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Litfest to Relive the Legacy of Pragjyotishpur

The Third Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival, with a series of fascinating deliberations, will open up the doors for author-translators, art-connoisseurs, critics, budding writers, performing artists, and translators with other literature enthusiasts to rediscover the legacy of far eastern Bharat. Organized by…

Warning Out on Newly-Discovered Lead-Containing Spray Paints

1 November 2025, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has discovered a new spray paint brand sold online with lead content that would make it illegal to import, distribute, and sell in the Philippines. Based on the X-Ray…

PEC: Combat and End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

Geneva, 1 November 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body,  calls for new measures to combat impunity and its devastating effects on the occasion of ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists’, a…

Slovenia, when Fear Becomes Politics

When fear becomes politics, it undermines the rule of law — and Slovenia’s reaction to the killing of Aleš Šutar has become a warning for Europe. When fear replaces reason, democracy begins to fracture. Slovenia’s response to the killing of…

Tender Resilience Wins Sorsogon City Leg of Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk 2025  

After a careful review and deliberation by a panel of judges composed of practicing documentary photographers, visual communications experts, and the local Walk Leader, “Tender Resilience” by Christopher D. Leyson was selected as the winning entry of the Scott Kelby’s Worldwide…

Daniel Schultz, Israeli conscientious objector: “I refuse to enlist because it is the most humane thing to do”

My name is Daniel Schultz, I’m 19 years old, and I grew up in a liberal household in Tel-Aviv. For most of my teen years, my political activity developed in the Yesh Atid youth – where I adopted the core…

Bawas Basura at Polusyon: EcoWaste Coalition Calls for Reduced Garbage and Pollution this Undas 2025

Environmental groups, youth, and beauty queens unite for a cleaner and more mindful observance of Undas 29 October 2025, Manila City – The EcoWaste Coalition, together with the Manila North Cemetery Administration, Department of Public Services (DPS) Manila, and the…

Inauguration of Pressenza, Dhaka Bureau Office: Hope for the Commencement of a New Chapter in Objective Journalism

by Maruf ul Alam, Dhaka Bureau The international press agency, Pressenza, has officially commenced its operations in Bangladesh. The inauguration of Pressenza’s  Dhaka Bureau Office took place on Monday (October 27) at the Shafiqul Kabir Auditorium of the Dhaka Reporters Unity…

EcoWaste Coalition Deplores Unabated Sale of Mercury-Added Cosmetics despite the Global Ban

(Watchdog group pushes for further actions to enforce the ban and protect human health and the environment) 27 October 2025, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition expressed utmost dismay over the brazen violation of the global ban on…

Rescheduled CNFF 2025 Will Showcase over 40 Acclaimed Film-works

The 9th Chalachitram National Film Festival, rescheduled for  29 and 30 November 2025 at Jyoti Chitraban premises in the prehistoric city, will showcase nearly 40 acclaimed short features and documentaries. Organized by Chalachitram, a subsidiary of Vishwa Samvad Kendra- Assam…

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