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« Interview with Edwy Plenel on: freedom of the press, journalism and the Yellow Vests »
Mediapart is an independent French online investigative and opinion journal created in 2008 by Edwy Plenel, former Editor-in-chief of Le Monde. Mediapart is published in French, English and Spanish. (Wikipedia) Pressenza: Today, what do you think of the freedom of the Press ? Edwy Plenel: There is a tendency,… »
Yellow Vests (Gilets Jaunes): where Democracy is on the march! [2/2]
Text and photos by Mauricio Alvarez. We have chosen to publish this article in two parts to simplify your reading. The first was to recall the meaning of the word democracy and explain the root causes of the Yellow Vests movement. This second part focuses on the… »
Yellow Vests (Gilets Jaunes): where Democracy is on the march! [1/2]
Text and photos by Mauricio Alvarez. The Yellow Vests movement is growing more and more. A few days before a fourth major day of demonstrations, scheduled for Saturday, December 8, 2018, actions are multiplying all over France: roadblocks, blockades of petrol stations, “toll-free” operations, and so on. Despite the government’s… »
Yellow vests: risk or opportunity?
In recent weeks, France has witnessed an unprecedented mobilization in the country’s recent history. Thousands of people in many parts of the territory are expressing their anger at the measures put in place by Emmanuel Macron’s government. At the dawn of a new call for yellow vests to be demonstrated,… »
Paris: Jean-Luc Mélenchon meets Tomás Hirsch
The humanist deputy [Member of Parliament] of the Chilean Broad Front [Frente Amplio], Tomás Hirsch, met today in Paris with Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Sabine Rubin and Alexis Corbière, deputies of the France Insoumise caucus, in the offices… »
Protest for agro-ecology, against Bayer and Monsanto
Hundreds of people were seen walking the streets of Bordeaux from the ‘Place de la Victoire’ on Saturday May 20th, demonstrating against the multinationals of the agriculture and agronomy sectors. Not only could we see banners from militant organisations such as Attac and Greenpeace concerned by these issues, but there… »
Catherine, on her way towards the light
On the 24th of November, 2016, our dear friend Catherine lost her final battle against her illness and left us for other spaces, other times and other wavelengths. Catherine started to participate in Pressenza by translating articles. She was a passionate translator, translating from Spanish. Translators know full well that… »
COP21 – war and peace
Par Ben Cramer. An argument can be made that COP21 must address the subject of war and peace as an ecological issue. Because secrecy veils the true numbers, it is difficult to accurately determine the amount of atmospheric pollution caused by the military. Nonetheless, it is significant. »
Parisians march to promote the virtue of sharing
On 7 June, 2015, a group of friends organized the first March for Sharing in Paris. The gathering was at 14 pm at Place de la Republique. The procession departed at 15 h 30. The emphasis was on the economy and society itself. The intention was to raise… »
First March for sharing to make known overwhelming numbers
Press release Nobody ignores anymore that only 1.6 billion people are living in dire poverty in the world, according to a recent study by the Oxford poverty and human development initiative. Nobody ignores anymore that more than 1 billion people worldwide (every six personn) are affected by the scourge of… »