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Why the world is silent about persecution in Balochistan?

At the onset of the Holy Ramadan month, Muslims all over the world were busy with fasting rituals, and the global protest against the occupation of Balochistan on 27 March 1948 was not heard across the globe. Balochistan, for 76…

New Age Democracy

This week in Beijing, the “3rd International Forum on Democracy: the Shared Value of Humanity” featured four panels with fifty-five presentations by professors and politicians of different nationalities. This event alone broadens the criteria for democracy beyond the copyright that…

Call for Definitive E-waste Regulation and Enforcement as E-waste Crisis Looms

“E-waste is a rapidly growing waste stream in the country. From 3.9 kilos per capita in 2019, 537 million kilograms of e-waste were produced in the Philippines, translating to 4.7 kilograms of e-waste per capita in 2022,” said Jam Lorenzo,…

EcoWaste Coalition: True Radiance Comes from Within, Not from Skin Lightening Products with Mercury

Watchdog Group Backs UN Campaign to End Mercury Use in Cosmetics   23 March 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition, which has been tracking mercury in skin-lightening cosmetics in the Philippines since 2011, reiterated its support for…

China declares itself a force for peace in a turbulent international environment

Five years after the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), Latin America and the Caribbean became the first nuclear-weapon-free zone, committing the nuclear powers to non-aggression and non-nuclear threats in the region and promoting global denuclearization. Yes, many countries have signed the…

Beijing celebrates traditional Russian holiday Maslenitsa in style

“People from many countries came together without prejudice and just enjoyed the spirit of the folk festival,” one of the visitors said. The Russian capital is currently hosting the traditional Russian holiday “Maslenitsa”, an activity that is part of the…

The ten years enforced disappearances of Baloch students leader, Zahid and Asad Baloch

The enforced disappearances of Baloch student leaders Zahid Baloch and Asad Baloch have completed ten years. Ten years ago, on this day, Pakistani law enforcement agencies abducted the two Baloch student leaders from Quetta, the capital city of Balochistan, on…

RSS Extends Support to Sandeshkhali Victim Women

Guwahati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Swayamsevaks and the Sangh-inspired organizations support the victim women of Sandeshkhali (West Bengal) in their movement for justice. During a press briefing at Nagpur (Maharashtra) on Sunday, RSS  Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale also mentioned the recent meeting…

Warning Out on Weight Loss Products Containing Banned Sibutramine

18 March 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition is calling on consumers to be wary of products marketed as fat-burning supplements for weight loss as some of these products may contain sibutramine, an anti-obesity drug that can…

Asian Study Reveals Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals Found in Personal Care Products from the Philippines

In a press briefing in time for the observance of World Consumer Rights Month, BAN Toxics, a chemical and waste management NGO, discloses the findings of recent laboratory testing indicating the presence of parabens, triclosan, and triclocarban, classified as endocrine-disrupting…

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