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  • Power grab in Peru: Prosecutor Delia Espinoza disqualified

    The takeover of power has been completed. Despite being protected by law, Attorney General Delia Espinoza was not reinstated as Attorney General, and the Congress of the Republic barred her from holding public office for ten years. The public is outraged, as Espinoza represents the rule of law, which has now been captured by authoritarianism.…

  • Humanists actively urge people in Kenya to unite to end violence against women and girls

    From Kisumu As part of the United Nations’ ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence’ campaign, the humanist section in Kisumu organised a community participation event in Hera Mosiko on 2 December. This year’s theme, ‘United to end digital violence against women and girls,’ emphasised the urgent need to address both physical and online forms…

  • Chasing Hope Behind the Sun: The Invisible Balochistan

    Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest yet most neglected province. It stretches across the country’s southwestern edge, bordering Iran and Afghanistan, with a long coastline on the Sea of Oman—conditions that could have made it a corridor of development and stability. Instead, this land, rich in natural gas, minerals, and strategic deposits, is inhabited by Baloch communities…

  • Solidarity on Trial in Greece

    Baseless Felony Charges for Saving Lives at Sea Should End in Acquittal  By Bill Van Esveld and Eva Cossé Two dozen humanitarian workers face trial on the Greek island of Lesbos this week on baseless felony charges that carry 20 years in prison. Prosecutors have hounded the humanitarians for seven years for saving lives at…

  • Outsourcing Trap for Bangladeshi Youth!

    By Maruf ul Alam (Dhaka Bureau) The use of outsourcing or contract-based employment in government offices has long been an effective method. Limited revenue-funded positions, the need for rapid recruitment, and the advantages of project-based work have made the hiring of outsourced personnel a daily occurrence in a lot of government institutions. However, the hidden…

  • The politicization of export controls and its impacts on arms industry supply chains: The case of Australia

    This backgrounder examines recent developments related to China’s controls on exports of critical minerals and their implications on arms industry supply chains, with a focus on Australia.

  • The Impact of Conflict and Displacement on Sudanese Refugee Women in Eastern Chad

    This policy brief presents the main findings of research carried out by SIPRI and its Chadian partner BUCOFORE on the situation of Sudanese refugee women and girls.

  • The Filipino Diaspora Hopes for a Corruption-Free Homeland

    by Maria Veronica “Vernie” G. Caparas* November 30 is Bonifacio Day in the Philippines and among many Filipinos in British Columbia, Canada. Andres Bonifacio, after whom the national celebration is held every year, is one of the Philippines’ heroes whose revolutionary ideas and actions spawned changes in and out of 19th 19th-century Philippines. In 2025,…

  • Seoul City Awards 17 Foreign Nationals Honorary Citizenship

    On November 26, 2025, the Seoul Metropolitan Government awarded honorary citizenship to 17 foreign nationals from 16 countries in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the city. The ceremony, held at Seoul City Hall, was attended by Vice Mayor Kim Tae-kyoon and the invited foreign ambassadors. This year’s recipients were honored for their achievements in…

  • Restoring the Image of the Bangladesh Police: A Necessary Roadmap

    Police are the foundation of a state’s law and order. Law enforcement agencies are central to public security, social peace, and crime suppression. But when the public begins to lose faith in this force, the overall stability of the state suffers. by GM Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) During the student-public uprising that took place in…