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Indian youth want change they are fed up with corruption, unemployment, and fraud in the education system
Rahul Gandhi, the official leader of the opposition in India called on Tuesday for the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in response to the heavy-handed crackdown on a student protest demanding reforms to the university system. On Monday, thousands of people gathered in the capital, New Delhi, at the call of the Indian protest…
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Oberta una nova convocatòria de residència artística a Ucraïna dins del projecte VIKNO
El projecte europeu Under One Sky: Artist Residencies in Vikno obre una convocatòria extraordinària perquè artistes d’Espanya dedicats a l’artesania, les arts aplicades i el disseny industrial desenvolupin el seu projecte durant un mes a Ucraïna. Les candidatures es poden presentar fins al 2 d’agost. Els artistes d’Espanya dedicats a l’artesania, les arts aplicades i…
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(Peru) Gen Z Activists: From Outrage to Organization
Determined to “take the bull by the horns,” on Monday, the 20th, at the Congress of the Republic, several Generation Z (Gen Z) activists launched the organization “Legado Nacional Unido” to empower young people in the country’s political life and public affairs. This organization joins the many groups, agreements, and platforms that make up the…
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Peru: “We Won’t Give Up Until the Scholarship Reform Is Shelved”
The fight for inclusive education continues to be driven by students, current scholarship recipients, and former recipients of the National Scholarship Program (PRONABEC), who are now holding a permanent vigil in front of the Ministry of Education, located in the San Borja district of Lima. “We won’t give up; we’ll remain here while, at the…
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The Nun who Wanted to Change the World… and Did
“Students of St. Scholastica’s are ‘colegiala ’; they’re not used to advocacy work,” said the retired environmentalist nun, Sister Aida Velasquez OSB. She explained that schoolgirls in this exclusive, all-girls Catholic College are from affluent families. But she added that Sister Mary John Mananzan OSB was the exception. “She is the activist,” Sister Aida said.…
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Bangladesh Eyes Better Trade Deal with the USA
By Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh is moving to strengthen its trade negotiation capacity after growing criticism that the country has repeatedly secured less favorable terms in major international trade agreements due to weak bargaining skills and inadequate institutional preparation. The recent trade agreement with the United States and the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)…
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Facing a Climate Crisis, Bangladesh Reimagines the Future of its Urban Buildings
By G M Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) Under the dual pressures of rapid urbanization and severe climate change impacts, Bangladesh- a transforming nation in South Asia- is moving to fundamentally reshape its housing and construction sectors. Moving away from environmentally destructive traditional brick-and-mortar practices, the country is introducing a national sustainable building labeling framework: HBRI-DESH,…
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Silent in Sky Blue and White: Bangladesh Stunned as World Cup Festivities End in Unfulfilled Dreams
By Maksuda Lisa (Dhaka Bureau) Just a few weeks ago, the green and red landscape of Bangladesh had transformed entirely into sky blue and white. From the bustling avenues of the capital to rural village paths, university campuses to local neighborhood alleys- one topic dominated every conversation: Lionel Messi and his Argentine squad. Millions of…
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Jagannath Rath Jatra Celebrated in Western Myanmar
Guwahati: The annual Rath Jatra (the festival of chariots) kicked off in the western Myanmar city of Maungdaw on 16 July 2026 with great fanfare and enthusiasm. Tens of thousands of Hindu families from different parts of the Buddhist-majority Rakhine/Arakan State gathered in Maungdaw locality to offer prayers to Sri Sri Jagannath during the religious…
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As forest fires devastate their ancestral territory, thousands of residents of the First Nations communities are evacuated across Northern Canada
Today more than 1,800 people are displaced in northern Ontario as nearly 200 wildfires continue to rage. Meanwhile, the entire city of Kimberley, B.C., in the province’s southeast region near the Alberta boundary has been placed on evacuation alert due to an out-of-control wildfire. The Regional District of East Kootenay says more than 8,000 residents…