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No Kings Day, more than 3,000 events across the United States

The third No Kings action day in the United States (following those in June and October 2025) involved over 3,000 locations, from large cities to small rural towns, and nearly 300 organizations. Photo by U.S. Democratic Socialists Opposition to Trump…

No Kings Day in Southern California, a creative and irreverent celebration

On Saturday, March 28th, a clear and majestic sun shines over Southern California, its usual peaceful glow watching from above as thousands of festive people invade beaches, parks, and streets to celebrate No Kings Day, which in recent years has…

Groups call for just energy and waste solutions amid global crisis, mark “Kalbaryo ng Manggagawa at Maralitang Manilenyo”

Manila, Philippines — Environmental and urban poor rights groups renewed calls for a shift toward just, sustainable energy and waste solutions following a series of Lenten protest actions dubbed “Kalbaryo ng Manggagawa at Maralitang Manilenyo” held on March 28, 2026.…

Surveilling and punishing childhood: life imprisonment approved for children and adolescents in El Salvador

The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador has approved a legal framework enabling the imposition of life sentences on children and adolescents starting from the age of 12. This is not a technical adjustment within the penal system. It is a…

Strong UN warning that puts Kast in the dock over possible pardons for human rights violators

The United Nations system warned Chile about the international illegality of pardoning state agents convicted of human rights violations. Far from being a technical debate, the proposal opens an ethical, legal, and human fracture that repositions political power in front…

Despite the Indian Government’s Claims of ‘Doubled Income’— Why Do the Farmers Adopt a Suicidal Path?

The tragic incidence of suicide by two farmer brothers of Punjab on 23rd March, 2026, by jumping in front of a moving train has not only left behind a devastated family —their wives, two young daughters aged 8 and 10, and…

Communities spotlight real project impacts ahead of the ADB Annual Meeting

Manila, Philippines – As the Asian Development Bank (ADB) gears up for its 2026 Annual Meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the Forum network and its allies are launching a series of reports highlighting community experiences from Indonesia, Nepal, India, and Northeast…

Statement of the Philippine Misereor Partnership, Inc. on the Relocation of Sabang II Elementary School Main and the Demolition of its Existing School Facilities

PMPI, together with the community of Semirara, strongly opposes any move to unjustly transfer teachers, demolish existing school facilities, particularly at Sabang II Elementary School – Main, and relocate them to a new annex school without proper consultation, as these…

The Loss of Water as a Public Common Good

Among the key ‘common goods’ essential to life, water plays a crucial role. Water is an irreplaceable source of life for the ‘sustainable’ functioning of the Earth’s climate and , consequently, of all human activities and forms of life on…

Nuestra América Convoy, Solidarity Meetings in Cuba

European activists who traveled to Cuba as part of the Let Cuba Breathe campaign visited the Finlay Institute of Vaccines to learn about the vaccine research and production projects that have given Cuba a prominent role in the international scientific…

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