Civil society

Why dignity is the only measure that matters for advanced societies

In 2006, “dignity” was voted Japan’s word of the year.

African lawmakers back push for tougher anti-LGBT laws after Ghana conference

FILE PHOTO: Traditional leaders attend a parliamentary session on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill in Accra, Ghana, May 29, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

Israeli, Palestinian civil society groups meet in France as two-state hopes dim

Participants in a conference with Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups supporting a two-state solution gather with placards and banners on a bridge in support of a Palestinian state, in Paris, France, June 12, 2026. Thibault Camus/Pool via REUTERS

Israeli, Palestinian civil society groups meet in France as hopes for two-state solution dim

The action plan that will be delivered to G-7 leaders cites settler terrorism and settler expansion as threats to the viability of a Palestinian state.

Military helicopter crash in Pakistani Kashmir killed 22, security sources say

People and police gather nearby as smoke billows from the site where an Mi-17 helicopter of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad, Pakistani Kashmir, June 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Tariq Maqbool

Protesters clash with police in Pakistani Kashmir as strike shutters cities

Pakistani security officials deployed in Muzaffarabad, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on June 9.

Clashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir kill 11 ahead of protest

Armenia arrests six candidates for pro-Russian opposition day before vote

FILE PHOTO: People attend an election campaign rally of the Strong Armenia party, ahead of the June 7 parliamentary election, in Yerevan, Armenia June 3, 2026. Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS/File Photo

French national gets 20 years in Mali over alleged destabilisation plot

What's at stake in Armenia's election on Sunday?

Businessman Gagik Tsarukyan attends an election campaign rally of his party, the Prosperous Armenia, ahead of the June 7 parliamentary election, in Yerevan, Armenia, June 4, 2026. Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS

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