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Geneva/Delhi, 22 March 2026: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses concern over sealing of the office of United News of India (UNI, one of the country’s oldest news agencies) in New Delhi on Friday…

European activists who traveled to Cuba as part of the Let Cuba Breathe campaign visited the Finlay Institute of Vaccines to learn about the vaccine research and production projects that have given Cuba a prominent role in the international scientific…

The Federal Council has halted the shipment of arms to the United States, a nation engaged in war against Iran. The Council has ordered a suspension of all exports of weapons and military components to that country, citing the “principle…

The US fired over $11 billion worth of munitions in Iran in one week. The true cost will only become apparent years later. Daniel Ryser for the online newspaper INFOsperber What distinguishes modern warfare is not its cruelty—that is as…

Statement of the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms* The United States/Israeli bombing of Iran clearly violates fundamental rules of international law. It violates the sovereignty of Iran, contrary to Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which prohibits the…

The undersigned organisations are shocked by the detention and deprivation of liberty of human rights defender Yurii Sheliazhenko, today March 19th, by the Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv. This is just weeks after a joint call to the authorities to withdraw from…

By G M Forhadul Mazumder (Dhaka Bureau) While Bangladesh’s contribution to global carbon emissions is negligible, the country stands at the forefront of nature’s severe retaliation as one of the most affected regions in the world. Situated across the vast…

The National Book Development Board (NBDB) held its fourth edition of the Philippine Book Festival (PBF) from March 12 to 15 at the Mega Trade Hall of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City. This year’s theme is Gubat ng Karunungan, Rainforest…

More than 100 activists and trade unionists, along with four Members of the European Parliament, representing an international solidarity network spanning 19 countries—including Italy, Morocco, France, Switzerland, Greece, and Spain—landed at José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, carrying humanitarian…

Throughout history, the world has witnessed countless wars, yet the ongoing conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States has sent shockwaves through the foundations of international relations, much like a powerful earthquake destabilizes the earth itself. Today, a sense…