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Iranian president offers Christmas greetings, voices hope for peace

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has offered Christmas felicitations to heads of state across the globe, expressing hope that the world will see peace and security. “On the eve of the New Year, I hope that we would see, through efforts…

Antibiotics expert warns it’s ‘almost too late’ to stop global Superbug

‘We have got a 50-50 chance of salvaging the most important antibiotics but we need to stop agriculture from ruining it again,’ says UK health expert. by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer for Common Dreams Following the discovery in the UK…

Australia has defended itself against Big Tobacco this time – but no one is safe with ISDS

By Guy Taylor for Global Justice Now. One of the more infamous examples of corporations suing governments was resolved, at least in the short term, last week. The Australian government has successfully defended itself against an Investor State Dispute Settlement…

Who Stole Christmas? T’was the Unitarians

Who Stole Christmas? T’was the Unitarians First posted on December 21, 2015 by First Unitarian Society By Julie Brock, Ministerial Intern Before Christmas became about peace, love and department stores it was the at the crux of a culture war.…

Campaigning for global peace in a time of war

The year 2015 will be remembered sadly for the many ways in which war and armed violence devastated the lives of millions of people around the world—armed conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East, and Africa; a global refugee crisis spawned…

US aimed to nuke civilian populations in enemy cities during Cold War – declassified document

A newly released Cold War-era list of nuclear targets shows the US planned to inflict “systematic destruction” on enemy cities and target the “population” of those areas. It is the most comprehensive Cold War nuclear target list to become declassified.…

Happy Winter Solstice

Celebrating Yalda Night MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2015 Compiled By: Firouzeh Mirrazavi Deputy Editor of Iran Review Iranians around the world celebrate Yalda, which is one of the most ancient Persian festivals. The festival dates back to the time when a…

Global Forced Displacement for 2015 on Track to Break All Records, Topping 60 Million

Human Wrongs Watch Forced displacement this year is likely exceed all previous records, for the first time topping 60 million, meaning that one out of every 122 persons on Earth has been forced to flee their home, the United Nations…

Ceasefire in Yemen Faces Collapse as U.S. Continues Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia, Fueling Civil War

United Nations-brokered peace talks in Yemen’s nine-month-old civil war are faltering, amid disputes between rival factions over the release of prisoners. Meanwhile, local officials have reported intensifying clashes and renewed airstrikes despite an ongoing ceasefire. Over the weekend, U.S.-backed, Saudi-led…

Interview with Tony Robinson about Ecuador Passing a Nuclear Resolution

Few days ago, during the 361st session of the Ecuador National Assembly, a Resolution was passed in favour of banning nuclear weapons, prepared in collaboration with the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Link to the full article

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