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The forthcoming political elections in Greece could be a turning point not only for the country, but also for the whole of Europe. Here we talk about the possible consequences with Marianella Kloka, Greek member of the international organisation, World…

By Lisa Mittendrein and Valentin Schwarz Source: redpepper.org With Greece facing a snap general election on 25 January 2015, there is the genuine prospect of a radical left government coming to power in an EU country. Syriza, a party born…

Ceasefire Violations Update: Heavy firing by Pakistani troopers continued at Samba border, many houses damaged.  Village Gallar injured in Samba . Now no firing – 11.18 Hong Kong time, Sunday 4 January 2015.    

Human Wrongs Watch A senior United Nations refugee official on 2 January 2015 stressed the need for urgent action by European nations to protect migrants at sea following recent incidents involving hundreds of people stranded in the Mediterranean while attempting…

Pakistan authorities repatriated on Monday 29 December, 2014, a 12-year-old girl who lives in Indian-administered Kashmir, three days after she strayed into Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) from across what’s termed the Line of Control (LoC). This was Nasreen Bibi,…

In a frightening article titled: Half of All Children Will Be Autistic by 2025, Warns Senior Research Scientist at MIT, Stephanie Seneff, PhD, lets loose at this controversial company that is heavily invested into genetically modified food products. She has…

The vote last week in the Ukrainian parliament was a seriously disturbing move – it has made reconciliation with Russia near impossible. The parliament voted to work for Ukraine’s membership of NATO, a red rag to a bear. The truth…

Villa Regina, a city of 33,000 in the Patagonian province of Rio Negro in southern Argentina, began the process of becoming a “nonviolent city” four years ago. Today the city has two training centres (Comahue National University, and State Secondary…

The final and fifth phase of elections in Jammu & Kashmir concluded on 20th December 2014 with voting on 20 seats which fall in the Jammu region.   see associated article: http://www.pressenza.com/2014/12/jammu-kashmir-2014-elections-turning-point/

The Adivasi settlers in western and northern Assam, who are mostly Christians, were targeted by the tribal militants on December 23 evening killing over 80 people including village women and minor children. The Assam police suspect it’s a handiwork of…