A new report from our collaborators aboard the boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla, currently in Sicily awaiting departure for Gaza. No beatings yesterday for the members of the Global Sumud Flotilla. We carried out a simulation of direct nonviolent action, thinking...
Today marked the start of three consecutive days of demonstrations organized by the broad coalition against the Netanyahu government to demand an end to the war in Gaza. A demonstration took place near the prime minister’s home, along with roadblocks and protests...
The processes that are unfolding will take a lot of time to complete, perhaps even a generation or longer, so expectations of a swift transition to full-blown multipolarity should be tempered. The recent SCO Leaders’ Summit in Tianjin drew renewed attention to this...
While the Sumud Aid Floatilla (50 boats, 44 nations) is preparing itself to take route to Gaza, the Western mainstream media stay in total silence about its existance. Their silence speak for itself, as they are ordered not to make mention of this mayor event. The...
One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within twelve months. by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies The General Assembly voted, by 124 votes to 14, with 43 abstentions, for a...
The most that China is expected to do is deploy peacekeepers together with other countries per a potentially forthcoming UNSC Resolution that would likely see these forces jointly patrol whatever the “Line of Contact” may be and monitor each side’s compliance with the...
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 itself to try to free Gaza from...
Against the backdrop of a summit of Eurasian leaders representing more than half of the world’s population, Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled a bold vision: a proposal for global governance that seeks to reform the international system at its very core. This...
Laboratory Tests Confirm Lead Content in 27 Imported Paints Sold Locally 31 August 2025, Quezon City. Confirmatory analyses contracted by the EcoWaste Coalition and undertaken by SGS, a global testing company, verified the presence of toxic lead in 27 paint samples...
Chemicals and waste watchdog BAN Toxics has raised concerns over the sale of food-like plastic toys suspected to contain health-damaging substances. As part of its safe toys for kids advocacy, the group purchased the said toys for testing at P50 from ambulant vendors...
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern over repeated deaths of Bangladeshi journalists in mysterious situations and urges the interim government in Dhaka to launch a genuine probe to find the reasons...
The recent floods in Punjab, Pakistan, present a formidable force of nature. The water, flowing from the northern highlands down to the southern plains, moves with an inexorable gravity. Its immense volume, destructive force, and dense, debris-filled current possess...