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Irina Karamanos, the important gesture of getting rid of power
Normally people tend to gain power. Whether it is any office worker aspiring to become a boss or ideally a CEO, to make more and more complex decisions. The civil servant seeks to be Head of Division, Secretary of State…
Political balance and prospects 2023 in Latin America and the Caribbean
In the past year, in electoral terms, the highlights have been the triumphs of the progressive forces in Colombia and Brazil, bringing Gustavo Petro to the presidency and, for the third time, Lula da Silva, after the fierce judicial persecution…
Islam, Catholicism and the separation of religion and state: an essential or difference? (Part 4)
In most Muslim-majority countries, there are severe restrictions on religious dissent. In such cases, the problem is associated with the alliance between religious and political authorities. I argue that the alliance between Islamic scholars (the ulema) and state authorities was…
40 Years of the Faslane Peace Camp: An interview with an activist
While attending the Nuclear Ban Forum in Vienna (just after the 40th Anniversary of Faslane Peace Camp in June 2022) I interviewed Hauke, a peace activist from Germany. Here, he shares his experience protesting nuclear weapons at Faslane in Scotland.…
Latin America and Caribbean Year 2022 in Review – Challenges for a Pink Tide Surging Over a Volatile US Hegemony
2023 marks the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. This imperial fiat arrogates to the US the unilateral authority to intervene in the affairs of sovereign states in the Western Hemisphere and to exclude any other power from meddling in…
Chile: The Year of the Constitutional Charade
The main political news of the year was twofold. One, the resounding rejection of the constitutional proposal presented by the convention on 4 September; and two, the agreement recently reached to initiate a new process leading to a new constitution.…
Walls that Talk Loud and Clear: A new site of memory rises in Chile
By Maxine Lowy An abandoned house and the story contained within its few standing walls are the driving force that propels a group of young people to create a new site of memory in north Santiago, in an era when…
EcoWaste Coalition Backs Community Action to Protect People and the Environment from Firecrackers and Fireworks
27 December 2022, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition exhorted the country’s over 42,000 barangays (communities) to mount proactive action that will protect their constituents and the ecosystems from harm caused by the lighting of firecrackers and fireworks,…
Of Separations and Reunions: The Victims’ Infinite Potentials in the Quest for the Truth
May the new year 2023, the 75th anniversary of the UDHR, bring more desaparecidos back to the bosom of their family and the greater society. by Mary Aileen D. Bacalso The 10th of December was the 74th anniversary of the Universal…
Iran Punished For Treatment of Women
The U.S. initiates Iran’s expulsion from the UN women’s commission. By Evelyn Leopold The Islamic Republic of Iran was the first UN member ever to be expelled from the prestigious Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), tasked with protecting…
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