire de vraie de Mohammed El-Gorani’ de Jérôme Tubiana

Jérôme Tubiana est journaliste et chercheur indépendant, spécialiste du Soudan et du Tchad, que nous évoquons régulièrement sur le MagkaSama Project. Il était notre invité du panel d’experts lors de la soirée que nous avons organisée en décembre 2016 pour la première...

Letters to Deputy Secretary of State and to Congress regarding the Sudan Regime

Last week, Act for Sudan published two letters: one to Deputy Secretary of State: Humanitarian Aid for the People of Sudan, the other one to Congress: Ongoing Human Rights and International Law Violations by the Sudan Regime. Extract from the first letter addressed to Mr. John J....

Save Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Haitians and other nationals

The Haiti Advocacy Working Group (HAWG) tweeted regarding the Temporary Protected Status (TPS), the legal status which protects refugees whose home countries have suffered natural disaster or war from deportation. The Trump Administration suggested that it would be up to Congress to...

A bipartisan letter sent to President Donald J. Trump regarding the lifting of sanctions on Sudan

As you may already know, the lifting of sanctions on Sudan initiated by Barack Obama before he left the office, has since then raised a lot of concerns, among human rights organizations but also among officials and representatives in Europe and in the United States. A press release has...

Projection du film ‘The Good Lie’ avec Reese Witherspoon et Discussion sur le Soudan

Le week-end dernier nous avons eu le plaisir d’accueillir une partie de nos Membres parisiens pour une projection du film ‘The Good Lie’, avec le soutien de l’association américaine The Enough Project qui nous a fourni de nombreuses éléments afin d’animer...

Women and Genocide National Symposium 2013

Darfur Women Action Group and STAND present the 2nd Annual Women and Genocide in the 21stCentury:  The Case of Darfur National Symposium. You can join hundreds of activists, students, musicians, advocates, and genocide & gender experts to explore the impact of genocide on women. By...