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Major portions of the Arabian Peninsula are already exceeding 2°C above pre-industrial and likely headed for a staggering temperature rise over the coming decades. This disturbing news comes via a major new study by Saudi Arabia’s most prestigious university. The…

27 December 2024, Quezon City.  As 2024 comes to a close, the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) and the EcoWaste Coalition are urging the Filipino people to ditch firecrackers and fireworks to herald the New Year, noting our shared responsibility…

Biblical accounts teem with violent episodes. Just a few days ago, we read in the synagogue the story of Jacob’s two sons, Levi and Simeon, massacring the entire male population of a city in a devious scheme using a religious…

For your inspiring words of wisdom That has helped me And countless others On the way, on this path   As we transit through This time and space Both wondrous and monstrous Both beauteous and hideous   Where night and…

Ocean acidification, a growing global concern linked to rising carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, is having increasingly profound effects on marine ecosystems, particularly in regions like the Bay of Bengal. As the atmospheric concentration of CO2 increases due to fossil-fuel combustion,…

The progressive regional current, the “Pink Tide,” could be better called “troubled waters” in 2024. The tide had already slackened by 2023 compared to its rise in 2022, when it was buoyed by big wins in Colombia and Brazil. Then,…

TALKING ABOUT “THE AMERICANS”: BURYING GAZA BABIES On December 9, 2024 — I talked with several of the nearly 50 protestors holding a mock funeral on a plot of grass at the front of the Syracuse Federal Building. It was a…

On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, held a press conference at the organization’s headquarters in Geneva. Reflecting on the past year, Türk highlighted three key issues with significant ramifications…

In response to the announcement from the Biden administration that 37 men currently on federal death row will have their sentences commuted, Paul O’Brien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA made the following statement:    “We applaud President Biden for commuting…

by Maruf ul Alam Humanist Movement, Uttara Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence for granting me the opportunity to partake in an experience so rare and transformative. This journey…