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The Humanist Party of Chile regains its legality

The board of directors, elected officials and humanist militants arrived at the Electoral Service to hand over the more than 1600 affiliations that allow the party to become legal again. None of the 300 militants who withdrew from the party…

3 years after the revolt, Chile returns to the dirty hands of its elite

The popular revolt 2019 People in different ambits, talk about their experiences, expectations, fears in these days in which the third anniversary of the social outbreak in the cities of the country is commemorated: “I remember as if it were…

From all over Spain, rally for higher public pensions and wages and against privatisation of public services

Collectives from all parts of Spain met in Madrid on 15 October in defence of public pensions and their revaluation, for the elimination of the gender gap in pensions; in favour of a rise in salaries based on the real…

Ambiguity surrounding Britain’s political future

On 20 October, Liz Truss announced her resignation as prime minister. In a brief statement outside 10 Downing Street, she conceded that she could not “deliver the mandate on which [she] was elected by the Conservative Party.” Her 45-day-long premiership…

We are not indifferent. We are people who cultivate good living: voting for Lula makes a difference!

More than an option, voting for Lula is becoming a historical necessity. By Adriana Doyle Portugal and Eduardo Alves Gramsci, a man committed to life and to the best conditions for human existence, once said that he “hated the indifferent”.…

Realising human rights is the basis of democracy

Chile was elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council; this election unleashes mixed feelings in a large part of the population. The incorporation of Chile, obtaining the first majority, requires the government to comply with what it…

The Critically Endangered Visayan Warty Pig Uses Sticks for Digging and Rocks to Test Electric Fences

The use of tools is often related to primates and birds. But it was discovered a few years ago that a pig, the Visayan Warty Hog, uses sticks and bark for digging, and rocks to test electric fences. It’s the…

Towards a society that dignifies and empowers all disabled people without discrimination

Towards the African Humanist Forum, communities and local NGO’s put into practice Humanist values. In Kisumu County in Kenya, Lavina Achieng Odour shares with Pressenza her experience in supporting children affected by Spina Bifida (SB), Hydrocephalus (HC) and other disabilities.…

The MENA region opts for a “neutral” position concerning the protests in Iran

A month has passed since the protests in Iran erupted calling for women’s right to bodily autonomy as well as other fundamental freedoms. Several countries issued statements towards this condemning President Raisi’s violence against protestors and supporting women in Iran.…

Iran: an unprecedented uprising against a brutal and dangerous regime

A totally unprecedented revolt that stands out from all the previous ones because it was women who took the initiative to defend their right to choose their clothes and the systematic inequalities between the sexes prescribed and applied by the…

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