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Mowing the grass in Gaza

On Friday, August 5th, Israel launched another attack on Gaza Strip that lasted for 3 days until a cease-fire agreement on August 7th as part of Israel’s strategy of “mowing the grass” in Gaza Strip. Israel initiated the attack on…

Golden Eye Chef: An Indian cooking contest for the blind that surpasses the country’s borders

In 2019, Golden Eye Chef, a Cooking Contest for the visually impaired and the blind that is focused on raising awareness and changing society’s perception regarding visual disability, was conducted in India for the very first time. The Contest consisted…

The U. S. political left is killing itself

After receiving feedback from a previous article titled “US: Guns Have to Go,” I would like to clarify a few points for my friends from the political left who feel that the fight against discrimination and class strangle has to…

Autism, “the pathology of the century” in Tunisia: An Interview with a Speech Therapist

Recently, Tunisia signed a declaration stating that families with autistic children aged 3 to 5 years old will get monetary compensation for assisting them with expenses of their children’s school and therapy. Despite the assistance, the monetary of 200 Tunisian…

The cry “Free Julian!” and participation in the 24-hours marathon grow worldwide

Participation in the ‘24 hours for Julian Assange‘ marathon, which will take place on 15 October, is growing fast and spreading across the planet. The call launched by the international news agency Pressenza at the end of July has already…

Five years of Rohingya refugee crisis between Bangladesh-Myanmar

by Samina Akhter Myanmar’s violent ethnic cleansing program, which forcibly forced roughly a million Rohingya Muslims into Bangladeshi refugee camps, marks its fifth anniversary on Thursday (August 25). During the past five years, the population of refugees has increased.  Some…

Tomás Hirsch: a revolutionary constitution for Chile and for all humanity

On 4 September, Chile will vote to approve the text of the new Constitution. This historic event is largely ignored or little followed by the media, especially the European media. We spoke about it with Tomás Hirsch, Deputy Hirsch of…

“Who doesn’t fight, doesn’t go to heaven”.

11 October 1987. Attention! Breaking news. At 3:45 in the afternoon Jaime Pardo Leal, candidate for the presidency of Colombia for the Patriotic Union, was assassinated in the village of Patio Bonito in the municipality of La Mesa (Cundinamarca). The…

Tradition vs Modernity? Humans vs Animals? The truth behind the violations of animal rights

At this point, unless you have been living under a rock over the past years, animal exploitation is a popular subject, but not in a good way. Music, real documentaries and news channels helped bring more public awareness. Still, animal…

“Broaden and make safe civic spaces” – Former Commissioner Karen S. Gomez Dumpit, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines

In this second part of her interview with Pressenza, former commissioner Karen S. Gomez Dumpit of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines stresses the need for government to refrain from red-tagging political dissenters. She urges the administration of…

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