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After two years of a military coup, Myanmar heads nowhere

Guwahati: The large section of people in Myanmar (known as Burma and Brahmadesh) observed a silent protest last February 1 marking two years of the military coup and subsequent public resistance movement against the military junta across the south-east Asian…

We’ve Never Been Closer to Nuclear Catastrophe—Who Gains by Ignoring It?

Antiwar and environmental activist Dr. Helen Caldicott warns that policymakers who understate the danger of nuclear weapons don’t have the public’s best interest at heart. By Steve Taylor Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for clarity and length. A…

Human Rights Expert Urges Italy to Stop Criminalizing Activists Saving Migrant Lives at Sea

Activists working with sea-rescue charities in Italy should not be criminalized, a UN independent human rights expert said on Thursday [9 February 2023], ahead of a trial against crew members from several non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Preliminary criminal proceedings opened last…

US and Them: Why an Immediate Diplomatic Settlement is the Only Coherent Endgame for Ukraine, Russia and the Rest of the World

A Year of Total Escalation We’re fast approaching the one year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Over the course of the year 2022 the US, with its NATO allies in tow, did everything in its power to escalate the…

“We don’t consider this earthquake a fate or a natural disaster”, testimony of a Turkish girl on the earthquake in Turkey

The Middle East region has been faced with unprecedented earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria and could be felt in other parts of the region. Two shocking earthquakes hit the South of Turkey, affected Aleppo in Syria, and were followed…

A year of war is too much! Peace initiatives in Europe and the U.S.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022;  a violation of the UN Charter and international law that calls for immediate justice. Therefore on this anniversary, after months of shared actions for peace,  Europe for Peace calls for…

Where are we heading?

The global chessboard of geopolitics and the interests of the world’s economic power is making us more and more prone to a world war if we do not avoid it. On such a chessboard, political leaders instead of uniting to…

Tanzania – President Suluhu ends six-year ban on political rallies and promises more reforms

On 3 January, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced that she had lifted the ban on political rallies imposed in 2016 by her predecessor, John Pombe Magufuli, with the main aim of cracking down on political dissent. The president’s announcement…

Pedagogical Encounter On the road to a humanising school management and pedagogical practice

Machala is a coastal city in the south of Ecuador, where an unusual educational event began today: “Pedagogical Encounter on the Road to a humanising school management and pedagogical practice”. Uncommon, not only because of its title, but also because…

The Arctic’s Iceless Upheaval

Anybody who closely follows global warming knows that the Arctic has been clobbered 2-3 times beyond the impact on the planet. And knowledgeable sources also know that what happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic. After all, for…

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