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Greece: Over a hundred cities join their voices for a free Palestine

On Sunday, August 10, BDS Greece, March to Gaza, and the Palestinian community in Greece organized a national day of action on islands and tourist destinations because: Tourism cannot be used to whitewash war crimes. We cannot violate fundamental rights…

Promising Media Safety in Election-bound Bangladesh  

Addressing the nation on live television on 5 August 2025,  Bangladesh’s interim government head Dr Muhammad Yunus announced that the south Asian nation will go for 13th Jatiya Sansad polls by the first half of February next year (Bangladesh election…

Historical peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia

The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia signed an historical agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict as they were hosted by President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday. The Armenia-Azerbaijan border conflict is an ongoing post-Soviet conflict between…

Israel’s military takeover of Gaza City would mark ‘a dangerous escalation’: Guterres

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed grave concern over Israel’s decision to “take control of Gaza City”, his Spokesperson said in a statement on Friday.  The announcement following an Israeli cabinet meeting “marks a dangerous escalation and risks deepening the already catastrophic consequences for millions of…

Bangladesh: Journalist Hacked to Death, PEC Demands Justice

Geneva, 8 August 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expressed shock over the murder of a journalist in the capital city of Bangladesh and urged the interim regime in Dhaka to nab the killers…

Zambales Communities to President Marcos: Suspend Dredging Now or Lose Our Coastline Forever

San Felipe, Zambales – With beaches vanishing, resorts collapsing, and livelihoods lost, coastal communities in Zambales are issuing an urgent appeal to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.: immediately suspend all dredging and sand mining activities across the province. The call comes after a devastating…

GAIA Joins Call to Member States at Plastics Treaty Negotiations (INC-5.2): Keep Your Promise, Fix the Process, End Plastic Pollution

Geneva, Switzerland – Four days into the final Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, we are not on track to deliver a treaty that will protect people and nature. Enough is enough; something must change. We are joining the voices of waste pickers,…

Bangladesh Goes to National Polls by Mid-February

Bangladesh is going for national elections by mid-February 2026, as declared by its caretaker government head, Dr. Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday evening while addressing the nation on live television. Meanwhile, the trial of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is…

Bodies that do not collaborate: The tenth Insurrection of The Royal Ballet & Opera against the genocide in Gaza

The image is moving and sublime. A ballerina in full grand jeté, suspended in the air with a Chilean flag waving above her head, while behind her a water cannon truck and an ammunition carrier loom: a symbol of criminal…

Bombed Clinic and Conquest Decision: Netanyahu Hastens Gaza’s Final Collapse

The image is brutal. The explosion—like a torn throat—shatters the silence of the night and lights up the ruins of Gaza surrounding the UN clinic, which blew into a thousand pieces, leaving behind yet another toll of dead and injured…

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