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Julian Assange, appeal to the European Court of Human Rights against extradition to the US

A post on Presskit Facebook page announces that Julian Assange’s defence has filed an appeal against the UK to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to prevent his extradition to the US, which was authorised in June by then…

The New McCarthyism: Angela Davis Speaks in New York After Critics Shut Down Two Events

When high school students in Rockland County, New York, invited renowned activist and professor Angela Davis to speak, the event got shut down in two different venues over protests that she was “too radical.” But the students persevered, and Angela…

International Human Rights Day NYC VIGIL TO FREE JULIAN ASSANGE

Please join us for this protest to call for freedom for Julian Assange. Sat., Dec. 10, 2022 1:00 pm The British Consulate 885 Second Avenue NYC (btw 47th & 48th Streets) While the US criticizes other countries for their lack…

EcoWaste Coalition Draws Attention to the Chemical Threats to Health from Igniting Firecrackers and Fireworks

Watchdog to Campaign for the Human Right to a Non-toxic Environment  4 December 2022, Quezon City.  To kick off its yearly campaign for a zero waste and toxics-free observance of Christmas and New Year festivities, the environmental watchdog group EcoWaste…

Golden Dawn Is Back on Trial

On October 2020, the news that a Greek court had convicted leading members of the neo-fascist Golden Dawn party of running a criminal organization traveled around the world. The trial that ultimately disbanded Greece’s premier neo-Nazi organization, which until 2019…

Justice for Iranian protesters – Clooney Foundation for Justice support an independant investigation

An independent investigation into ongoing human rights violations in Iran is essential to ensure the people abused, killed, and detained during recent protests in the country see justice, the Clooney Foundation for Justice said today. As Iran enters its third…

Hebe Bonafini, an emblem of the struggle of the Patria Grande (the Great Homeland)

Who is Hebe Bonafini? First and foremost a housewife who gave birth to herself, after the disappearance of her children during the dictatorship of 1976. She was not a leader, nor a civil servant, nor did she have postgraduate degrees…

Hebe de Bonafini: Infinite beacon

There are people who are models all their lives. Hebe de Bonafini is one of those who will continue to be a model for the rest of her life. Few people symbolise in such a concrete way the unwavering and…

The Waters Are Running Red in Africa’s Great Lakes Region—A War Is Raging We Can’t Ignore Any Longer

In early November, foreign ministers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen’Apala, and Rwanda, Vicent Biruta met in Luanda, Angola, to find a political solution to a conflict that has been ongoing in eastern DRC for…

Who is financing the expansion of fossil fuels in Africa?

In the framework of COP27, a report has been released that points out which companies and banks are investing in fossil fuels on the African continent. Oil, gas and coal companies are developing or exploring the possibility of developing new…

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