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Fabian Scheidler: Why the Release of Julian Assange Is Crucial for Our Future

The release of Julian Assange is crucial to the future of journalism, free speech and democracy. Free journalism is essential to prevent wars that states often justify with lies. This is a speech delivered by Fabian Scheidler at the Brandenburg…

Yongsan-based foreign artists celebrate ‘Joyous Itaewon’

The Yongsan Spring International Art Exhibition invited 77 visual artists, including 32 foreign residents of Korea, to display their works for “Joyous Itaewon 2023,” which officially opened for public viewing on May 8 and was held until May 12 at…

The Ocean Heat Bomb Ignites

-For the first time that scientists can recall, sea surface temperatures that always recede from annual peaks are failing to do so, staying high-  Global warming and extensive overfishing have damaged ocean ecosystems well beyond recognition from only a few…

A Call to Stop Plastic Chemicals and Waste Pollution

UN Plastic Report Calls for the Protection of Human Health and the Environment from Toxic Chemical Exposures throughout the Plastic Life Cycle 12 May 2023, Quezon City. A report released this week from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and…

At Least 32% of U.S. Mass Shooters Were Trained to Shoot by the U.S. Military

It’s been two years since I wrote on this topic. At that time, at least 36% of U.S. mass shooters had been trained by the U.S. military. Since then, a grand total of nobody at all has written on the topic. I’m…

The strategic significance of the 6th Indian Ocean Conference in Bangladesh

The sixth international Indian Ocean Conference is set to begin in Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka from May 12 which will be attended by about 150 delegates, including high-level representatives from 25 countries. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Peace,…

Femicides and impunity do not stop in Chilean patriarchal society.

To date, in Chile there are 11 completed femicides and 72 attempted femicides, according to data from the National Service for Women and Gender Equality, in a statistic that does not stop and that is advancing dramatically. This escalation of…

Letter to Gabriel Boric: Support Peace Negotiations

Mr. Gabriel Boric Font President of Chile Dear Mr. President Our Considerations, We draw your attention once again as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues to unfold on the eve of a counter-offensive and the death toll and destruction…

Chile: Analysis of a constituent process

We will be proposing a procedural vision with a broader context than the one that is usually used to view this type of analysis. The aim is to take a social-historical look and try to discover how the era imprints…

African Union welcomes upcoming constitutional referendum in Mali

In a statement released today in Addis Ababa, headquarters of the African Union, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, said he “welcomes the announcement made by the Malian Transitional Authorities on the convening of a…

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