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We, representatives of the Roma community appeal to the politicians, armed forces, and to all those, who have influence on the future of our country. We stand for a firm commitment to the principle of integrity and inviolability of the…

As Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh visited Burma (Myanmar) on March 3, 2014, voices for preservation of Indian testimonials in the neighbouring country also surfaced. Dr Singh was in NayPieTaw that day attending BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for…

A couple of people have wondered if I exaggerated the possibility of war with Russia over Ukraine.  I don’t think so – in fact I would suggest that the proxy war is already underway. This article is published by courtesy…

Tokyo says nuclear reactors should be restarted but this raises a question of why. This matter was raised by Dr. Gordon Edwards – co-founder Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (CCNR) – in a note to Pressenza. It will be recalled by…

February means festivals at Dhaka University which is the largest and leading university in Bangladesh. Across the entire country Bangladeshi youthfullness is annually rejuvenated by the round of festivals and celebratory occasions in the month of February. At Dhaka University…

Daewoo International Corporation, the largest single processor of cotton from Uzbekistan, has acknowledged it purchases Uzbek cotton harvested using forced labor. Yet Daewoo continues to reap direct benefits from the authoritarian Uzbek government for its investment in the cotton sector,…

The media houses in Arunachal Pradesh, a northeast frontier province of India, have received a special shielding from the authorities that actually brings about a worse security scenario for media persons in the capital city of Itanagar. Following successful agitations,…

The use of drones in what is termed ‘the war against terrorism’ has become very controversial, wherever in the world. Now that the US drone programme has passed five years under President Obama’s national security strategy it has been estimated…

 The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) is alarmed by the recent reports released on Friday by the Chinese authorities regarding the shooting and killing of eleven Uyghurs in Uchturpan County of the Aksu Prefecture. This type of killing has become an…

One of the most disturbing things we (International Labor Rights Forum) learned last month when I met with cocoa farmers in Cote d’Ivoire was that despite the millions of dollars being spent on interventions to address labor abuses in the…