ID Weekly View: Empowering Women’s Voices in Diplomacy
December 13, 2018
Last week, Independent Diplomat facilitated a High-Level Dialogue in Brussels, bringing together 20 prominent Yemeni and Syrian political and civil…
ID Weekly View: Investing in Youth in Western Sahara [VIDEO]
December 1, 2017
Why it Matters: Investing in Youth in Western Sahara The fifth African Union – European Union summit in Côte d’Ivoire…
ID Weekly View: The Network for Refugee Voices
October 31, 2017
Why it Matters: Refugees themselves are the one group of people invariably absent from international negotiations about refugees. The Network for…
ID Weekly View: Western Sahara Civil Society Urges EU to Respect Court Judgement
September 7, 2017
Why it Matters: In a letter to EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini and Member State foreign ministers, Saharawi civil society groups…
ID Weekly View: Executed Syrian Democracy Activist Bassel Khartabil Safadi Viewed a Slain Hero
August 4, 2017
Securing Urgent Justice for Detainees in Syria Why It Matters:This week it was announced that Bassel Khartabil Safadi, the Syrian internet activist widely credited…
ID Weekly View: Justice for the Prisoners of Gdeim Izik
August 1, 2017
Why it Matters: In 2010, thousands of Sahrawis gathered to demonstrate for their political freedom at Gdeim Izik. Moroccan security…
ID Weekly View: Syrian Civil Society Using Solar Power to Save Lives
July 25, 2017
Why it Matters: A Syrian civil society group has installed a solar electric system in one of the largest hospitals in…
ID Weekly View: Inclusive Discussions on Refugee Policy
July 18, 2017
Why it Matters: The Network for Refugee Voices – a coalition of refugees from Syria – has called on the international community…
ID Weekly View: Victories in the Fight to Stop Resource Exploitation in Western Sahara
May 23, 2017
Why it Matters: Panama authorities have detained a ship bound for Canada containing phosphates illegally mined by a state-owned Moroccan company…