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Memento Mori*

POEM     The tombstone marks the name and the years of a life To remember that death like a shadow, follows. But, even for a day, they are alive in memorials and memories.   Flowers are placed, candles are…

Sofía Scasserra: “A supranational digital economy is being generated, over our heads”.

A few days ago, the Transnational Institute published the report: Digital Colonialism, an analysis of the European trade agenda. “Cuatro elementos” interviewed Sofía Scasserra, research associate at the Transnational Institute, to discuss the key points of the report. Q: Remind…

IJU meet concludes in Hyderabad emphasizing on journo-safety & security, PCI reform

Hyderabad, 24 October 2021: The national executive committee meeting of the Indian Journalists Union (IJU), which concluded on Sunday in the capital city of Telangana, discussed various burning issues concerning the practitioners of journalism across India and emphasized effective safety…

Nonviolent October in Ecuador: Pressenza book presentation

Next Wednesday 27th October at 1pm in Ecuador and as part of the activities of Nonviolent October, Pressenza will present the recently published book “Nonviolent Journalism: towards a humanising approach to communication”. The publication, written by a team of five…

People’s court tries US and asks for Assange’s freedom

A people’s court here today condemned the United States for war crimes committed in the name of the fight against terrorism, and demanded the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The symbolic hearing was organised by Progressive International a week…

Testimony

PERSONAL NARRATIVE      Over thirty years ago, I was blessed enough To come in contact with a current of thought, A way of thinking, feeling and acting in the world That has, since then, served as direction and foundation…

PPFA appreciates decision to approve Bhaskarabda for official use

INDIAN CULTURE Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) appreciates the decision of the Assam government to recognize Bhaskarabda, a period counted from the date of ascension by the greatest king of Kamrup, as an official calendar along with the Saka and Gregorian charts.…

Bangladesh, a country of all religious groups

Bengali culture/commentary     By Pathik Hasan “Bangladesh finalizes agreement to build Buddhist monastery in Lumbini, Nepal”  This was the headline of Hong Kong-based Global Buddhist Door’s news headline last October 11, 2021. Can anyone imagine that a Muslim country is…

“On the other side”, cinema for reconciliation

14 Oct, CI.- Del otro lado, director Iván Guarnizo’s debut film, is a personal quest to understand a chapter of the armed conflict that touched him and his family directly, when they heard the news of his mother’s kidnapping in…

Senseless propaganda on social media may disrupt interfaith harmony

by Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury For the last several days, hundreds of people are seeing enthusiastically published instigative and defamatory posts on social media, particularly Facebook and Twitter, which would seriously jeopardize the atmosphere of interfaith harmony in the country.…

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