We interviewed the new Press and Cultural Attaché of the Chilean Embassy in the United States, Fernando García Naddaf, activist of Acción Humanista, teacher, Pressenza collaborator and great friend. Pressenza: Tell us Fernando about your new appointment? Fernando...
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In the face of rising warmongering, there is no room for waiting or despondency.
While the world seems to be heading towards a sharp economic slowdown, close to recessionary indicators, the arms industry is not slowing down its growth. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, global military spending set a new record of...
Irina Karamanos: the institutional unanchoring of the role of First Lady (Part 1)
We talked to Irina Karamanos about the purpose that led her to deconstruct the institutional anchoring of the role of First Lady. We also anticipate the reflections that will take place at the International Feminist Meeting, to be held in Madrid at the end of...
Saturday 11 February: dozens of events for the Global Carnival for Assange
Preparations are in full swing for the events that will animate the squares of many cities on Saturday 11 February. The Night Carnival for Assange launched in London by the Don’t Extradite Assange has been joined by many similar initiatives to demand Julian Assange’s...
ARD’s Fact Finder, genetic engineering and Vandana Shiva
Those who buy “organic” do so in order to obtain food and products that are free of genetic engineering and pesticides and that have also been produced in a more environmentally friendly and sustainable way. The organic market has grown enormously in recent decades...
Rage Against the War Machine on February 19
On February 19 in Washington D.C., a major rally and march will bring forth the following demands. Sister events listed on the rageagainstwar.com website at rageagainstwar.com/rallies are being planned in Montpelier, Sacramento, Fresno, Ann Arbor, Los Angeles, Tacoma,...
A universal spirit manifests itself as material and spiritual aid to Turkey and the Aleppo region (Syria)
Two large earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 on the Richter scale led to dozens of aftershocks: it is one of the most violent earthquakes in more than 100 years that struck Monday, February 6 in the region of Gaziantep in Turkey and affected neighboring Syria...
Roger Waters full speech at the UN security council.
Roger Waters, co-founder of Pink Floyd, addressed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting today, Wednesday 8, 2023 in New York. Madame/Mr President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. I feel profoundly honoured to be afforded this singular opportunity to...
The Isle of Wight ‘New Carnival Company’ brings Lady Justice to the Night Carnival 2 Free Assange on Saturday 11th February in London
The internationally renowned ‘New Carnival Company’ based in the heart of Ryde, Isle of Wight will be providing carnival puppets, costumes, and props for the Night Carnival, organised by Don’t Extradite Assange, the official UK campaign group to free Julian Assange,...
Toward the third World March with Rafael de la Rubia in Bologna
The presence of Rafael De La Rubia, promoter of the first two world marches for peace and nonviolence, made it possible to organize a series of meetings in Italy to launch the third world march for peace and nonviolence, scheduled from October 2, 2024 to January 5,...
How Complicit Governments Support the Drug Trade
Several governments or government entities play a double game of enforcing some drug laws while ignoring others. Their reasons vary, and history proves it will be difficult to stop. By John P. Ruehl The modern globalized world has made it easier and far more lucrative...
“We have entered 2023 with a convergence of challenges never seen before in our lifetimes”, Antonio Guterres
Extreme poverty, the war in Ukraine, the earthquake in Turkey, and the climate crisis were the main topics at the UN General Assembly, where UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took the floor to warn about the catastrophic situation, saying: “The prospects for peace...