Youth activists in Kyrgyzstan are mobilizing their peers to protect the environment and promote the ideals of open society.
Posts Tagged “unesco”
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Posted in: Asia, Education & Youth, Europe
Topics: Adyljan Shamshiev, Central Asia, environment, Kerben, Kyrgyzstan, natural resources, Padysha-Ata, Sary-Chelek, Tynymgul Eshieva, Ulan Shabynov, unesco, youth
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The decision to suspend the UNESCO "dictator prize" is a testament to the power of an informed global citizenry to strip away the veneer of untouchability from a corrupt human rights abuser with a god complex.
Posted in: Africa, Europe, Governance & Accountability, Justice
Topics: anticorruption, Erica Razook, obiang, unesco
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In the last several months, the UNESCO-Obiang Prize in Life Sciences has generated more controversy than the organization has seen in decades. Facing a global outcry, the president of Equatorial Guinea has tried to fire back with some good old-fashioned do-gooding.
Posted in: Africa, Europe, Governance & Accountability, Justice
Topics: anticorruption, Equatorial Guinea, obiang, Spain, unesco
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A sordid saga of cross-border kidnapping, a kangaroo trial, and high-speed executions shows that the president of Equatorial Guinea takes his own solemn promises to reform no more seriously than anyone else.
Posted in: Africa, Governance & Accountability, Justice
Topics: anticorruption, Equatorial Guinea, Kenneth Hurwitz, obiang, unesco
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What were we tweeting about this week? Here are a few highlights from our Twitter feeds.
Posted in: Africa, Asia, Media & Arts
Topics: Burma, dominican republic, Laura Brahm, Namibia, Rwanda, Twitter, unesco, women
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The hypocrisy of an award recognizing scientists whose work has improved the “quality of life” being named after the leader of one of the worst-governed nations on earth is galling.
Posted in: Africa, Governance & Accountability, Justice
Topics: anticorruption, Equatorial Guinea, Erica Razook, obiang, unesco