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The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) is awarded the Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award 2025. The organisation is a leader in the work to hold perpetrators accountable for war crimes and serious violations of international law in Syria. Their work has led to the arrest of high-ranking Syrian officials and even an arrest warrant for the overthrown dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Vid Europeiska rådets möte i Bryssel försäkrade Europaparlamentets talman Roberta Metsola ledarna om att parlamentet kan agera snabbt och effektivt för att möta dagens enorma säkerhetsutmaningar.

Munich Declaration 2025 On the occasion of the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC), leading European policymakers, business leaders and security experts have presented the Munich Declaration 2025 — a bold vision for strengthening Europe's defence and economic competitiveness. The declaration is issued by the Europe Panel and its committee. It was initiated by José Manuel Durão Barroso (Former President of the European Commission), Klaus Regling (Former Managing Director of the ESM), André Loesekrug-Pietri (Chairman and Scientific Director of JEDI), Othmar Karas (President European Forum Alpbach), Antonella Mei-Pochtler (Vice President European Forum Alpbach), Andreas Treichl (Chairman Erste Foundation Austria) and Martin Schoeller (Entrepreneur). The declaration outlines concrete steps to enhance Europe's security architecture, technological leadership, and strategic autonomy in an increasingly volatile and protectionist global environment. Key Commitments of the Munich Declaration 2

The National Press Club in Washington has issued a statement demanding the immediate release of journalist Mr. Dawit Isaak, a prisoner of conscience and the world’s longest arbitrarily detained journalist. Mr. Dawit Isaak, the 2024 Edelstam Prize Laureate, has been unlawfully imprisoned since 2001 without trial. He has not been charged with a crime, nor has he been allowed to speak with his lawyer.

Världen har sett ett flertal sabotage riktade mot det fiberoptiska nätverk som finns på havsbotten – nätverk utgör ryggraden i vår digitala värld och som transporterar mer än 95 procent av den interkontinentala internetkommunikationen. Det Nato-sponsrat projektet HEIST har om mål att säkra det kritiska informationsflödet vid ett avbrott. Det är en världsledande samling av myndigheter, industri och akademi som nu möts i Karlskrona och media är välkommen att träffa dem.

Today, the Church of Sweden’s General Synod adopted a statement on the role of the church in the public space. In six points, the General Synod sets out the course for a church that plays a clear and active role in civil society.

A clear majority of Europeans are willing to take greater responsibility for their own interests in a changing world order. This is the key finding of an eupinions survey conducted by the Bertelsmann Stiftung in the 27 member states of the European Union. The figures show a clear shift in opinion in Europe: at the end of 2017, only a quarter of citizens wanted more European engagement.

Huvudtalare är professor Zilka Spahic Siljak från Sarajevos universitet.

31.10.2024 – Köln (ots) | The competition for the European CIVIS Media Prize is on. Until 12 December 2024, media professionals from all EU countries and Switzerland can submit entries online on the topics of migration, integration, cultural diversity and related issues of social cohesion. The CIVIS Media Prize honours outstanding achievements in television, radio, internet and social media that promote the peaceful coexistence of people from different geographical and cultural backgrounds. It is endowed with a total of 27,000 euros. Nine CIVIS AWARDS are awarded in various categories. Further information on the CIVIS Media Prize 2025 can be found here. Click here to register. The CIVIS Media Prize is sponsored by ARD, represented by WDR, together with the Freudenberg Foundation. ORF, SRG SSR, ARTE, 3sat, Deutsche Welle, Deutschlandradio and EBU are media partners. WDR mediagroup, the Allianz Deutscher Produzentinnen und Produzenten – Film, TV und Audiovisuelle Medien e.V., the Verwert

I samband med den Internationella fredsdagen den 21 september lanserar UNIQLO en unik fotoutställning i Kungsträdgården som skildrar det vardagliga livet för människor som drabbats av humanitära kriser, vilka får stöd av organisationerna Plan International, UNHCR och Rädda Barnen.

Amnesty International kan i en ny utredning som publiceras idag visa att israeliska styrkor kan ha begått fler brott i södra delen av den ockuperade Gazaremsan som bör utredas som krigsförbrytelser. Amnesty konstaterar att den israeliska militären inte har vidtagit alla tänkbara försiktighetsåtgärder för att undvika eller minimera skadan på civila som sökt skydd i läger för internflyktingar när de genomförde två attacker riktade mot befälhavare och stridande från Hamas och Islamiska jihad i maj. Dessa attacker var sannolikt urskillningslösa och en av attackerna var sannolikt också oproportionerlig. Båda attackerna bör utredas som krigsförbrytelser.

