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Occupation magazine - Activism Home page  back Print  Send To friend `Israel`s democracy under pressure` - Berlin lecture by Sharon Abraham-Weiss of ACRI https://www.facebook.com/events/325891707770809/ The Israeli government attempts with different measures to restrict the scope and freedom of action of activism in Israeli civil society. These measures include the new NGO-law which stigmatizes organizations that receive funding from foreign government sources, as well as the law which eases the politically motivated expulsion of parliament members, and the plan to withdraw funding from cultural institutions for ideological reasons. Critical organizations and individuals are accused of acting against the interests of the State of Israel. Basic rights and democratic principles have increasingly been disregarded. The attempt to suppress criticism and instigate against organizations, institutions and parts of the population take a toll on the whole country, because they create prejudice and weaken democratic structures. Especially affected are the Palestinian citizens of Israel, human rights groups, media, intellectuals and artists. Nevertheless, Israeli human rights activists continue to fight for democratic values and contribute significantly to safeguarding them. ACRI is Israel’s oldest and largest human rights organization and the only one dealing with the entire spectrum of rights and civil liberties issues in Israel and the Occupied Territories. Executive director Sharon Abraham-Weiss will talk about the latest developments and their effects on civil society activism in Israel. WHERE: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Schumannstraße 8; WHEN: Wedn., Nov. 9 at 7 PM - 9 PM - in Englsh. In cooperation with the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation, diAk, AphorismA and EAPPI- Netzwerk Deutschland Links to the latest articles in this section Emergency demo Emergency demo American Jewish students in Israel forbidden to go to Palestinian territories