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Manila, Philippines – Environmental network Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) in Asia Pacific representing thousands of organizations across over 93 countries, express strong disappointment over the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation’s panel on November 5,…

Ahmed Néjib Chebbi was arrested today, Thursday, December 4, in Tunis after being sentenced to 12 years in prison in a sham trial in which he was accused of “conspiring against state security.” Chebbi, who is 81, is one of…

It’ll strengthen their complementary balancing acts for averting disproportionate dependence on the American and Chinese superpowers amidst the global systemic transition to complex multipolarity. Putin is on his first state visit to India in four years after having last visited…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated on Monday that Mexico defends the principle of self-determination of peoples and their sovereignty, when questioned about the cases of Venezuela and Honduras, both currently experiencing tensions with the United States. During her daily press…

The takeover of power has been completed. Despite being protected by law, Attorney General Delia Espinoza was not reinstated as Attorney General, and the Congress of the Republic barred her from holding public office for ten years. The public is…

From Kisumu As part of the United Nations’ ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence’ campaign, the humanist section in Kisumu organised a community participation event in Hera Mosiko on 2 December. This year’s theme, ‘United to end digital violence…

Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest yet most neglected province. It stretches across the country’s southwestern edge, bordering Iran and Afghanistan, with a long coastline on the Sea of Oman—conditions that could have made it a corridor of development and stability. Instead,…

Baseless Felony Charges for Saving Lives at Sea Should End in Acquittal  By Bill Van Esveld and Eva Cossé Two dozen humanitarian workers face trial on the Greek island of Lesbos this week on baseless felony charges that carry 20…

By Maruf ul Alam (Dhaka Bureau) Limited revenue-funded positions, the need for rapid recruitment, and the advantages of project-based work have made the hiring of outsourced personnel a daily occurrence in a lot of government institutions. However, the hidden reality…

by Maria Veronica “Vernie” G. Caparas* November 30 is Bonifacio Day in the Philippines and among many Filipinos in British Columbia, Canada. Andres Bonifacio, after whom the national celebration is held every year, is one of the Philippines’ heroes whose…