Firing of Russian head of school standing up for civil rights
After students and teachers had taken part in anti-government protest and the head of school Nr.24 in Nizhny Novgorod Yelena Moiseyeva refused to give authorities a list of names over protest participants, she was fired without an explanation. She got informed in a letter that referred to a clause in Russia’s labor code that allows […]
Tsikhanouskaya to establish office in Prague
The leader of democratic Belarus, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, will soon open an official office in the Czech capital, Prague. During the recent months, violence, harassment and state sponsored terror have increased in Belarus. The government crackdown on independent media, civil society and political parties together with the hijacking of a civilian aircraft in May has shown […]
Undemocratic law signed against “undesirable” organizations in Russia
The new bill signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin into law on June 28th will criminalize “undesirable” participations with non-governmental organizations, five days after the Federation council approved it. This force of actions in avoiding opposition against Putin regime is a clear sign of what is going on as undemocratic progress in Russia. The bill […]
Conference with the Women´s Organization in Tirana
June 4-6, 2021 Last weekend we met with the Women’s Organization of the Democratic Party in Albania. Newly elected Members of Parliament and campaign teams were invited during the weekend to exchange experiences in the campaign and communication area. We discussed among other important topics about media in Albania, local campaign, political digital tools, public […]
Campaign and Communication Conference in Banja Luka
May 28-30, 2021 The last weekend we are with the members of the Women Organization of PDP in Banja Luka. We spoke about how women face the political campaign and the communications. We listen to interesting presentations about local campaign, winning elections, women’s public appearance in politics, digital campaign and more. It was […]
Women Conference in Prishtina
May 21-23, 2021 “Campaign and Communication” is the Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation’s Conference where we speak about Local Campaign, The Challenges of Women in Politics, Innovative Communication Tools, Political Digital Campaign, Election and Polling and more relevant topics. We were in this occasion with members of the Women Forum of our sister party LKD in Kosovo.
Call for immediate release of Roman Protasevich
The chairman of the Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation, Mr. Peter Egardt, has issued the following statement in response to the forcibly landing of a civilian aircraft in Belarust and subsequent arrest of Roman Protasevich: ”The action taken by Belarusian authorities today, forcing a civilian aircraft en route between Greece and Lithuania to land, is appalling and […]
Maia Sandu awarded democracy prize
The president of Moldova, Maia Sandu, has been awarded the Norwegian Lindebraekke Prize. Sandu, who has been president of Moldova since December 2020, has worked to deepen Moldova’s relations with the European Union and to promote democracy and rule of law in her home country. She is awarded the prize in recognition of her work […]
UNM chair released in Georgia
The leader of the centre-right opposition in Georgia, the UNM chair Niki Melia, has been released from prison. Melia was arrested in the end of February, which led to escalated political tensions, the resignation of the prime minister and a difficult political crisis in Georgia. Niki Melia was released on May 10th, after support and […]
Youth Conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina
March 26-28, 2021. Principles for a Free Society is a successful conference that the Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation holds for sister parties around the world. We were together with the members of the youth organization of PDP in Banja Luka learning, discussing and exchanging opinions on democracy, human rights, toleration, freedom and other important topics. […]