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By Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau): Many Birangonas (female war heroes/victims) who were subjected to brutal torture by the Pakistani occupying forces and their collaborators (Razakars) during the Great Liberation War could not return to their families. Due to negative societal…

The Casalecchio di Reno Massacre Exactly 35 years ago, on 6 December 1990, an out-of-control Italian Air Force Aermacchi MB-326 crashed into the Salvemini Institute in Casalecchio di Reno (Bologna), killing 12 young people and injuring 88 others, including students…

David versus Goliath. At a press conference, the Peruvian Alliance Against Corruption, made up of various self-organized groups and spokespeople for Generation Z, announced the massive National March to be held this Saturday, June 6th, and Sunday, June 7th, demanding…

Only international pressure can stop Israel, as it stopped apartheid in South Africa. And if governments are complicit, who will put pressure on them? You and I, we, the people, starting with young people like Ella and Iddo of Mesarvot,…

South Asia, a region that once illuminated the world with its philosophy of balance, humility, and coexistence, today stands clouded by hostility and suspicion. The birthplace of some of humanity’s deepest moral and spiritual teachings has become a battleground of…

By G M Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) The issue of age limits and retirement in politics is extremely important. In many countries around the world, there are age requirements for taking on political responsibility. This not only maintains the quality…

During the first week of December in Belgium, the festival « REstART – The Art of Justice, Dialogue and Repair », organised by the network European Forum for Restorative Justice, stands out as a powerful, participatory international event where art…

It hasn’t vanished — it has simply evolved, adapted, and embedded itself into every corner of modern life. When former U.S. President Trump—the Discriminator-in-Chief—goes into a frenzy about Somali immigrants and calls them “garbage,” many treat it as a personal…

by George Banez The five-course lunch typical of Chinese restaurant fare in Manila foreshadowed the meals I scraped by the next ten days. My sister treated me to a send-off lunch before dropping me off at the airport that day. I…

In a conversation with Yannis Varoufakis in 2014, disgraced Jeffrey Epstein associate and former president of Harvard University Larry Summers described the political landscape as consisting of “insiders” and “outsiders.” He explained that outsiders prioritize their freedom to speak their…