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How we can meet the challenges of authoritarianism

This is not our first rodeo with authoritarianism. Americans have collectively risen to seemingly impossible challenges in the past, and we can do so again. By Maria J. Stephan As analyses of the 2024 election results continue to pour in,…

Discrimination: Humanity’s Greatest Threat

Analyses of Kamala Harris’s defeat often lack depth and fail to address the broader societal undercurrents at play. Her loss was primarily driven by the dual challenges of being a woman and a person of color—two identities that amplified the…

The Kalasha: Pakistan’s Ancient Tribe on the Brink of Extinction

Nestled in the remote valleys of the Hindu Kush mountains, the Kalasha people represent one of Pakistan’s last remaining indigenous tribes. With fewer than 4,000 individuals, their vibrant culture, unique animistic religious practices, and ancestral traditions are under existential threat.…

The 3rd World March: hope, humanity and the courage to change

The power of humanity, the longing for peace and the conviction that violence can never be the solution radiate from the action of the 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence in Berlin, which this video impressively captures. By Reto…

Europe Has Yet to Address Colonial Legacies

140 Years After Key European Colonial Conference, Ongoing Impacts Require Urgent Action European governments have yet to reckon with and meaningfully address the ongoing impacts of their colonial legacies affecting people of African descent on the African continent and in…

A new wave of movements against Trumpism is coming

Our job is to translate outrage over his agenda into action toward a truly transformational vision. By Mark Engler and Paul Engler For many of us, the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s decisive electoral victory has been a time of…

Colombia: Historic Global Ministerial Conference to end violence against children

By: Alicia Muñoz Bohorquez Bogotá, Colombia   A historic meeting took place this month in Bogota: the First Global Ministerial Conference to End Violence against Children. The event was attended by more than 100 member countries of the World Health…

Global poverty alleviation initiatives needed

The correct information about how terrible the picture of poverty in the world  is revealed in a statistic. The situation in India is the most critical in the world. According to the latest poverty index, 1100 million people in the…

Korean American Peace Activist Christine Ahn Barred From South Korea

Women Cross DMZ is deeply concerned by the recent decision by the South Korean government to prohibit Women Cross DMZ Founder and Co-Director Christine Ahn, a longtime and prominent Korean American peace activist, from entering the country. This action raises serious…

Addressing the negative effects of climate change in Bangladesh

Climate change is accelerating at an alarming rate, altering the natural calendar of the natural environment. By Ibrahim Khalil Ahasan Crops are not being harvested at the right time, and water salinity and sea level are rising. Heavy rains, non-rainfalls,…

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