The Arab left loses three of its leading lights: Naccache, Kilo, and Zaazaa
Perspectives 15 min read
09 Jul, 2021
Opinion: Three towering figures of the Arab left have died since 2020: Tunisian Gilbert Naccache, Syrian Michel Kilo, and Moroccan Abdellah Zaazaa. Khadija Mohsen-Finan revisits their trajectories over 50 years of activism and social upheaval.
Gilbert Naccache, Michel Kilo, and Abdellah Zaazaa [L-R] [Orient XXI]
Three important figures of the Arab opposition were lost in 2020 and 2021: Gilbert Naccache in Tunisia, Michel Kilo in Syria, and Abdellah Zaazaa in Morocco. All three had hoped to participate in the political lives of their countries in a new era, one in which they could be free to think and act according to their convictions.
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Syria’s Labor Communist Party, a rich political history
The Story of the Labor Communist Party of Syria (1976-1992): A Chapter of the History of the Left in Syria (al-Maraya, 2020)
Thursday 3 June 2021, by Joseph Daher
Rateb Shabo, a Syrian leftist political activist, was jailed for 16 years in the 1980s and 1990s including three years in the government’s notorious Tadmur Military Prison for his membership in the opposition Labor Communist Party [1]. His recent book, The Story of the Labor Communist Party of Syria (1976-1992): A Chapter of the History of the Left in Syria (al-Maraya, 2020), is a must-read window into progressive political resistance to the Assad regime from the 1970s to 1990s.
National Co-ordination Body on Free Legal Aid discusses support for victims of domestic violence
Newsroom Skopje 24 February 2021 Augmenter la taille du texte Imprimer la page Imprimer en PDF
The 5th meeting of the National Co-ordination Body for implementation of the Law on Free Legal Aid in North Macedonia gathered remotely to discuss important matters concerning a more efficient implementation of the Law on Free Legal Aid in North Macedonia.
36 participants from the key institutions in the field of free legal aid such as the Ministry of Justice and its Regional Offices (ROs), Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Centre for social work, Bar Association, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Legal Clinics authorized for providing free legal aid, had the opportunity to exchange views and opinions in addressing key challenges r
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