The rise of the far-right movement and recent shifts in global politics have led to a significant reduction in international funding for civil society organizations. Under the Trump administration, ...

Election-related disinformation is reshaping democracies across Africa. Testing the Fault Lines examines how fake content spread during elections in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal fuels ...

A circular economy can help prevent the severe impacts of our resource consumption and can be a solution to the massive dependence on raw materials from other countries. The EU has proposed several ...

Brazil is recognized as the first country to institutionalize a national policy aimed at promoting agroecology. Whether due to the achievements made or the obstacles encountered, the Brazilian ...

Distinguished guests of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Three women are being honoured here in Berlin today. Before I say a few words about the situation in Belarus – your home country – I would like to ...

The current funding crisis imposed by the US, the Netherlands and many more exposes deep vulnerabilities in the current funding structures, raising urgent questions about the role of funding ...

Irina Alkhovka pays tribute to earlier generations of women, such as her former university professor and founder of this award, Anne Klein. She says their resilience and courage serve as a beacon for ...

A new European era is about to begin. Since the Second World War, the development of our free, prosperous and peaceful Europe has been guaranteed by the United States. That is now over. While Russia ...

Donald Trump is negotiating with Vladimir Putin over the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine – and is demonstratively ignoring Ukraine’s interests. The consequences of a possible dictated ...

– and, from the bottom of my heart, dear Darya Afanasyeva, dear Irina Alkhovka, dear Julia Mickiewicz, It is an absolute honour to be with you on this occasion! In times like these - when everyone ...

In a time of shrinking human rights funding, feminist movements are faced with navigating their commitments to their donors and ensuring at the same time that their own funds remain sufficient. Having ...

For 30 years, Alexander Lukashenko has governed Belarus with a dictatorial fist and was reinstalled as president in a sham election just this January. The media have been brought into line; many ...