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15 April 2024
Enhancing grassroots organizational resilience in a shrinking civic space
Grassroots civil society organizations in the MENA region are excluded from high-level policy spaces and lack sufficient skills to…
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30 March 2024
Türkiye’s local elections: the minority lens
Tomorrow, millions of people in Türkiye will head to the polls and vote in local elections.
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26 March 2024
MRG warns against escalating violence against Bedouin communities in the West Bank
The Human Rights Council must address the escalating violence against Bedouin communities by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
Sofa Talks
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14 December 2023
Ways of raising awareness – A Sofa Talk with Elahe Zivardar
Join us on 14 December and hear from an inspiring woman about how it is possible to raise awareness and document injustice, even from…
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28 February 2023
Statelessness, watercolours & ink – Zahra Marwan – An MRG Sofa Talk
Zahra Marwan is the winner of last year’s UN International Art Contest: Minority Artists Working on Statelessness Themes. She was born to…
Minority stories
Reports and briefings
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28 June 2023
Understanding barriers to health care for minorities and indigenous peoples in Egypt, Iraq and Tunisia
Minorities and indigenous peoples are among the most marginalized in terms of access to social and economic rights, and this is especially…
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24 November 2022
Protests, discrimination and the future of minorities in Iran
This briefing examines how discrimination against minorities has contributed to rising tensions and long-standing grievances in Iran. It…
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26 June 2020
In the name of security – Human rights violations under Iran’s national security laws
The national security imperative has driven the Iranian government to turn on many of its own people, committing grave and widespread human…
Guides and toolkits
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30 April 2023
Towards an anti-discrimination law: strategies and opportunities in Iran
Faced with the unyielding political terrain in Iran, a space to protest, advocate and rethink the country’s trajectory has been willed…
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20 May 2022
The Hate Speech Crisis: Ways to start fixing it – A toolkit for civil society organizations and activists
The world is seeing an explosion of hate speech. One analysis records a 400-fold increase in the use of hate terms online in Pakistan…
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4 December 2006
The Problem of Turkey’s Displaced Persons: An Action Plan for Their Return and Compensation
Millions of people are estimated to have been affected by forced migration or displacement in Türkiye in the east and southeast, during…
Partner publications
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12 April 2024
The Abkhaz in Turkey: Navigating identity, unity and belonging
Abkhazs residing in Turkey share a profound historical connection with their homeland, Abkhazia. This report explores the multifaceted…
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12 April 2024
Report on the monitoring of discrimination experienced by Dom, Abdal and Roma people in Southern Türkiye following the 2023 earthquake
Drawing on verified information, this study exposes various forms of discrimination against Dom, Abdal and Roma communities in the period…
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12 April 2024
Circassians and Abkhaz-Abazas in metropolitan areas: The case of Istanbul and Ankara
Just as the invisibility of minorities in general, minorities in urban and metropolitan areas are also invisible to a large extent. Today,…
Events
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18 March 2024 • 3:00 – 4:00 pm CET
Persecution on the ground of gender, ethnicity and religion in Iran: the need for justice and accountability
Following the interactive dialogue between the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran and the UN…
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17 February 2024 • 10:30 am – 5:00 pm EEST
Preserving and reinforcing mother tongue languages in Türkiye: From international practice and experience to local action
This event explored strategies and best practices for preserving and strengthening mother tongue languages within the context of Türkiye….
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11 October 2023 • 2:00 – 3:00 pm CEST
Echoes of resilience and diversity: Unveiling minority stories from Türkiye amidst earthquake challenges
We are inviting you to our Warsaw Human Dimension Conference side event, ‘Echoes of Resilience and Diversity: Unveiling Minority…
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