En banbrytande satsning med stöd från Nato lägger grunden för ett säkrare internet i framtiden. Genom en unik hybridlösning, som kombinerar undervattenskablar och satellitkommunikation, tar Blekinge Tekniska Högskola (BTH) och Marine Technology Center of Sweden (MTC) fram tekniken som ska skydda mot digitala avbrott och garantera en oavbruten datatrafik – även när havets djupaste kablar hotas.

On 2 August, the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma and the Association of Roma in Poland commemorate the 80th anniversary of the execution of the last remaining Roma and Sinti in Auschwitz. On the night of 2 to 3 August 1944, 4300 women, children and elderly people of the minority were forced into the gas chambers in the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. In 2015, the European Parliament declared 2 August as European Holocaust Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti to commemorate the 500,000 victims of Nazi regime. Alma Klasing, a Holocaust survivor who lost close relatives in Auschwitz, emphasised in her speech in Auschwitz: “The electoral success of the right-wing parties frightens me greatly. That is why I would like to warn young people against these false prophets and ask you with all my heart: defend our democracy.” The Chairman of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma, Romani Rose, referred to the legacy of all those murdered at Auschwitz, whose ashes cover its ground

To mark its 100th anniversary, Koelnmesse is opening its new event and congress location Confex with space for 6,200 guests, directly at the Cologne Messe/Deutz ICE railway station State-of-the-art venue in the heart of Europe with perfect transport links raises the bar for congresses, trade fairs and corporate events Konrad Adenauer founded Koelnmesse in 1924 to drive the economy of the West and as a European peace project Among the 2,000 guests attending the anniversary celebrations are Minister President Henrik Wüst and numerous other public figures To mark its 100th anniversary, Koelnmesse is hosting a grand opening ceremony for Europe’s most cutting-edge event and congress centre: Confex. The technologically and environmentally groundbreaking new building creates new opportunities for innovative event formats in the region. After almost three years of construction, a core element of the one-billion-euro investment programme Koelnmesse 3.0 is launching on schedule.

A group of leading academics are calling for the UN Sustainable Development Goals to be extended past their 2030 target date and updated with consideration for the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), and with more input from communities affected by the goals, among other recommendations.

Fredsdagen 8 maj är en samling för demokrati, mänskliga rättigheter och alla människors lika värde och mot krig, nazism och politiskt våld. 2024 års Fredsdag tar upp FN:s fredsbevarande roll i världen - vilka redskap finns? Medverkar gör bland andra Flaminia Minelli, chef i FN, Anders Kompass, tidigare FN-tjänsteman och Antje Jackelén, ärkebiskop emerita.

Los Angeles/DNA - A dual economic strategy focusing on domestic economic development and international partnerships to address the underlying challenges facing the Sahel region could help Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Sudan to build more resilient institutions and foster long-term development, a recently published report says. The report by the Luskin School of Public Affairs at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) argues that the four countries should aim to transition away from relying exclusively on resource extraction. It attributes much of the challenges facing the four countries on unsustainable economic policies which focus on the export of raw materials. Despite some improvements in terms of public goods provision - in particular regarding social and environmental public goods - these countries continue to face significant developmental challenges, ranking among the world's poorest. Titled "Political Instability and Economic Development in the Sahel: Governance in Bu

Stockholmsbaserade The Riven kliver den här veckan in hos Örebrostudion Fascination Street Studio för att spela in sitt nästa album. Samarbetet mellan Region Örebro län, Konstnärsnämnden och Fascination Street Studios ska bidra till att stärka det regionala musiklivet.

Idag genomförde aktivister från Greenpeace Norden en fredlig protestaktion vid den 125 meter långa oljetankern Zircone utanför Gotland. Zircone har under månader legat öster om Gotland och sålt bränsle till den skuggflotta av oljetankfartyg som etablerats för kringgå sanktionerna av Rysslands oljeexport.

emporia, a brand with over three decades in the European market, is acclaimed for its award-winning products. "The emporiaME.6 caters to those who value the protective features of a phone," states Karin Schaumberger, International Sales and Marketing Manager at emporia.