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Press workers defend the public media

In a press release which we reproduce in full below, SIPREBA, the Buenos Aires Press Union, announced the filing of a new appeal for legal protection in rejection of the Decree of Necessity and Urgency promoted by the Milei government…

A Call for a Just Transition to Modern Jeepneys

We, the Philippine Misereor Partnership, Inc. (PMPI), a social development and advocacy network of more than 250 church faith-based groups, non-governmental organizations, and people’s organizations in the Philippines,  stand in solidarity with the jeepney drivers and operators who are facing…

“A play entirely inspired by failure”, Paulina Hunt

We interviewed actress Paulina Hunt, a Chilean playwright and teacher of theatre and television, about the new play she is about to present. Here we transcribe the full conversation: Pressenza: You are about to premiere a new play of your…

January 2024: International news agency Pressenza celebrates financial independence

As of January 1st, 2024, the international news agency Pressenza has launched its annual month-long financial campaign. As is well known, the organization is an open space for grassroots expression and information, operating with a nonviolent perspective and creating mutual…

A Book about Critically Endangered Animals is now Out

LOVE FOR LIVING ANIMALS Author Mona Sabalones Gonzalez Main Photographer Elizabeth Barrett   “The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchild may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book? “– David Attenborough…

NCCA’s Heneral Tuna Contest: Outstanding Digital Art from Young Filipinos

Earthlings from all over the Country Celebrate Filipino Values through Digital Art November 2023 was a busy month for the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) as it celebrated Filipino Values Month with a slew of activities celebrating…

Painting and Revolution: Manet and Degas at the Metropolitan Museum of New York

Side by side at New York’s Metropolitan Museum, this exhibition is a forceful reminder of why Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas were of such revolutionary significance. Manet was the father of modern art according to Clement Greenberg – the Immanuel…

For peace in Palestine, Zionism must be defeated

There is only one real condition for us to talk about peace in Palestine and that is for Israel to be defeated. Naturally, we are not referring to a military defeat, but rather to a diplomatic isolation and a political,…

Milan, La Scala Theatre: powerful action against bombing in Gaza

La Scala Theatre in Milan, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2 p.m., dress rehearsal for the Christmas concert. Orchestra and choir are “in plain clothes,” the audience is “popular,” no one has paid. Now and then the conductor stops the orchestra players,…

Julian Assange’s forthcoming hearings and what they could mean for his freedom

The announcement of what could be Julian Assange’s final hearings – on 20 and 21 February before the British High Court – has sparked a flurry of speculation about what could be the final fate of the now 52-year-old Australian…

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