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Gal Beckerman asks: “Should I be a dissident?”

Throughout human history, the political dissident has been imprisoned, tortured, and murdered. Today’s dissident opposing the U.S. war machine is silenced by corporate media and punished by U.S. courts. And mostly – unseen. Why do they do it – when…

On Earth Day 2026: Green Groups Clamor for Accountability over Toxic Landfill Fire, Demand Sustainable Solutions to Prevent and Reduce Waste

April 22, 2026. Quezon City. On Earth Day, member groups of the EcoWaste Coalition pushed for accountability over the Navotas landfill fire, which continues to emit hazardous smoke, posing serious health risks to families and communities.  The groups reiterated the…

Prison justice under scrutiny as Tarique Rahman raises concerns over wrongful detention

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Tarique Rahman has claimed that a significant proportion of inmates in Bangladesh’s prisons may be unjustly detained, drawing on his own experience of incarceration to highlight systemic inequalities in access to justice. Speaking about…

Climate Change: A Narrative of Global Injustice Hidden Behind Science

By Nazrul Islam (Dhaka Bureau) We generally measure climate change through carbon emission graphs, global warming statistics, or images of melting glaciers. However, in light of recent research by climate scientist Friederike Otto, published in the British media outlet The Guardian,…

An Integrated Network is Launched to Empower Women Economically

A Commitment to Building a Gender-Sensitive Society by Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau) A new integrated network and platform has been launched in Bangladesh to foster an inclusive and gender-sensitive economic environment and to ensure sustainable development and social justice. At…

Smokey Mountain communities, civil society mark Earth Month with mass protest vs. waste-to-energy incinerator, warn of global climate and health risks

Manila, Philippines — Hundreds of residents, environmental advocates, and urban poor groups gathered in Smokey Mountain, Tondo, as part of Earth Month actions to oppose the proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) incinerator, warning that the project threatens community health, livelihoods, and the right…

Interview with Israeli pacifist Omri Evron: “We won’t stop mobilizing, in Israel and around the world”

This Arab-Israeli peace movement never ceases to amaze us. Week after week it is reclaiming the streets, with a large number of demonstrations taking place at the same time on the evening of Saturday, April 11: beside the main protests…

Mountains of Corruption Allegations! Former Advisors Under Surveillance

by Khalid Ahmed (Dhaka Bureau) Just seven days after the change of power in Bangladesh, an unprecedented situation has emerged. Hundreds of allegations of corruption and irregularities against almost all members of the recently departed interim government, including former Chief…

Attacks on Media and Journalists: Strangling the Freedom of Expression

by Jag Mohan Thaken UNESCO Director-General, Khaled El-Enany, on April 8, 2026, while condemning the killing of journalist Juan David Gámez in Mexico, said, “I condemn the killing of Juan David Gámez and call for a thorough investigation into his…

U.S. Global Lawlessness and Security Concerns for Non-White Nations and Their Fans Intensify Concerns that the U.S. is Not Appropriate Venue to Host World Cup

On April 6th, the Anti Fascist Football Coalition, a group of grassroots organizations in the three World Cup host countries – the U.S., Mexico, and Canada – delivered a petition to FIFA (signed by prominent individuals and organizations from every part of the…

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