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Guatemala: institutionalism under siege

Mobilisations and protests against high living costs and political persecution In recent months in Guatemala, expressions of unrest and protests against the drift towards totalitarianism and the assault on institutions by the so-called ‘pact of the corrupt’, which unites the…

Singularity: Attractors and scenarios (part 2)

Observation from the NASA / ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the galaxy CGCG 396-2, an unusual fusion of multi-armed galaxies located some 520 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Orion. Hubble Spots a Merging Galactic Gem | NASA…

The garrison of San Didero (Valsusa) named after Leonard Peltier

They had promised and they did it. At the end of a very touching event dedicated to Leonard Peltier that took place on June 24th at the garrison of San Didero, in the Susa Valley (Piedmont Region) from 30 years…

Why Bangladesh Had to Adjust Fuel Price Suddenly?

On 5th August 2022, the Bangladesh government re-adjusted the price of all fuels including petrol, diesel, and octane. The readjustment hiked the price of diesel and kerosene by 34 takas to 114 takas, petrol by 44 takas to 130 takas,…

“We will recover the sea, for the benefit of all Chilean men and women”, Tomás Hirsch

Yesterday the Chilean Chamber of Deputies approved the annulment of the Fisheries Law. It now passes to the Senate to complete its final legislative process. Votes in favour 117 and 20 abstentions. Hernán Cortés, President of the Consejo Nacional de…

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 77 years of threat to life

Last Saturday 6th and today, Tuesday 9th August 2022, marks the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Humanists around the world commemorate this sad and shameful page in the history of humanity,…

Argentina: Students and teachers join forces to fight for public education

On Wednesday and Thursday, June 22nd and 23rd, teachers and students from Villa Fiorito’s Instituto Superior de Formación Docente (ISFD) N° 103 demonstrated in the streets to demand safety, among other benefits for the educational tasks of the institution they…

Building a Social Media Community for change–Creating awareness about “Brown Women’s Health”

Ameek Bindra is a recent graduate from the University of California, Berkeley with a passion for preventative medicine and culturally competent healthcare. With a background in Data Science and Human Biology, Ameek has worked at institutions like UCSF Innovation Ventures,…

The new government in Colombia has taken office, a great opportunity for peace

John Lennon’s famous song “Give peace a chance” has travelled the world since its recording in 1969, chanted by millions of voices as an anthem for peace. In Colombia, death would still thunder for decades, even after a Peace Accord…

The Nobodies of Francia Márquez

The seventh of August was a doubly historic day for Colombia because the first left-wing government took office, with Gustavo Petro at its head, and in the vice-presidency, the first Afro-Colombian feminist, left-wing, activist, lawyer and environmental rights defender, Francia…

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