“Do you hear the cries of the Tiananmen Mothers?” Dr. YANG Jianli, prominent dissident and president of Initiatives for China, delivered strong testimony to the UNHRC on the anniversary of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. Despite an unsuccessful attempt by the Chinese representative to silence the former prisoner of war, Dr. YANG posed a […]
RN is pleased to announce that Dr. YANG Jianli has joined its international advisory Board, and that joint work for nonviolent change in China has actively started between RN in the Middle East and the Chinese democracy movement. After an initial speech May 1, 2011 by RN Chairman Mallat at a meeting convened by Dr. […]
Right to Nonviolence congratulates the Yemeni nonviolent Revolution on the flight of the Yemeni dictator into exile in the night of the 4 to the 5th June 2011. This is a signal moment for the transformation of the Middle East and beyond. Consistent with RN’s message on the importance of the constitutional moment following the […]
Sometimes it may seem that things have not changed very much since the 10th century. Leadership tends to become personal rather than institutional. Citizens, instead of relying on law in a state based on the rule of law, are at the mercy of the leader’s whims. There is an evolution of institutions in process but it […]
The present unrest is for internal change and a more open society. That I find very positive. The notion that Arabs are not ready for democracy is nonsense. It may still be a long process because the more intelligent elements are not as well organized as the religious or the military but I am happy […]
At the invitation of the European Commission to discuss the implications of the ongoing revolutions in the region, Janaina Herrera, from RN, presented a comprehensive assessment prepared together with Chibli Mallat on the nature of the Revolution and the expectations for the EU. In a first part, she explained the national, democratic and post-Islamist nature […]
