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Park of study and reflection inaugurated in Hungary

On the 22nd and 23rd of May 2015 more than 500 people gathered from all over the world to witness the official inauguration of the gate, hall and stele of Mikebuda Park of Study and Reflection in Hungary.  The small…

Jammu & Kashmir: protest by Ladakh students over flooding

Protest by Ladakhi students over Phuktal artificial lake flooding in Zanskar and the failure of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to take action, around 11:30am outside the press club,  Jammu. Pix by Shilpa Thaku

New York stands with Baltimore

Thousands of New Yorkers from across the five boroughs, #BlackLivesMatter activists and organizations that stand for social, economic, and racial justice rallied at Union Square to show the people of Baltimore that New York stands in solidarity with them and…

Three days of discussion in Boston on the Colombian peace process.

A three day conference was hosted in Boston [WHEN?] by Boston University, Harvard University and MIT focusing on the political and social situation in Colombia today and the challenges facing the country on the eve of an historic peace deal…

Prayer Service in New York for Earthquake Victims in Nepal

The ceremony was hosted by United Sherpa Association, USA at its monastery in Jackson Heights, on April 26, 2015. Nepal was hit by massive earthquake of 7.9 rector scale and several dozens aftershocks that have killed more than 4000 people,…

Tribute to Nepal from Gorkha Nagar Jammu

Coverage by Pressenza correspondent Shilpa Thaku.  

Jammu-Kashmir experiences damaging floods

Jammu y Cachemira se ha visto afectada por las inundaciones grave de la historia que han causado estragos en varios distritos. Jammu es capital de invierno de Cachemira con las familias más acomodadas que baja de la propia Cachemira para…

Antanas Mockus the Master on Urban Democracy Spoke in New York

April 6 2015, The event was presented by NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study and Urban Democracy Lab. Together, Bogotá’s population participated in the shared creative project of addressing not only a soaring homicide rate and entrenched corruption, but also…

Czechs demonstrate against US troop movements on their territory

In Prague’s Wenceslas Square some 1500 people demonstrated yesterday, Saturday 29th March, against Operation “Dragoon Ride” in which US army personnel and equipment are crossing Czech Republic territory starting today on the way to their German base. Speeches were given…

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