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Wednesday 7th October: neo-fascism will be defeated in the court of law and in our global consciousness
A year and a half ago the European editorial teams of PRESSENZA have proposed to the Global Forum of DW (media partner of Pressenza) to host an event on the golden dawn trial. We were about to invite (own costs)…
Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
Trending rights tweets this week: Policing in the United States, including how New York police carried out a plan trap and arrest peaceful protesters in the Bronx; Indian authorities freeze the bank accounts of Amnesty International’s India office; Saudi Arabia is…
The 3rd World March is announced
The 3rd World March is announced. The 3rd World March for 2024 is announced at the Forum for Nonviolence in Mar del Plata – Argentina
How a Strike by Strippers in Portland Has Grown Into a Nationwide Movement Against Racism in Nightclubs
An interview with a leader of the Portland Stripper Strike on the growing movement for equal treatment and better labor protections for dancers. By April M. Short In the midst of the Black Lives Matter protests, which erupted around the…
After documenting land grabs in their reserve, 18 indigenous and black leaders detained in Nicaragua
The president of the autonomous indigenous government is still detained Princess Barberena, a black Kriol environmental and feminist activist from Nicaragua has been detained by Nicaraguan soldiers on September 27, along with Kriol forest ranger Roger Joseph and 16 other black and indigenous…
LGBT rights in Lithuanian elections
Does the October general elections hold any promise for Lithuania’s LGBTQ community? While some major parties have backslid on issues like legalising same-sex partnership, LGBTQ voters and allies have more choice than in any previous election, argues Simonas Bartulis. Baltics…
Meeting with Marie Doutrepont: “our children will hold us to account for our attitude” about the Moria camp and the EU’s reception policy
Marie Dutrepont on Moria: “each piece of humanity disappears like a drop of water on a slab of hot cement” Marie Doutrepont is a Belgian lawyer, author of the book “Moria: Chroniques des limbes de l’Europe”, 180 ° editions –…
Cyprus: Asylum Seekers Summarily Returned
Pushbacks Against Surge of Arrivals by Boat From Lebanon Cypriot coast guard forces summarily pushed back, abandoned, expelled, or returned more than 200 migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers coming from Lebanon during the first week of September 2020 without giving them the opportunity…
The Guardian’s deceit-riddled new statement betrays both Julian Assange and journalism
By Jonathan Cook In my recent post on the current hearings at the Old Bailey over Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States, where he would almost certainly be locked away for the rest of his life for the crime of doing…
Belarus: Scores of women arrested in anti-Lukashenko protest
Police in Belarus have rounded up dozens of women at a protest against embattled President Alexander Lukashenko. The authoritarian leader riled his opponents further this week by holding a secret swearing-in ceremony. Hundreds of women joined a protest in the…
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