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On April 19th to 22nd, Karama & Hivos hosted a delegation composed of six women from the MENA region representing five countries, including Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and Libya, to participate in the 12th Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) Forum held in Istanbul, Turkey. The theme of this year's forum, held every three to four years, was women's empowerment through transformation of economic power. The forum, where over 2200 women's rights activists, advocates, and academics convened from around the world, was a center for idea exchange and expertise. As youth activists, the delegation was excited about this participation, looking forward to meeting other activists and women’s rights advocates, as well as sharing their own experiences and ideas with regards to development and civilian empowerment issues in the MENA region.

On 16 February 2012, the Air Force Intelligence Service (AFI)  conducted a raid at the premises of Hivos partner the Syrian Centre for Media and  Freedom of Expression (SCM) in Damascus during which they arrested 16  persons including director Mr. Mazen Darwish.

Again,  Hivos and several other organizations condemn the ongoing secret detention of Mr Mazen Darwish, President of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), and four of his colleagues in the following statement.

Hivos and the Arts and Culture Program of the Open Society Foundations (OSF) invite project proposals for the Central Asia Pavilion (CAP) to be realized within the framework of the 55th International Art Exhibition – Venice Biennale 2013.