Autor: pacifista

  • US Blockades Venezuela in a War Still Searching for an Official Rationale

    In our Donald-in-Wonderland world, the US is at war with Venezuela while still grasping for a public rationale. The horrific human toll is real – over a 100,000 fatalities from illegal sanctions and over a hundred from more recent “kinetic strikes.” Yet the officially stated justification for the US empire’s escalating offensive remains elusive. The…

  • The Doomsday Glacier Flunks 2025 Checkup

    Thwaites, the most studied glacier in the world, commands attention because it is not only the widest in the world at 80 miles but also the shakiest. And its nickname “The Doomsday Glacier” certainly sets it apart from the 500 other named glaciers in Antarctica. Based upon new research of 2024-25, polar scientists have been…

  • PEC Condemns Murder of a Scribe, Attacks on Bangladesh Newspapers

    Geneva, 22 December: Expressing serious concern over the current volatile situation in Bangladesh, which erupted after the murder of a young leader, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) urges the caretaker government in Dhaka to ensure safety & security to the media fraternity across the South Asian country. Condemning the…

  • EcoWaste Coalition and IPEN Urge PH to Join Other Countries in Nominating Lead Chromates for Listing as Hazardous Chemicals in Rotterdam Convention

    21 December 2025, Quezon City.  The environmental health and justice groups EcoWaste Coalition and International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) renewed their call for the Government of the Philippines to join the growing number of countries seeking the inclusion of lead chromates as hazardous chemicals in the Rotterdam Convention. Environmental health and justice groups push for…

  • In the shadows of the broken ceasefire: Gaza cries out for justice as Israel perpetuates Palestinian suffering

    While the world averts its gaze with empty promises of peace, Gaza’s Ministry of Health reports that over the past 48 hours at least six Palestinians have been killed by direct Israeli attacks, adding to 13 more deaths from hypothermia and building collapses caused by winter storms in shelters destroyed by previous bombings. Yes, no…

  • Narrative Sovereignty: Africa Expands Its Horizons

    A growing movement is redefining Africa’s image on the international stage. So-called “narrative sovereignty” is emerging as a key strategic asset for the continent’s development. The concept, which upholds the right of African countries to tell their own stories, seeks to counter decades of external narratives that have distorted their reality and affected investment, diplomatic…

  • Resolutions Adopted at the 2025 IPB Triennial Assembly

    The weekend of October 25–26 IPB held its Triennial Assembly in Barcelona, the organization’s highest decision-making meeting. The event brought together 19 Board and Council members in person from the different regions in the world and 16 Board and Council members online, along with several individual members and external observers who joined both onsite and remotely—bringing the total to over 50 participants. Representatives of member organizations…

  • Widespread Violence in Dhaka Following Hadi’s Death

    By  Sheikh Arif (Dhaka Bureau)  Following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson for ‘Inqilab Manch’ (a political organization formed after last year’s student-led mass uprising) and a potential candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency in the upcoming February elections, students and various political organizations held protest marches across the country last night. Sharif Osman Hadi…

  • QUILL AND THE FLAME: Handing Down the Torch of Journalism

    by Ruther Ray C. Ruado “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel,” the philosopher Socrates famously believed. On December 6 and 13, 2025, at San Vicente Elementary School (SVES) in Baguio City, Philippines, that flame was not merely observed; it was handed over. The District 10 Seminar-Workshop on Basic…

  • MAIA brings Smokey Mountain Demolitions and Proposed WtE Incinerator to Congress

    Makabayan Bloc Files House Resolution 592, and the House Housing Committee Hears Smokey Mountain Residents’ Demands December 16, 2025. —Pressed to defend their homes against intimidation and illegal evictions for a 100 MW Waste-to-Energy (WTE) incinerator, the Manila Anti-Incinerator Alliance (MAIA), along with residents’ organizations from Smokey Mountain and support groups, brought their grievances to…