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No extradition of war refugees to Ukraine

The image of Ukrainians going to war enthusiastically or selflessly and self-sacrificingly for their country is becoming more and more cracked. By Peter Vlatten The numbers from press releases on the morning of September 6th (including NTV September 6th, 2023)…

Marina di Carrara, Open Arms: this is the captain speaking to you!

I’m in Marina di Carrara these summer days and I take the opportunity to try and meet the crew of the Open Arms, which is stopped in port by the decision of our government. Overcoming some difficulties and after an…

Montserrat Prieto, a reference for nonviolence who leaves us her legacy

An exceptional woman, motor and heart of great initiatives. She was an economist, worked at the UIMP and recently at the Spanish Council of State. She was a breaker with the conditions of origin. A native of Pajares de la…

Scientific-technical accumulation and new possibilities for human evolution

Under this title, a panel was held as part of the 1st Summer School of Universalist Humanism at Parque Toledo, in which advances were discussed: basic income, nuclear fusion, AI… and how to make them work for the benefit of…

In memory of Montse Prieto who passed away on 2nd September 2023

Pressenza is saddened to learn of the passing away at the age of 56 of Montserrat Prieto, a member of the Humanist organization, World without Wars and Violence, since its inception in the 90s and one of the key members…

APDHA denounces: the Andalusian Regional Government takes new steps towards the privatisation of health services

The draft order published on 22 August opens the door to the cession of public spaces to practise medicine in a concerted manner. The Andalusian organisation has formulated allegations to the draft regulation of the Andalusian executive in which it…

Open Arms, a nurse tells

Finally, I managed to get on the Open Arms, after the misadventures of the day before. I first meet the captain and then have a long chat with the nurse who is in her med-box taking inventory. We sit down…

Understanding processes

We live in a time of change, of constant transformation and uncertainty about the future. But we have very little understanding of the direction and possibilities of change because our heads only see photographs, only partial snapshots of each moment…

The struggle against war is everyone’s struggle: diary from the NO MUOS protest camp 

Niscemi, Sicily – 46 enormous antenna masts, spread out over a vast stretch of Sicilian countryside, protected by tall fences and hedges of razor-sharp concertina wire. Further away, hidden from view, three enormous satellite dishes receive and transmit communications that…

Marina di Carrara, Open Arms blocked while people are dying at sea.

Why don’t we dare to say it? Better one migrant dead at sea than one more who disembarks. Period. But not having the courage to say this simple truth, they make some word games, even propeller games. Four or five…

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