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Press conference: global wave of actions to end to fossil fuel finance

Global — On October 29th, just two days before the start of the UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, groups in every region of the globe will start a wave of mobilizations that will last until November 6th. Over 50 coordinated…

Webinar: Regeneration for Climate Resilience. Will the COP26 Still Rely on False Solutions?

Friday 29 October – 9am EDT, 3pm CEST, 6.30pm IST, 11pm AEST Register on Zoom Hosted by Navdanya International, “Regeneration for Climate Resilience”, brings together Dr Vandana Shiva – Founder of Navdanya Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology (India)…

Coronacrisis, neoliberalism, democracy: what’s next

The coronavirus, instead of becoming a cohesive factor in the fight against a common enemy, turned out to be the opposite, because of absurd ambitions within the neoliberal model, which has not only lost legitimacy, but constitutes one of the…

Yellow waistcoats return to the streets of France

The “yellow waistcoats” movement is launching a new round of anti-government demonstrations in the streets of the French capital Paris. Activists from the “yellow waistcoats” movement have staged massive marches on Saturday as part of a new round of protests…

The election of new members of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in 2021: some reflections

As is well known, in 2021, there are four vacant seats that the Member States of the Organisation of American States (OAS) will have to find a way to fill on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. This specialised regional…

Anti-mining resistance repressed in El Estor

Mayan Q’eqchis communities demand to be consulted. Government decrees state of siege and defends interests of Russian-Swiss corporation. As of 24 October, a state of siege has been in effect in the northeastern municipality of El Estor, Izabal, for a…

IJU meet concludes in Hyderabad emphasizing on journo-safety & security, PCI reform

Hyderabad, 24 October 2021: The national executive committee meeting of the Indian Journalists Union (IJU), which concluded on Sunday in the capital city of Telangana, discussed various burning issues concerning the practitioners of journalism across India and emphasized effective safety…

Joint Statement on the Climate and Environmental Justice Impacts of Plastics

27 OCTOBER 2021 — The plastic crisis’s connection to the climate emergency and environmental justice impacts are undeniable. The cost of the continued dependence by corporations on single-use plastics and planned expansion of plastic production are too high to be…

Narendra Modi achieves grand success in COVID vaccination

by Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury  Despite ruthless criticism from the political opponents of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proved that his government has been committedly working for the people of the country. Bangladesh…

The US is turning the heat up in tech war with China by trying to control the entire global supply of computer chips

America’s latest move to try to contain Beijing is to weaponise an entire industry. By leveraging its patents and licences for semiconductor manufacture, it is attempting to deny China access to crucial technology. By Tom Fowdy Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp…

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