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Chicago, the Street Vendors Association against ICE violence

After interviewing Rick Rosales of CyclingxSolidarity, we continue to give a voice to the associations that organise solidarity and protection initiatives in Chicago for undocumented immigrants against ICE violence. This time we talk with Maria Orozco, Development Manager/ Outreach Coordinator of…

Bangladesh 2026: When Political Islam Confronted Women’s Autonomy

by Dimitra Staikou The 2026 national elections in Bangladesh were not merely a parliamentary realignment. They evolved into a social referendum on gender, authority, and the limits of ideological revival within a rapidly transforming Muslim-majority democracy. While the Bangladesh Nationalist…

The word as an act of restitution

On 17 February 2026, Et la joie de vivre, the memoir of Gisèle Pelicot, is published. In Spanish, it appears as Un himno a la vida and in English as A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides. At…

West Bank: The registration of dispossession

When a power that occupies a territory decides to register the land of the occupied as its own, this is no longer administration: it is appropriation. Israel’s new law on land in the West Bank confirms that the so-called “two-state…

The new Taliban criminal code: stratified justice and punishment by social class

A judicial regulation signed by the leadership of the Islamic Emirate in 2026 institutionalizes a penal hierarchy based on social status. The text establishes differentiated levels of punishment according to class, granting virtual immunity to upper strata while enabling physical…

350,000 people march in Toronto in support of Iran protests

On February 14, a rally in Toronto drew an estimated 350,000 people. The demonstrators called on the Canadian government to recognize Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi as the leader of Iran’s democratic transition after anti-government protests erupted in Iran…

Tarique Rahman Inherits Post-Revolution Ruins: The ‘Winner’s Curse’ Looming Ahead

By Sakhawat Kawsar (Dhaka Bureau)   Following a landslide electoral victory, Tarique Rahman is set to ascend to the pinnacle of power in Bangladesh. However, like many historic leaders before him, he faces a striking paradox: an absolute mandate often…

Africa at its own crossroads: water, sovereignty and narrative power at the 39th African Union Summit

Meeting in Addis Ababa between 14 and 15 February 2026, the African Union placed water security at the center of its agenda. But the discussion goes beyond water: it cuts across political legitimacy, the continent’s geopolitical reconfiguration, and the debate…

Bangladesh as a Pivot of the Indo-Pacific

The victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party reshapes a key country in the Bay of Bengal. From the Chinese perspective, the core axis is stability and strategic continuity. From the West and the UN, the main benchmark will be democratic…

ICE leaves Minnesota but opens offices in other states

On Thursday, February 12, during a press conference, Tom Homan, the Trump administration’s so-called “border czar,” announced the conclusion of Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota after three months of fierce military occupation, which led to over 4,000 arrests, the murders…

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