2024

In 2024, Academia Cidadã was mentioned and cited in the following news articles and publications: 2024-01, Buala: Academia Cidadã was cited in articles on combating racism and xenophobia, advocating for a refusal of silence in the face of these issues. 2024-03-08, Esquerda.net: The association signed an open letter opposing attacks on immigrants’ rights. 2024-05-20, Público: Save the Climate Platform calls for demonstration on 1 June in Portugal | European elections | PÚBLICO SmoothFM: Climate protest scheduled for 1 June in Lisbon  2024-05-20, M80: Climate protest scheduled for 1 June in Lisbon 2024-05-20, Radio Comercial: Climate protest scheduled for 1 June in Lisbon 2024-05-20, RTP / Lusa – Save the Climate Platform calls for demonstration to alert MEPs 2024-05-31, Público: Lisbon: climate march on Saturday with European elections on the horizon | European elections 2024 | PÚBLICO  2024-06-01, Observador: Around a hundred people marched in Lisbon for the climate. The demonstration […]

Academia Cidadã Mentions in the Press in 2024

Protests banned on grounds of protecting ‘public order’ and ‘security’ The European Civic Forum, Civil Liberties Union for Europe, CIVICUS, European Network Against Racism and Solidar are calling on the European Commission to address at the highest political level the unlawful restrictions on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression imposed by member states since the dramatic escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine last year. A new analysis, published by the European Civic Forum, shows that European governments have repeatedly cracked down on individuals and organisations expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people in marches, demonstrations and cultural activities. Six months on from 7 October, people in Europe have continued to take to the streets to peacefully protest against the violence, to show solidarity with the victims and to call for the respect of human rights and international law. These protests are unfolding amid an increase in hate speech and hate crimes targeting both Jewish […]

Solidarity protests with Palestinian people banned in at least 12 EU countries, finds new analysis, six months on from the ...