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[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

3. If individuals feel their rights are violated during a #Protest, it could help to:

→write down everything remembered, incl. police officers’ badge & car plate #s
→Find out how to contact witnesses
→Take photos of any injuries

File a written complaint w-correct authorities

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

"And this means that leading activists must have seats at the table. Biden’s Summit for Democracy cannot simply be a talking shop for global heads of state." - @Smith_JeffreyT

[Jeffrey Smith @Smith_JeffreyT]

President Biden's Summit for Democracy is a timely occasion for democratic allies to assert leadership and to push back against surging authoritarianism worldwide. The moment demands focus and a set of achievable goals.

Here is my take in @ForeignPolicy: https://t.co/Lyz08zV3UV

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

"Biden’s upcoming summit presents an opportunity to finally stand up, be heard, & forcefully push back. Having repelled major challenges to its own #democracy...to stand...w/its global partners & to learn from those who have traversed this path before."—@Smith_JeffreyT

[Pearl Matibe @PearlMatibe]

Excellent @ForeignPolicy article on point| "Critical action is also required to combat transnational repression, the practice by which governments reach across national borders to silence dissent among their #diaspora and exile communities."@Smith_JeffreyT
https://t.co/vv0sqDWTVx

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

@PearlMatibe: "been mischaracterized by abusive leaders who once again frame democratic values as somehow being ‘imposed by the outside,’ conveniently ignoring many of the conventions and treaties to which their countries are a signatory."

Article in @VanguardAfrica Watch.

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

"Therefore, an increase in education and understanding about the role and power of #democratic citizens is necessary." - @PearlMatibe

[Vanguard Africa @VanguardAfrica]

This week's Africa Watch post, from @PearlMatibe, makes the case that diaspora leaders must stand united to have a real impact on both US-Africa policy and on politics back home. The priority: energizing movements for democracy and accountable leadership.

https://t.co/SZtlNcj8xM

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

"These processes should be inclusive. Civil liberties and political rights, the sanctity of free and fair #elections, as well as #mediafreedoms are all under increasing assault in Africa."

@ercafrica @MISARegional @kubatana

[Vanguard Africa @VanguardAfrica]

This week's Africa Watch post, from @PearlMatibe, makes the case that diaspora leaders must stand united to have a real impact on both US-Africa policy and on politics back home. The priority: energizing movements for democracy and accountable leadership.

https://t.co/SZtlNcj8xM

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

The #democracy vs. #Monarch conundrum in #Eswatini @Fromagehomme

https://t.co/pI059boXKf

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

Kingdom of #Eswatini

" it comes to economic development, but that potential is annihilated by the absence of democracy and the fact that political plurality is not permitted in Swaziland, and everything belongs to one man-and 1-man only—in the form of the King."— @SwaziNews

[Pearl Matibe @PearlMatibe]

2. Founding Dir. @VanguardAfrica @Smith_JeffreyT concludes:

“The biggest threat to a peaceful & democratic solution to the crisis in #Eswatini is the refusal of King Mswati to countenance political reform & to engage in comprehensive dialogue.”
https://t.co/dnpeYwzTtl

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

"Swazis people, feel the international community is too quiet, freedom of speech diminished, and their rights to peacefully assembly suppressed by Africa’s last absolute Monarch King, Mswati III."

#Democracy
##Eswatini & #HumanRights

[Pearl Matibe @PearlMatibe]

2. Founding Dir. @VanguardAfrica @Smith_JeffreyT concludes:

“The biggest threat to a peaceful & democratic solution to the crisis in #Eswatini is the refusal of King Mswati to countenance political reform & to engage in comprehensive dialogue.”
https://t.co/dnpeYwzTtl

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

"Too often, activists advocating for reform are not entirely certain about what exactly it is they want to reform."— @VanguardAfrica piece @ConstantineChi9 @chikwaza,"there is a foundation in place to put an end to the ongoing repression and mismgmt."

https://t.co/7mfUdhrmhp

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

Registration is still open!

The event will hear talks from prominent #women and youth leaders telling Their Story, and will build towards the identification of a series of key “asks” in terms of women and youth political representation by 2040 – similar to the #SDG.

