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Last week, we examined the shrinking space for civil society in many places around the world. While the news on this front is often challenging, there are always signs of hope. This week protestors in Slovakia denounced corruption and demanded the resignation of the interior minister over his ties to an associate under investigation for tax fraud, in some of the largest demonstrations in the country in years. A team of journalists from Al Jazeera won the One World Media award (sponsored by us) for a documentary exposing government corruption in the Maldives. They finished the film in spite of various attempts to impede their work, including police raids and death threats. See below how our chapter in France has filed suit to end the lavish lifestyle of an alleged kleptocrat, bringing an international dimension to the pursuit of justice. And you can read our joint statement with other NGOs confronting Egypt's new anti-NGO law. | 