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Benedict Anderson in his critique on nationalism and racism stated that ‘nation’ is a human construct upon which human beings base their imagined communities. Nationalism, race, and ethnicity have played a significant  role in shaping twentieth-century politics and conflicts. Hence,…

Throughout three days of virtual panels, training, and discussion sessions, #NoWar2023 will make the case for the efficacy of nonviolent resistance as a tool for conflict resolution, highlighting case studies from around the world of unarmed civilian based defense against…

On the eve of the Simultaneous and Compulsory Open Primary Elections (PASO), Argentine candidates are deploying all their communication strategies to win the hearts and minds of their own and others, preoccupied by two situations: the growing number of undecided…

We live in an era of continuous “emergencies” described with apocalyptic words that have the effect of frightening and paralyzing people’s thoughts and personal actions, and depressing them: the Covid-19 syndemic, the war in Ukraine with announced nuclear danger, the…

Hiroshima not only cries out for remembrance, it is an August 6th that seeks a coherent and courageous response from the future, it is a milestone that not only needs to be resolved in human rights theory, not only in…

According to a recent study by the BBC, in fields such as engineering and technology, this phenomenon can be explained by the demand to meet certain standards in areas that for years have been more “masculine”. By: Horacio Gutiérrez Areyte…

The Saharawi journalist, Mohamed Lamin Hadi, detained in Tifelt 2, who was sentenced to 25 years and 6 years in solitary confinement, has started a new hunger strike because of cruel treatment and medical negligence which threaten his life. His…

With the slogan #AbrazoAlAgua12A, next Saturday 12 August at 12 noon, more than 80 human chains will take place around aquatic ecosystems, all of them endangered by human predation. This action is organised by collectives grouped in the initiative www.abrazoalagua.org…

7 August 2023, El Espectador This is a difficult moment for the government and for Colombia. Difficult for the president’s family and for the human being who wields power. Institutionalism will be key for democracy to endure without dying in…

Ecuador is living days of shock and confusion after the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in the capital on 9 August, just half a week before the general elections called by President Guillermo Lasso, who will leave office two…