Human Rights

A hundred Latin American and Caribbean organisations spoke out today in solidarity with the struggle of the Haitian people and to reject the authorisation to invade Haiti approved yesterday by the UN Security Council. The new “Multinational Security Support Mission”,…

The Nigerian crisis has been building up for months. Inflation and low wages, as well as the government’s announcement to suspend fuel subsidies, which would have a strong impact on the cost of living, are at the basis of this…

On 3rd October, 2023, raids were carried out by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police at various locations including Newsclick’s officen, residences of journalists and employees associated with Newsclick. Several persons were questioned, and as of now, our Director…

A few days ago, I raised questions that stem from the standing ovation for Yaroslav Hunka, a Ukrainian veteran of the SS in the Canadian parliament (https://www.pressenza.com/2023/09/a-nazi-on-the-parliament-hill-is-an-antidote-to-self-righteousness/) . These questions deserve answers. Here are some of them. How is it…

People in New York City rally in solidarity with the journalists arrested in India The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unleashed dozens of raids today targeting the highly popular progressive news outlet NewsClick. Indian media outlets cited a…

6PM at New York Times Building (40th St and 8th Ave) An urgent mobilization hold New York Times accountable for provoking a grave assault on press freedom. In its latest anti-democratic attack on journalists, the government of Indian Prime Minister…

Since late June, the Collettivo Rotte Balcaniche Alto Vicentino has embarked on a project of active solidarity and monitoring at the outermost border of the European Union, the border between Bulgaria and Turkey. We publish the third report on “search…

A documentary film series dedicated to the Australian journalist and founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, began in Mar del Plata this Friday at the cultural centre Con la Fuerza del Mar. By Jorge Nuñez Arzuaga With free admission, the film…

12 years ago, a group of humanists in Quito, Ecuador articulated as Espacio No Violento (Nonviolent Space) took the decision to convene organisations to make visible the nonviolent initiatives they had been implementing; thus, a first public, open and inclusive…

It is very common for white people to exclaim: “I don’t see races, or genders, I see only humans” or “We are all the same” and this represents a repertoire of thoughts and actions known as “white privilege”. By choosing…