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‘Can’t Make This Up’: Journalist Arrested Under UK Anti-Terror Law Hours After Criticizing It

“I criticized the Terrorism Act before getting on the plane, then got arrested under the Terrorism Act upon landing.” Richard Medhurst, a Syrian-British independent journalist who defends Palestinians’ right to resist Israeli apartheid, occupation, and other crimes, said this week…

EcoWaste Coalition Uncovers Rampant Sale of Leaded Paint Products Banned by the Government since 2020 

Health Advocates Seek Vigilant Monitoring and Enforcement of the Lead Paint Ban to Protect the Health of Vulnerable People  25 August 2024, Quezon City.  Some paint products banned by the government four years ago for containing violative levels of lead,…

Tipping Points – Where Things Stand

Major planetary boundaries that support life are at risk of collapse. This is happening at speeds that climate scientists never thought possible. What are the consequences and what, if anything, can be done? Johan Rockström, Potsdam Institute for Climate Research,…

PEC  Condemns Myanmar Militaries for Killing Two More Reporters

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, strongly condemns the killing of two reporters  during a military raid in the Mon State of Myanmar and demands a fair probe into the incident that led to…

In Possible ‘Turning Point,’ China Approved Significantly Fewer Coal Plants in First Half of 2024

The first half of 2024 saw new coal-fired power plant approvals fall significantly in China, a new report by Greenpeace East Asia said. A series of permits in the past two years had raised concerns about how committed the country’s government was to limiting climate…

The Party Platform Racket

While party platforms are usually full of insincere popular promises, this year’s from the Democrats spits in the face of the majority of Democrats who want peace. Normally, U.S. political party platforms should not be read as outlines of what…

A Minor Gang Raped in Assam’s Dhing, Hundreds of Women Protesters Hit the Street

Guwahati: Hundreds of Assamese women on Friday hit the street of Dhing in central Assam demanding justice for a minor who was gang raped by a group of suspected Muslim migrants on 22 August 2024 while she was returning home…

BAN Toxics Calls On Shopee To Remove Mercury-Laced “Feique” Whitening Products From Its Platform, Uphold Ban

Toxic and pollution watchdog BAN Toxics today called on the online shopping site Shopee to address the sale of Feique whitening products, which have been banned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to toxic mercury ingredients. “We are…

Zero Waste Advocacy Group: Prevent Mosquito Habitats Amid Rising Dengue Fatalities

22 August 2024, Quezon City.  With close to 400 dead this year due to dengue, the EcoWaste Coalition appealed to the general public to properly manage their discards to prevent mosquito habitats in and around homes and communities. The environmental…

PEC Demands Fast Probe into Journo-Murders in Bangladesh

Geneva: Press  Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, called the interim government of Bangladesh to initiate a fast probe into the murder of five journalists in the last few weeks and punish the culprits under the…

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