Syrian refugees in Lebanon are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but few know how
March 9, 2021
A member of the healthcare staff administers a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Lebanon s Rafik Hariri Hospital in the capital Beirut, 14/2/2021 (AFP)
BEIRUT While pushing his potato cart in the streets of the Shatila refugee camp in the suburbs of Beirut, Hassan Houran said he wanted to get vaccinated against COVID-19 but, like many Syrian refugees, had no idea how to register to get it.
“Nobody is helping us; we ask the UN to help us get the vaccine so we can protect our health and our children’s health,” said the 41-year-old originally from Aleppo countryside.
Egyptian opposition establishes new political front
Opposition forces and personalities in Egypt have announced the formation of a unified political front abroad that aims to achieve peaceful political change in the country, after six months of dialogue and negotiations between opposition movements and figures based outside Egypt, reported Arabi21.
The new political front, named the Union of Egyptian National Forces, aims to be a coordination platform for opposition forces to unify efforts with the aim of bringing about changes in the country and overthrowing the regime of the coupist leader Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. We have produced many consensual strategic visions not only to diagnose the reality on the ground and define mechanisms for changing the status quo, but also to set a vision for the future we seek
January 25, 2021
News and civil society organizations from 11 countries are in the first cohort of fellowships designed to elevate local expertise
Internews’ work to support independent media is built on a foundation of partnerships with local communities.
Today, from Internews’ network of nearly 700 partners, we launch a new year-long fellowship with 11 organizations representing the best in their communities, creating new opportunities to learn from partner experiences, while sharing resources and expertise to help the cohort of Fellows succeed. Already the engagement with the Fellowship has boosted morale among our members,” said Fredrick Mugira, founder and managing director of the Water Journalist Africa Network. “It’s important for us to be connected with others who share the same goals and deal with similar challenges.”
Dear Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen,
We the undersigned, more than 100 organisations from around the world, are appealing for your assistance to secure the release of prominent human rights defender and dual Danish-Bahraini citizen Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja from prison in Bahrain, where he is serving a life sentence for his peaceful political and human rights activities in violation of his right to freedom of expression. As he completes the tenth year of his imprisonment, we appeal to you directly as head of the Government of Denmark to renew and strengthen efforts to ensure his immediate and unconditional release so he can be reunited with his family and receive much needed medical treatment and torture rehabilitation in Denmark.
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