Lebanese journalist Dima ديما صادق sentenced to prison for one year over a tweet, after a lawsuit by former President Michel Aoun's son-in-law, Gebran Bassil. A chilling and almost unprecedented assault on free expression and press freedom in Lebanon. today.lorientlejour.com/article/134310…

Ahead of the first-ever United Nations Security Council debate on artificial intelligence (AI), peace and security today, read how DPPA is using new technologies in its conflict prevention work. In Politically Speaking: dppa.medium.com/artificial-int…

The Danish government condemns the burning of the Quran. Burning of holy texts and other religious symbols is a shameful act that disrespects the religion of others. via.ritzau.dk/embedded/relea…

Lyt til Ditlev Tamm: “ytringsfrihed kræver som - demokrati i det heletaget - et vidt dannelsesniveau og afbrænding af bøger for at håne er ikke et særlig sofistikeret ytring som demokratiet skal beskytte”. Imodsætning til at tegne karikaturtegning iøvrigt! berlingske.dk/kommentatorer/…

📌 [Live] Third annual commemoration of the Beirut blast : follow our live coverage here 👇

Exactly now 3 years ago in Beirut, an explosion ripped up and affected so many thousands of innocent lives. This was not a natural disaster. It was a man-made one. And those responsible for it are still in power and have not yet faced justice. #wewillneverforget

On CNN to discuss this day. Not much has changed since last year, so instead I chose to focus on how people in Lebanon feel and the difficult choices they are left with. #BeirutBlast 1/3

Democracy is under threat and civic space is shrinking. In parallel, we are witnessing an increase in social movements. A strong civil society is vital to the protection of human rights. Dan Jørgensen Volker Türk Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke | ActionAidDK Denmark MFA 🇩🇰 at Copenhagen #PeoplePower Conference

هل أنت موجود في لبنان؟ وهل أنت دانماركي أو لديك إقامة دائمة في الدنمارك؟ فاستمع لهذه الرسالة المهمة من  الوزارة الخارجية الدنماركية: um.dk/rejse-og-ophol…

På en gennemsnitlig dag bliver mellem 5 og 8 LGBT-personer udsat for hadmotiveret vold. Hertil kommer al hadtalen oveni. De vilkår er helt uacceptable, og fortjener langt mere opmærksomhed.

🚨THREAD Nous sommes sous le choc à l'annonce de la mort à Gaza de Moustafa Thuraya (un vidéaste pigiste collaborant avec l'AFP News Agency) et et de Hamza Waël Dahdouh, journaliste de la chaîne Al Jazeera PR. Il semble qu'une frappe israélienne a touché leur voiture. C'est décidément une

“To this date, no evidence has been shared by Israel with UNWRA”

Interested to see what German and European courts will have to say about an EU member country banning entry of an EU citizen to prevent him from speaking at a public event.

Today, the Digital Democracy Initiative is launching an exciting Call for Proposals! The DDI aims to safeguard inclusive democracy and human rights in the digital age by supporting local civil society activists in the Global South. Read more 👉 digitaldemocracyinitiative.net

Just starting #2024UNCSC in Nairobi, Kenya. Largest UN civil society conference ever. High hopes and a lot of work over today and tomorrow. 🇩🇰 honoured to have been able to support #SotF Maher Nasser Denmark MFA 🇩🇰

‘Women’s groups in the Global South face a difficult choice. If they speak out against Israel’s violence in Gaza and the West Bank, they risk their funding, but if they don’t they undermine their legitimacy.’ Azadeh Moaveni on the war and sexual violence: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

At the closing of #2024UNCSC António Guterres to civil society: “My best hope for the future is you… We need you to use your networks, knowledge and contacts to implement solutions, and to persuade governments to act.” William Samoei Ruto, PhD adding his strong support! #SotF Denmark MFA 🇩🇰

DK UM Lars Løkke Rasmussen: "Afrikas geopolitiske relevans og betydning har aldrig været større, og Danmark & EU skal gøre mere for at blive den foretrukne partner for afrikanske lande. Et hovedmål i vores nye strategi for dansk engagement med afrikanske lande." um.dk/Udenrigspoliti…

For more than 10 yrs, 🇩🇰 has hosted UN City Copenhagen, where the global headquarters of UNOPS & 9 other United Nations agencies, 2,000 staff from 100 different countries, operate. Yesterday, UNSG António Guterres visited & thanked everyone for their support to vulnerable people around the world.