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The US fired over $11 billion worth of munitions in Iran in one week. The true cost will only become apparent years later. Daniel Ryser for the online newspaper INFOsperber What distinguishes modern warfare is not its cruelty—that is as old as war itself—but its accounting. Consider the figure that circulated through the corridors of…

Statement of the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms* The United States/Israeli bombing of Iran clearly violates fundamental rules of international law. It violates the sovereignty of Iran, contrary to Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which prohibits the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.…

Yurii Sheliazhenko, Executive Secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, IPB Council member, and a well-known conscientious objector, was detained by Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv on Thursday, March 19th. This action was taken without a proper legal basis and without compliance with the procedural safeguards required by Ukrainian law. It is a targeted human rights violation…

The undersigned organisations are shocked by the detention and deprivation of liberty of human rights defender Yurii Sheliazhenko, today March 19th, by the Ukrainian authorities in Kyiv. This is just weeks after a joint call to the authorities to withdraw from such persecutions of conscientious objectors and withdraw their ongoing persecution of Mr. Sheliazhenko.1 According to…

This policy paper discusses existing and potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and distributed ledger technology (DLT) that could help strengthen key functions of the biological weapons prohibition regime.

By G M Forhadul Mazumder (Dhaka Bureau) While Bangladesh’s contribution to global carbon emissions is negligible, the country stands at the forefront of nature’s severe retaliation as one of the most affected regions in the world. Situated across the vast delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers, Bangladesh is now ‘Ground Zero’ for global…

The National Book Development Board (NBDB) held its fourth edition of the Philippine Book Festival (PBF) from March 12 to 15 at the Mega Trade Hall of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City. This year’s theme is Gubat ng Karunungan, Rainforest of Knowledge. A hundred and seven exhibitors — comprised of publishers, university presses, and government and cultural…

More than 100 activists and trade unionists, along with four Members of the European Parliament, representing an international solidarity network spanning 19 countries—including Italy, Morocco, France, Switzerland, Greece, and Spain—landed at José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, carrying humanitarian aid and medicines worth half a million euros. Applause and shouts of joy greeted their…

Throughout history, the world has witnessed countless wars, yet the ongoing conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States has sent shockwaves through the foundations of international relations, much like a powerful earthquake destabilizes the earth itself. Today, a sense of global panic is unmistakable. Energy markets are in turmoil—kerosene oil prices are surging, gas…

19 March 2026, Quezon City.  While women’s contributions to society are celebrated during the National Women’s Month, the EcoWaste Coalition is demanding real action from government regulators and administrators of online shopping and social media platforms:  protect women from hazardous products, specifically mercury-laced skin-lightening products, which threaten women’s health and the safety of their families.…