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The Woman of Artsakh Today

For over 30 years, Artsakh women have survived fierce territorial wars for the right to self-determination. With husbands and sons defending their territory amidst the first Artsakh war, a shift in traditional gender identity began, making women household heads, breadwinners,…

APDHA denounces chaos and neglect in Morocco

The Pro Human Rights Association of Andalusia explains that “the Moroccan government is never there and never expected” and that Mohammed VI is “an absolute monarch who despises his people and only works for his own interests”. APDHA points out…

Mothers* Rebellion: second global action for the end of fossil fuels

Simultaneous Mother’s* Rebellion action in more than 26 countries on six continents. When: Saturday 23 September 2023 at 13:30h Where: Plaza de Aluche (in front of the interchange), Madrid. In response to the growing threat that climate chaos poses to…

Why Julian Assange is in the vanguard of global press freedom

Assange understood the changing nature of how information is continually created in vast quantities by the government, stored and transmitted. By Prabir Purkayastha On 8 September we celebrate International World Journalists’ Day as a reminder that the role of journalists…

Victor Jara, a soul full of flags

This 16 September 2023 marked the 50th anniversary of the murder of Chilean singer-songwriter, composer, poet, and theatre director Víctor Jara. It was no “mistake” or “excess” in the midst of the repressive chaos after the coup. Those who know…

Amaras

This image belongs to an educational, religious center, in Armenian territories. It is not just any center, it is the first school of the written Armenian language, created by Mesrob Mashtots. In which year did this happen? At 405! Yes,…

Chronicle of a phantom crisis or how France tried to destroy us…

December 2019, while France is going through one of its greatest social crises, the Gilets Jaunes are on the streets, ready to do anything for their demands and getting dangerously close to power, a new disease is making its appearance…

A High Seas Treaty Aimed at Protecting Polluted Oceans is Now a Reality

By Thalif Deen A historic new international treaty, described as “a monumental win for the protection of the world’s oceans”, will be open for signature by member states beginning September 20 during the high-level meeting of world political leaders at…

Peru’s parliament passes ruling against the right to information

The Peruvian Congress has approved a bill that gives the executive power to legislate on security issues. Among the 50 bills that would be approved is Bill No. 5632/2023, which seeks to criminalise the work of journalists who report on…

The eleventh in testimonies of a half-century commemoration

The political and social transition of a nation from a dictatorship to a democratic regime implies assuming the existence of a divided country that carries within itself a past that continues to be present for a large number of people,…

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