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Yurii Sheliazhenko, conscientious objector to military service in immediate danger

The undersigned organizations express grave concern about the ongoing persecution of Ukrainian human rights defender Yurii Sheliazhenko, a conscientious objector to military service. He is currently at serious risk of being arrested and forcibly conscripted under Ukraine’s universal military registration…

USA, anti-ICE signs on overpasses: a creative and powerful form of protest

A growing resistance movement is developing along American roads and highways, where citizens are using bridges and overpasses to display signs with political messages. Across the country, informally organized groups such as the Visibility Brigades are transforming viaducts, bridges, and…

CRED: “Serious concerns about the precautionary measures issued against Mohammed Hannoun and other activists.”

We report a press release from the Center for Research and Development for Democracy regarding the precautionary measures against Mohammed Hannoun and other pro-Palestinian activists. CRED (Center for Research and Elaboration for Democracy) expresses serious concerns regarding the precautionary measures…

On Being Palestinian

Proud to carry an origin on my shoulders that does not weigh me down, but propels me forward. To be Palestinian is to be born with a legacy of history, land, and wind, and to feel it, vibrate, even when…

Declaration of the Peoples’ summit towards COP30

We, the Peoples’ Summit, gathered in Belém do Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon, from 12 to 16 November 2025, declare to the peoples of the world what we have accumulated in struggles, debates, studies, exchanges of experiences, cultural activities and…

Slovenia, when Fear Becomes Politics

When fear becomes politics, it undermines the rule of law — and Slovenia’s reaction to the killing of Aleš Šutar has become a warning for Europe. When fear replaces reason, democracy begins to fracture. Slovenia’s response to the killing of…

Global Sumud Flotilla: Maximum Alert. Urgent Message from Stefano Bertoldi, Commander of the Zefiro Sailing Boat

Tonight, we received this dramatic video from Stefano Bertoldi, our collaborator and commander of one of the boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Below is the transcript of his appeal, with a request for maximum dissemination. I am Stefano Bertoldi,…

Let’s block everything! Demonstrations for Gaza and the Global Sumud Flotilla across Italy

The general strike for Gaza and alongside the Global Sumud Flotilla, promoted by the Unione Sindacale di Base and other unions, is affecting dozens of cities across Italy, often under pouring rain. Below is a partial photo gallery, which nevertheless…

We set sail to become human again: the Global Sumud Flotilla logbook.

Lucio, Manfredo and Stefano are on the boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla and will recount their adventure for Pressenza. This is their first logbook. Fair winds from the entire editorial team. A tsunami of humanity is about to unleash…

In Genoa, 50,000 people greet the Global Sumud Flotilla boats departing for Gaza.

Yesterday was an exciting day in Genoa, with a huge celebration that began in the afternoon at the Music for Peace headquarters, one of the collection points for the 300 tons of aid brought by the Genoese and arriving from…

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