Press release September 15, 2023 Freedom House calls for greater international solidarity with Woman, Life, Freedom Movement WASHINGTON—On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Jina Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s so-called morality police, Freedom House president Michael J. Abramowitz issued the following statement: “One year
Tensions remain dangerously high between Armenia and Azerbaijan – and beyond. In recent weeks, Baku has reportedly massed troops along the border with Armenia and around Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian leaders are sounding the alarm in foreign capitals and urging immediate talks. Meanwhile, Moscow is growing increasingly unhappy with Armenia, its only treaty ally in the South
Congolese protesters use rocks to mount barricades along the road during a demonstration to demand justice for the murder of civilians killed during a protest against the presence of MONUSCO and EACRF in Goma, North Kivu province, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi Q&A / Africa 15 September 2023 11 minutes On 30 August, elite troops
Armed separatist Kurdish groups were not behind the protests that broke out following Mahsa Amini’s September 2022 death, although they tried to take advantage of the unrest. However, from the onset of the anti-regime protests, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its allies in Iran’s state-censored media sought to attribute the protests to Kurdish separatists.
Part of first-ever 5-year strategy launched during Climate Week NYC Includes pursuing Net Zero greenhouse gas emission for its global operationsNEW YORK | September 15, 2023 ― Ahead of New York City Climate Week, The Rockefeller Foundation announced that it will invest over USD 1 billion over the next five years to advance the global
What’s new? The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) serving some three million Palestinian refugees is running out of money – again. This budget crisis appears especially concerning, reflecting both reduced funding for UN humanitarian operations generally and donor fatigue brought on by dwindling prospects for a lasting settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Why does it
To The Rockefeller Foundation Team, Partners, and Friends:This past March, I rode deep into India’s countryside to the deserts of Little Rann of Kutch. I was traveling to meet a Foundation grantee, the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), that I wrote to you about last year. I spent much of the day—amid deep, penetrating heat—talking
Join our community of emerging leaders making big bets to reverse climate change. JOIN THE COMMUNITYWhat is a Big Bet?A big bet is a bold, concerted effort to solve a large–scale problem ― not just make incremental improvements.Why do we need Big Bets?Rising oceans. Soaring temperatures. Raging wildfires. The threats of unchecked climate change are clear.Why do
The Iran Update aims to inform national security policy by providing timely, relevant, and independent open-source analysis of developments pertaining to Iran and its Axis of Resistance. This update covers political, military, and economic events and trends that affect the stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime. It also provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored
The Biden administration is investing much of its Middle East engagement in strengthening and expanding the Abraham Accords: the term used for the process which began with diplomatic ties between Israel and three Arab states in 2020 (with a fourth, Sudan, in limbo). The administration is pressing for further Arab Israeli integration in diplomatic, military