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There will be a ballotage in Argentina Build vs Destroy

Sergio Massa of Unión Por la Patria won with more than 36% of the votes and will participate in the ballotage on 19 November (Image from Sergio Massa’s Instagram). Argentinians will have to wait 27 days to find out who…

Modified: NYC’s Public Service Announcement by OEM on Preparing for a Nuclear Attack

On July 11th, 2022 NYC’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) put up a Public Service Announcement (PSA). The day after this PSA, I both called and emailed to speak with whomever was responsible, and to find out why. In 2002…

The Dalits in Dhaka: where the society has doubled their marginalization

15 years ago for the first time, I was interested in investigating the life of Dalits of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Although the city gets neat and clean and tidy by this community, very few city dwellers have a broad and…

We Need to Disarm the Discourse on China

From racist tweets to rising hate crimes, the media’s anti-China propaganda has created a climate of aggression. Two weeks ago, a man drove a car into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, yelling “Where’s the CCP?” Arab Americans have been…

Peru Coup d’état from the Congress to the JNJ

Despite the fact that this week the UN confirmed human rights violations in the protests in Peru between December 2022 and March 2023, and recommended “stopping the endless political and social crises” in the country, the Congress of the Republic…

Tackling inequality, education and participation

A human rights expert says that taking into account the participation of people and communities, States must generate public policies that allow access to resources and basic rights such as health, education, food, and housing. Liliana Valiña also talks in…

7 steps to end the cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine

The path to peace requires nonviolent action not just from Israelis and Palestinians, but also from Americans, the media, aid organizations, and others. By Mubarak Awad I have spent my life advocating for Palestinians and Israelis to use nonviolent means…

Mohammad Muizzu’s ”India Out’ Policy’’-Where It Will Take the Maldives?

After a fiercely contested presidential race in the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu emerged victorious on September 30. Muizzu has always been known as pro-China. It is believed that China’s influence on the country will increase with the hand of Muizzu. But,…

Constitutional Process: It started badly and ended worse

Women’s rights are being rolled back; the possibility of improving the quality of life in the poorest municipalities is being rejected when contributions are taken away from the municipal common fund; the privatisation of health, welfare and education is being…

Conservatives win New Zealand legislative elections, Indigenous Voice rejected in the Australian referendum

In the New Zealand parliamentary elections, the National Party, led by Christopher Dixon, has won by a clear margin over the Labour Party of current Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. According to data from the New Zealand Electoral Commission, the conservative…

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