[Nic Cheeseman @Fromagehomme]

There is still time to register for this great event by @WYGP_ TOMORROW on promoting women and young people in politics. Amazing speakers like @advocatemahere @char_osei @BogoloKenewendo @HermanssonEbba @PearlMatibe and many more! Sign up here: https://t.co/uOELdPPjOo

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

A hugely important topic.

To what extent are #women free in #Africa?

[The Resistance Bureau @ResistBureau]

**SHOW DETAILS**

On Sept. 23 we'll focus on the other pandemic: gender-based violence, which has worsened during the era of COVID-19. Joining us to Resist the Patriarchy will be @LeylaHussein, @zilevandamme, @drstellanyanzi and @zenaidamz.

Register here: https://t.co/YEC932aTit

[Pearl Matibe @PearlMatibe]

***Save-the-date***

@ResistBureau virtual event on #genderbasedviolence, this Wednesday, September 23.

—>—>Resist the Patriarchy<—<—

Registration details are below👇👇

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

"In Tanzania, a stolen election looms" by @MSalimu is worth a read on the worsening pre-election space.

A lot to glean.

[Vanguard Africa @VanguardAfrica]

#Tanzania has experienced stolen elections before. Daylight robberies, in fact. But today, the situation is growing worse.

“I fear my country is headed toward a single party monopoly," says @MSalimu. She is this week's featured writer at Africa Watch:

https://t.co/1xZOMUMqmH

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

Check your country's travel advisory level.

[Open Parly ZW @OpenParlyZw]

Health and safety conditions are improving in some countries while potentially deteriorating in others. By returning to our country-specific travel advisory system, we are able to give Americans detailed information to make informed travel decisions https://t.co/7m1yLQXpne

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

America has gone back to the country-specific travel warnings and lifted the blanket travel caution, saying "Health and safety conditions are improving in some countries while potentially deteriorating in others."

[Open Parly ZW @OpenParlyZw]

Health and safety conditions are improving in some countries while potentially deteriorating in others. By returning to our country-specific travel advisory system, we are able to give Americans detailed information to make informed travel decisions https://t.co/7m1yLQXpne

[Pearl Matibe @PearlMatibe]

My recent article after my interactions with:

🇺🇸#US Ambassadors:

—>Kelley E. Currie @StateGWI @StateDept #WPS
—>John C. Richmond @JTIP_State #EndHumanTrafficking
—>Nathan Sales @StateDeptCT

The United States and #African countries.

cc: @Powerfm987

https://t.co/t3gn8KyPn8

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

Article by @drnmanyika: "anyone who dares to exercise their constitutional rights to hold the government accountable incurs their wrath, and is harassed, abducted, sexually abused, maimed or even killed." in @VanguardAfrica Watch.

#Zimbabwe

[Vanguard Africa @VanguardAfrica]

This week's Africa Watch post is from @drnmanyika, leader of @buildzimbabwe. It highlights recent moves by #Zimbabwe's president that are meant to distract attention from increasing state brutality while underscoring the government's total incompetence.

https://t.co/0rHknY6xBS

[Pearl Matibe @PearlMatibe]

"Our mounting problems as a nation will not cease until every #Zimbabwean understands that an attempt to “put things right” with only one sector of our community, while denying everyone else their #constitutional rights, is wholly unsustainable."— @drnmanyika

[Advocates for Progress @4ThinkTank]

"My own research shows that #Chinese co's are exclusively, or primarily, supplying #AI surveillance technology to 11 different countries in Africa, including: Botswana, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, & #Zimbabwe."

[Pearl Matibe @PearlMatibe]

"Overall, the #digital story is still being written in #Africa. While a re-blossoming of the #liberation #technology narrative is unlikely, it is also not inevitable that citizens will fall prey to growing digital #authoritarianism efforts." — @SteveJFeldstein

cc: @OpenParlyZw

[Jeffrey Smith @Smith_JeffreyT]

So much happening in #Zimbabwe this week, and none of it is good news. I recently sat down with @advocatemahere, spokeswoman for @mdczimbabwe, on the challenges and dangers that democracy advocates face in the country.

Check it on the @ResistBureau site: https://t.co/UA1nwhlWK4