Violence

If you watch a boxing competition outside the arena, you feel the strength of the punches exchanged and sense the fear. One boxer defeats the other through powerful blows, and the audience applauds the winner—though the loser deserves more sympathy…

We publish here in full the paper presented at the closing session of the X International Symposium, organized by the World Center for Humanist Studies, by the humanist Antonio Carvallo: “Dear Friends of the Centre for Humanist Studies of the…

by Irshad Ahmad   When the air reeks with the acrid smell of war, fear seeps into our souls. Life loses meaning, and the future turns bleak. Amidst the chaos, friends and foes alike obsess over statistics—counting losses like arithmetic…

by Irshad Ahmad The guns may eventually fall silent, but the poison of distrust will linger – seeping deeper into our collective psyche. The specter of “the enemy” will haunt our consciousness far longer than we anticipate. Media outlets, addicted…

Some consider that the Ukrainian conflict began on February 24, 2022, just as others consider that the conflict in Gaza began on October 7, 2023. At most, they can, on both sides, admit that there was a prior American provocation…

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal Observe the rhetoric, the beautiful words, the confidence, and the glamour of the UN Assembly with world leaders. They deliver impressive speeches filled with manipulated words and logic. Everyone knows there are conflicts, violence, escalating wars,…

Violence goes around in a circle and then leaves that circle to form another circle. In this way, these circles rotate and expand on all sides. Those who sow hate or lead from hate unconsciously understand and continue to sow…

90 years after the historic protest against “Mamita Yunai” in Costa Rica On July 16, the National Commission for the Commemoration of the National Day of Banana Workers held a forum as part of the agenda of initiatives for the…

Gun violence, so common in the United States, hit today the Republican pre-candidate and former President Donald Trump, who was shot down from the stage where he was speaking during a public event held in Butler, Pennsylvania, being evacuated by…

In the face of the growing wave of violence that the Costa Rican population is suffering in its various manifestations, the Board of Directors of the CPPCR, taking into account the concern of a significant number of its members, and…