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Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT)
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Sex Education Deemed Illegal in Uzbekistan
CIVICUS' Civil Society Watch Programe

Uzbek HIV activist, Maxim Popov, has been sentenced to seven years in prison apparently as punishment for his work to raise public awareness on prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. Although the sentence was given in September 2009, this news became public only in late February 2010.

According to local sources, Maxim Popov was charged with embezzlement of funds, involving minors in anti-social behavior, molesting individuals, involving individuals with drugs, and tax evasion. Two of his colleagues were also charged with embezzlement, tax evasion and violations of foreign currency regulations and were given one-year suspended sentences.

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CIVICUS condemns detention of Malawian civil society activists
CIVICUS' Civil Society Watch
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Supporting the recovery efforts in Chile

The recent earthquake in Chile literally rocked the nation. In response to the ensuing destruction and devastation, many local, national and international civil society organisations are now working hard to support the rescue and rebuilding efforts in the areas most affected by the quake.
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CIVICUS World Assembly 2010 opens for registration
Montreal. 25 February 2010
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Found Guilty: Uzbek Photographer denied Freedom of Expression
Johannesburg. 11 February 2010.
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‘Partner, not enemy': Depoliticising civic space in Nicaragua
Source: Mark Nowottny (Civil Society Index, CIVICUS) and Adam Nord (Civil Society Watch, CIVICUS)
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Development cooperation and aid architecture are issues of global concern; aid and financing for development can be considered as Global Public Goods and CSO networks are developing space, voice and coherence, at all levels, on those issues.

CIVICUS sees an important agenda and process for CSOs and strives to bring its added-value to the process, having in mind its key objectives: to amplify the voices of CSOs and disseminate to a broader audience CSOs demands; to open up space for CSOs, at all levels; to bridge some gaps between divided sectors of the broader CSO community; to keep learning from the CSO processes and their engagement with decision-makers, and to keep campaigning on the core global issues that affect us all.

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