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Christine Assange’s Open Letter to the World to Save the Life of her Son, Julian Assange

Fifty years ago in giving birth for the first time as a young mother, I thought there could be no greater pain. But it was soon forgotten when I held my beautiful baby boy in my arms. I named him Julian.…

Let’s embrace Riace and Mimmo Lucano

On the first weekend of November 2021, hundreds followed the “Call for Art” and demonstrated in Riace under the slogan “Abbracciamo Riace e Mimmo Lucano” (Let’s embrace Riace and Mimmo Lucano). There was also a manifestation for Riace and Mimmo…

On Human Rights Day, Justice Loses Another Opportunity.

The Royal Courts of Justice accepted the US appeal for the extradition of Julian Assange. Thanks to the live broadcast of Ruptly, we had access to the first news that was spread the morning  of December 10th on the US…

On Putin’s Red Lines

A classic definition of the difference between a politician and a statesman is that, in disagreements with other nations, the latter can understand the position of the other side.  This being essential to diplomatic engagement, the speech given by President…

Almudena Grandes and the memory of the margins

Por Maite Goñi Indurain* On the occasion of the recent death of the writer Almudena Grandes, we have read numerous articles and obituaries paying tribute to “the narrator of the memory of the forgotten”, a clear reference to the series…

Popular Legislative Initiative to regulate Traditional Medicines in Spain

The Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of Deputies accepted the Popular Legislative Initiative (ILP) that seeks to achieve the regulation of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicines (TMCI) in Spain. It requires 500,000 signatures from Spanish citizens.…

Spain: Congress of Deputies asked not to consider prison officers as agents of authority

26 organisations ask the Congress of Deputies to backtrack and not to approve prison officers as agents of authority. They claim that the amendment proposed by UN Podemos and PSOE opens the door to the policeization of prison officers, as…

The “brigands” regroup in Basilicata

18 years after they stopped a radioactive waste dump coming to their region, locals find their land targeted once again By Linda Pentz Gunter The brigand songs hadn’t started yet, although there were faint early flickers and crackles coming from…

UNESCO promotes science in the service of peace

The 41st General Conference of Unesco ended this week with important steps towards the objective of placing science at the service of peace and development, with an inclusive and multilateral vision. The forum of one of the governance bodies of…

Community of Madrid denies treatment to HIV-positive immigrants

The facts Since mid-November we have known that doctors and NGOs are denouncing that the Community of Madrid (CAM) denies or hinders access to HIV treatment to immigrants in an irregular situation who either have just arrived in Spain (having…

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