Photo by Abdulaziz Mohammed on Unsplash Debate about the humanitarian and security situation in Sudan was held in the European Parliament in Brussels on 5th May. Anna van Densky, MEP Márton Gyöngyösia and James Wilson were interviewed by Bjorn Hultin. Photo by Radouan Bachiri This interview was first published in EUBriefs, and is reprinted here with the permission…
Author: Guest Contributor
UAE Making Strides on Human Rights
Photo by Ryan Miglinczy on Unsplash A Coalition of Non-governmental organisations has praised UAE under the leadership of President Bin Zayed, on making big strides on human rights, writes Manel Msalmi. The United Arab Emirates will present its universal periodic review to the United Nations on May 8th , 2023.During its review, the UAE will explain the developments and efforts…
Uzbekistan Referendum Approves New Constitution
Photo by aboodi vesakaran on Unsplash In a 84.54% turnout for a nation-wide referendum held on 30 April, the people of Uzbekistan have voted by a margin of 90.2% according to the preliminary results to approve a wide-ranging series of constitutional reforms. This commits the country to the rule of law, greater protection of human rights, ethnic and…
Who Looks after Britons Overseas?
Photo by Miltiadis Fragkidis on Unsplash The failure to evacuate UK citizens in the Sudan by the UK Government and Foreign Office should come as no surprise to UK residents living overseas, writes Sara Page. It may however come as a bit of a shock to passport holders in the UK. For some very strange reason neither the…
New Constitution Defines Future of Uzbekistan
Photo by Catherine Zaidova on Unsplash In accordance with the decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a national referendum on the draft constitutional law “On the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan” will be held on 30 April of this year, writes Fanil Kadyrov. The issue of the need for constitutional reform was first…
Internet Access Protected by Uzbekistan Constitution
Photo by Szabo Viktor on Unsplash Currently, taking into account the requirements of the time, within the framework of reform of the constitution, the Basic Law of Uzbekistan is being updated by two thirds. As a result of public discussions more than 220 thousand proposals were received to improve the current Constitution, based on the study of which…
Stories from three courageous young volunteers delivering vital aid to Ukraine’s front line.
This interview first appeared in EU Today, and is republished here with the news portal’s permission. Photo by Tungsten Rising on Unsplash When you see the terrible consequences of the war with your own eyes, you understand that Western countries should help more, writes Gary Cartwright. On Sunday, 2nd April, the All-Ukrainian Charitable Foundation “Peace and Good” delivered…
Amendments to the Constitution: a Powerful Impetus for the Long-term Foreign Policy Interests of Uzbekistan
Photo by Nosirjon Saminjonov on Unsplash The Parliament of Uzbekistan has scheduled a referendum on 30th April on the amendments to the Constitution of the Republic. The upcoming vote on the draft of the Basic law of our country “On the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan” will determine the development of the country for many decades, writes…
China Shares Russia’s Aim to Divide Transatlantic Allies: Time for an “Economic NATO”
Bulgaria – a country torn between the West and the East
Photo by Alexandr Bormotin on Unsplash By our staff correspondent The Balkan country has been a member state of NATO and the EU for almost 20 years, but oligarchs and politicians who are close to them are pushing it back to Russia’s sphere of influence Located at the crossroads between the West and the East, Bulgaria, which lies…