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How we are (not) allowed to protest against the war in the only Middle Eastern democracy

We gathered yesterday evening to demonstrate against the war, against the American-backed Israeli aggression in Iran and the invasion of Lebanon, against the ongoing oppression and murder in the West Bank and Gaza. This is the fifth week in a…

The Seeds of a Renewed Humanist Movement: Where Do We Go from Here?

Between inheritance and renewal in a world marked by violence, fragmentation and spiritual exhaustion At a certain point, every movement must ask itself a difficult question: does it still exist as a living force in history, or has it become,…

China’s Coal, U.S. CO2 Stoke Global Warming

Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and industry totaled 38.11 billion metric tons (GtCO₂) in 2025, hitting a record high, versus 25.51 GtCO2 in 2000. Moreover, the rate of global warming more than doubled for the first time in human…

Call for Accountability and Legal Reforms to Prevent Arbitrary Arrests in Bangladesh

by Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau) Prominent legal experts, academics, and human rights activists have made a strong demand for the effective enforcement of laws and the accountability of state forces to end arbitrary arrests and detentions in Bangladesh. They made…

Business leaders demand a guaranteed uninterrupted energy supply

The government manages Tk 201.36bn power subsidy for uninterrupted power by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Top business figures attending a meeting of the Private Sector Development Advisory Council, chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, raised concerns over mounting pressure…

EcoWaste Coalition Calls on Pakistan to Put an End to the Illegal Production and Trade of Mercury-Added Cosmetics

Group reveals toxic mercury up to 33,970 ppm in 18 out of 20 Pakistan-made fairness creams 5 April 2026, Quezon City.  Ahead of World Health Day on April 7, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition took the Government of Pakistan…

Amnesty International defends US regime-change NGOs: Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba

Why are many Latin American countries shutting down nonprofit organizations? Amnesty International claims it has the answer: in every case, it’s part of a drive to restrict human rights and “tear up the social fabric.” By John Perry and Roger…

The Arctic: The Silent War Reshaping Global Power

The Arctic: The Silent War Reshaping Global Power “Empires do not move toward comfort, but toward change. And in that change, it is not the strongest who survives, but the one who first understands where power is shifting.” Energy, routes,…

“Bombshell” opens the International Uranium Film Festival in Chicago, April 24

Press Release – Fifteen years ago, in May 2011, the International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF) was held for the first time in Rio de Janeiro and quickly gained worldwide recognition. Now, the film festival, dedicated to the atomic age, kicks…

The Big Fool Says Push On

We were waist deep in the Big Muddy The big fool said to push on -{Pete Seeger On April Fool’s evening, the U.S. President, who has been comparing himself to Jesus, finally gave a speech in which he attempted to…

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