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This article is part of the series “50 Years After: Long Live the Carnation Revolution”, published by Pressenza since mid-March 2024. The “Carnation Revolution” of 1974-75 brought freedom to the Portuguese after 48 years of fascism and independence to the…

by: Assaf Levy, BioDB   Every year on April 17, the world turns its attention to the skies at dusk to celebrate Bat Appreciation Day. This special day is not just a tribute but a call to recognize these nocturnal…

The President of the Chilean Teachers’ College, Mario Aguilar, has been elected to the Executive Committee of Education International for Latin America, EILA, for the period 2024-2028. In his first speech to the General Assembly, the Chilean teacher leader reviewed…

The International Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) will sail in mid-April with multiple vessels, carrying 5500 tons of humanitarian aid and hundreds of international human rights observers to challenge the ongoing illegal Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. This is an…

Resistance organises against inhumane migration laws. On 10 April 2024, many people followed the call to demonstrate in front of the European Parliament in Brussels. We resist together against the European migration and asylum policy! On 10 April, the European…

In a historic ruling, the European Court of Human Rights has found that Switzerland’s inadequate efforts to tackle climate change violated the human rights of its country’s citizens, represented by more than 2,000 older Swiss women. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The landmark decision…

One of the foremost accomplishments of the industrial age is the “immense progress against extreme poverty.” “Extreme poverty” is defined by the World Bank as a person living on less than $2.15 per day using 2017 prices. This figure has…

The speech that I could not deliver because German police burst into our Berlin venue to disband our Palestine Congress (1930s style). Judge for yourselves the kind of society Germany is becoming when its police bans the following words: Friends,…

Online Conference: April 13, 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (EDT) Register In October 1962, U.S. President John F. Kennedy recognized the urgent need for a diplomatic agreement with the Soviet Union so directly and immediately – a failure in those…

The star of the Argentine neoliberal firmament, Javier Milei, has become the living reflection of Trumpian incongruity, managing to make up for his lack of experience in public management with the media impact of his public interventions, while at the…