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No long-route buses after 9pm – Transport companies will refrain from plying their bus rotes on various longer routes across the country after 9pm daily to avoid untoward incidents like arson and fire bomb attacks. By Shamsul Hoque Basunia, in…

Press Release from Erwiana Sulistyaningsih forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Erwiana Sulistyaningsih’s February 10th Speech 10th February, 2015, Hong Kong SAR: I am happy that I won my case and the justice for me and other victims…

By Yoko Narita (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese version Vigil for the victims of the recent ISIS hostage crisis, Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa, took place simultaneously in eight different cities (Sapporo, Sendai, Chiba, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, and Fukuoka) in Japan at…

Guwahati: An untoward incident of physically assaulting a lady television reporter by the police personnel in northeast India recently, brought back the old debate of having a special law for protection of journalists on duty. The incident that took place…

Take Action: Urge Philippines Congress to #StopTheDiscrimination! 02/09/2015 The Issue For more than a decade, the Philippines Congress has delayed taking action on the enactment of a comprehensive anti-discrimination bill. Now, a broad coalition of Filipino activists is urging Congress…

On May 24, 2015, 30 international women peacemakers from around the world will walk with Korean women, north and south, to call for an end to the Korean War and for a new beginning for a reunified Korea. We will…

A Theory of China EDITORIAL, 2 February 2015 by Johan Galtung, 2 Feb 2015 – TRANSCEND Media Service Penang Institute, Penang A theory serves comprehension, prediction and identification of conditions for change. Seven such historical-cultural pointers will be indicated for…

India is now the belle of the ball, as most of the world and Asian regional powers make pilgrimages to New Delhi to flatter and flirt with India’s dynamic Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. From the blog of Chinamatters – http://chinamatters.blogspot.hk/ Modi…

By Emiko Nagano – Japanese Version There is no word to describe the sadness, the shock, and the anger Japanese are experiencing in the wake of cruel execution of the Japanese hostages by ISIS. Try to understand why and how…

A country traumatized by decades of war; a people full of life and dignity; an active and courageous civil society; a project to help transition from fear to trust. We speak with Alberto Pennella – counsellor, poet, blogger and expert…