Interviews
Leonidas Vatikiotis on Ukraine: the fate of the war has been decided
Journalist, economist and author Leonidas Vatikiotis recently traveled to Donetsk on a journalistic mission to the region of Eastern Ukraine now under full Russian control. The experience of this trip was an interesting occasion for the Greek Pressenza bureau to…
“A play entirely inspired by failure”, Paulina Hunt
We interviewed actress Paulina Hunt, a Chilean playwright and teacher of theatre and television, about the new play she is about to present. Here we transcribe the full conversation: Pressenza: You are about to premiere a new play of your…
“We need real tangible and material action! Enough promises”, says Balkis Chaabane in an interview with Pressenza
With the beginning of a new year and the ending of another COP, it is important to reflect on what we’ve accomplished and what we missed this year. COP28, which ended two weeks ago was filled with criticism and packed…
Unchecked Human Activity Is Pushing Ecosystems Toward the Brink
Desert conditions could spread rapidly from groundwater depletion and plant destruction. By Erika Schelby The planet is facing multiple severe challenges that require our immediate attention. Putting an end to the dirty and suffocating fossil fuel emissions may be the…
Chile, Tomás Hirsch: “The victory of the No vote in the constitutional referendum is a cause for relief”.
The draft constitution drawn up by the right was rejected yesterday with more than 55% of the vote. We have requested Tomas Hirsch, Deputy Hirsch, president of Humanist Action, to comment on the referendum result. The triumph of the No…
The more violence dominates, the more necessary humanism becomes.
Just before Chile lives its second ratifying vote on the Constitution, we talk to Efren Osorio, Secretary General of the Humanist Action party. Efren welcomes us in his office and smiles when we mention how accurate his political and electoral…
Biruté Mary Galdikas: The Great Forgotten One
A lifetime dedicated to the defence of orangutans and their habitat. Everyone knows the popular Jane Goodall, who has won many awards for her work but who for years has only given conferences and events wherever the Jane Goodall Institute…
Context Matters: Gender and Resources in the Dominican Republic and Mongolia with Elena Gordillo Fuertes
Interview with Elena Gordillo Fuertes about the intersection between Resource Governance and Human Rights. Elena Gordillo Fuertes is a UNICEF Junior Consultant and a master’s student at the University of British Columbia in Canada in Public Policy and Global Affairs,…
Chile, the dangers of the new proposed Constitution. Interview with Tomás Hirsch
On December 17, the new draft Chilean Constitution, prepared in recent months by a Constitutional Council dominated by the extreme right, won an overwhelming victory in the May 7 [2023] [Constitutional Council] elections, will be put to a referendum. The…
Claude AnShin Thomas: “The process is not to attempt to change the world but to realize that as I change then the world changes”
Claude AnShin Thomas is a former veteran turned Buddhist monk dedicated to the cause of nonviolence and ending all wars, both internal and external that plague humanity. Can you tell us about your human and spiritual journey? The human and…
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