Culture and Media

He confronted agribusiness companies, governments, and extractive scientists. It marked a before and after in the debate on the GM model, confirming that glyphosate is lethal to embryos. It was taken up by socio-environmental assemblies, peasant movements, and indigenous peoples.…

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global safety and media rights body, strongly condemns the murder of Ashutosh Srivastava, an Indian journalist based in Uttar Pradesh, on  13 May 2024 and demands a fair probe to identify and punish the…

We are at a turning point in human history, facing major existential crises. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine raises the risk of a nuclear weapon being used to a level not seen since the Cold War. And the climate…

The cancellation of the National Prize for the discipline by the Ministry of Culture has once again sparked controversy. Bullfighting, which is considered part of Spain’s cultural heritage, is once again at the center of the debate in the Iberian…

The 200th anniversary of the premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony will be celebrated on 7 May with concerts around the world. Composed between 1822 and 1824, it is best known for its fourth movement, which includes the famous…

This Saturday, May 4, was the 55th anniversary of Mario Rodriguez Cobos, better known as Silo, speech in the Argentinean town of Punta de Vacas, very close to the Aconcagua Mount, in the middle of The Andes Mountains. In 1969,…

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern over the killing of a senior journalist in Balochistan on World Press Freedom Day and demands a thorough investigation over the incident that led to…

“Floral Splendor VI”, an immersive journey into the captivating realm of floral artistry opened May 4, 2024 at Imahika Gallery and will grace the gallery from May 4 to May 26, 2024.   The opening reception of Floral Splendor VI…

The digital catalog of the Martín Chambi Photographic Collection, which contains more than 40,000 negatives, is now available to the public free of charge on the Internet. Martín Chambi’s work has been part of the National Heritage since 2019, and…

“Can Journalism Survive AI?” was the provocative title of one of the key presentations at the recent Perugia International Journalism Festival (#ijf24, April 17-21).  Young activists from the Perugia Social Center “Turba” say no, it cannot. The topic of AI…