The 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran was a pivotal event in Iran’s history and had a significant impact on international politics. It was the result of a combination of popular discontent with the authoritarian regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlevi, whose government was...
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There Is No Place for the Palestinians of Gaza to Go
On February 9, 2024, Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his army would advance into Rafah, the last remaining city in Gaza not occupied by the Israelis. Most of the 2.3 million Palestinians who live in Gaza had fled to its southern border with Egypt...
World Breaches 1.5°C for an Entire Year for First Time on Record
For the first time on record, the average global temperature has exceeded 1.5 degree Celsius over a 12-month period, according to new data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Last month was also the hottest January worldwide since C3S records began in...
Congressional Days of Actions for Palestine. February
Since October 7th, we have been actively present within the halls of Congress. Our primary aim this week is to personally visit Senate and House offices and advocate for a ceasefire in Gaza while urging an end to funding for Israel. Please RSVP to show your support!...
Webinar Presentation by VFP Nuclear Abolition Working Group: Warheads to Windmills
Thursday, February 29th (Leap Year Day) 7pm EST, 6 pm CST, 5 pm MST, 4 pm PST Veterans for Peace presents: “Warheads to Windmills: addressing the threats of climate and nuclear weapons before it’s too late” REGISTER Join Dr. Ivana Hughes, president of the Nuclear Age...
Washington Promotes Opposition Candidate Setting the Stage for Delegitimizing the Venezuelan Presidential Election
Despite continuous US-led hybrid warfare to overthrow the socialist project, this month marks the 25th anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution. The Venezuelan government of President Nicolás Maduro has successfully forced the US to de facto engage with it, although...
Requiem for Sebastián Piñera
As a protagonist of the immortal Russian novelist Mikhail Bulgakov once said, “We are all suddenly mortal”. On the evening of 6 February this year, the helicopter of former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera crashed on Lake Ranco in the south of the country. It...
PH Chile Congress: Political direction for 12 years, collectively defined
The Self-Convened Groups, of the first congress of the Humanist Party Chile All the militants were called to constitute the self-convened groups, in the context of the Congress of the Humanist Party of Chile, to build a joint look with a projection to 12 years. By...
Overcoming personal and social violence
After the two talks given by Philippe Moal, he will give three workshops that will take place on Saturdays 17 February, 9, and 30 March in Espacio Ronda (Madrid). On 6 and 8 February, Philippe Moal gave two talks on “Overcoming personal and social violence”. The first...
EU on the verge of approving mass biometric surveillance
Despite the announcements made at the time by European officials, the Artificial Intelligence Act will not ban most of the dangerous practices of Biometric Mass Surveillance (BMS). On the contrary, it will – for the first time in the EU – introduce conditions on how...
Milei government and communication policies/Freedom was not for expression
“Consequently, the role of the press has changed radically. It no longer consists essentially of debating, but of interpreting and helping to underpin government decisions with the arguments it can bring to bear.” Max Ruchner, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, October 1933 The...
Asia Pacific Humanists & Peace-loving Activists Get Together to Interchange and Share Plans for the 3rd World March of Peace and Nonviolence
Feb 10, 2024. Representatives from five countries in the Asia Pacific Region– India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Philippines, around forty participants – – had a virtual meeting to interchange and share the plans and activities being made to prepare for the 3rd...