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YURII SHELIAZHENKO*, CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR TO MILITARY SERVICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER, UNDER IMMEDIATE THREAT
JOINT PRESS RELEASE | 23 January 2026 The undersigned organizations express serious concern regarding the continued persecution of Ukrainian human rights defender Yurii Sheliazhenko, a conscientious objector to military service. He is currently under an alarming threat of being arrested and forcibly conscripted under Ukraine’s system of universal military registration, which is enforced through coercive…
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When the Atlantic Cracks: Davos, Greenland, and the New World Map
When the guns of the Second World War fell silent, Europe emerged devastated—physically, politically, and psychologically. In the ashes of catastrophe, European leaders drew what they believed was the most rational conclusion: security could no longer be guaranteed from within. The solution was to outsource their strategic future to the United States. NATO was formed,…
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Conferring the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace upon Madam Graca Machel is Honouring the Struggle for Self-Rule and the Protection of Human Rights
Dedicating her life to improving the lives of vulnerable communities by creating a more just and equitable society for all, and the struggle for self-rule and protection of human rights has paved the path for conferring the ‘Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development -2025 upon Madam Graca Machel. The Indira Gandhi Prize for…
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Election Bells Ringing in Nepal: Can Ousted Premier Oli Return to Power?
Nepal prepares for the national election, which was necessitated following the collapse of KP Sharma Oli’s government in the height of Gen-Z rebellion (youth uprising) in September 2025, which is scheduled for 5 March. The Himalayan nation conducted the last general election in 2022 (next national polls were due in 2027). But due to the…
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Asia Pacific Experts Urge Caution on Bioplastics at Regional Panel Discussion
Environmental leaders, community advocates, and policy experts from across the Asia Pacific convened on January 22 for Fire or Ice: Growth of Bioplastics in the Asia Pacific, an online discussion examining the regulatory, policy, and investment trends driving the expansion of bioplastics and their implications for communities, climate, and human health. Panelists warned that the…
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Martin Luther King Jr. and the Courage of Universality
To speak seriously of Martin Luther King Jr. today is already to enter into conflict with the form in which he is publicly remembered. King survives as a moral icon precisely because his thought has been stripped of its antagonism. He is invoked as a patron saint of patience and civility, a figure used to…
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Some Paratroopers Ordered to Minneapolis Might Just Say “Sir, No Sir!”
Air Force veteran has informed them for 18 months they can refuse illegal orders Some 1,500 paratroopers from the Army’s 11th Airborne Division at Fort Wainwright are on standby for immediate deployment to Minneapolis. Because of Veterans For Peace member Rob Mulford’s tenacity, a certain number of them will have seen the signs he’s held…
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Russia’s Future Outlook With Africa Depends On Strategic Action Plan (2023-2026)
(Moscow Bureau) – The scramble for the multidimensional control of the African continent by global players is a geopolitical reality. In order to be part of this geopolitical arena, foreign players have been devising different mechanisms for revitalizing partnership and strengthening cooperation with Africa, says Dr. Babafemi A. Badejo, Professor of Political Science and International Relations…
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Sahrawi Activist Denounces “Economic Warfare” and Torture by Moroccan Occupation Authorities in Occupied El-Aaiún
Sahrawi activist and journalist Braika Bahi has revealed a harrowing campaign of systematic retaliation aimed at silencing his voice. Bahi, a member of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) Television team and an environmental activist, described a dual strategy of physical violence and economic extortion employed by the Moroccan occupation against him and his fellow…
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Europe Pretends to Talk About Self-Respect While Coated with U.S. Military Bases
Dear European governments, look at the map of U.S. military bases above and tell us again about your self-respect, about how you’re going to fight Trump in Greenland (where he also has a military base), about all the military violence metaphors in your newspapers’ columns about trade policies, but understand that we know about the thing you’ve…