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60 Scientist Rebellion members disrupt opening of World Health Summit and demand urgent action on climate emergency

More than 60 scientists (including 10 Spaniards) set fire alarms ringing by disrupting the opening session of the World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany. 40 scientists from all over Europe blocked the entrance to the conference building, gluing themselves to…

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…

Surging Methane

A mysterious uptick in atmospheric methane (CH4) was first detected 15 years ago. Of major concern, CH4 is a potent greenhouse gas that’s ~80 times greater than CO2. It’s like a turbo-charged booster heating up the planet. It is a…

As Covid Adds to Dire Health Concerns, Doctors Implore UK & US to Release Julian Assange

Following the recent outpouring of support for Julian Assange at rallies around the world, and the revelation that Assange is in isolation for a positive Covid-19 test, a group of doctors has written to the new UK Home Secretary and…

Why the US Imprisoned Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab

A year ago, October 16, the long arm of US extra-territorial judicial overreach abducted Alex Saab and threw him into prison in Miami, where the Venezuelan diplomat has languished ever since. By Roger D. Harris The official narrative is that…

Nuclear Extortion? Abolish Nuclear Weapons

In a moment of candor, President Biden told Democratic Party contributors the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is the highest since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, when the Soviet Union installed nuclear missiles in Cuba, 90 miles from Florida. Referring to…

China, a threat for some and hope for others

We are already accustomed to the hypocrisy of Western powers, their opinion-makers and hegemonic media when it comes to classifying countries and governments as good or bad, angels or demons, depending on whether or not they are allies in their…

Madrid also joined in the celebration of the Day of Nonviolence

As usual, on 2 October, Madrid (Spain) joined in the celebration of the International Day of Nonviolence. And it did so in Casa de Vacas (El Retiro) during an event in which different organisations working in very diverse fields drew…

Human chain in Berlin – Women, Life and Freedom! Jin, Jiyan, Azadî!

2 October “International Day of Nonviolence”. In Berlin, voices are raised to demand an end to violence against women in Iran and around the world. The calls were: “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî, what means Woman, Life, Freedom”. A call to the…

China-Argentina relations are developing at a higher level and of higher quality: experts

On 28 September, China Media Group collaborated with the Secretariat of Media and Public Communication of the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Argentina to organise the High-Level Forum on China-Argentina Cultural Exchanges, on the occasion of…

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