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Groups fighting for prosecutor Delia Espinoza
Good governance is a right. A new day of street protests was staged today by various groups from Generation Z, the Callao Bloc, the CGTP Callao (General Confederation of Peruvian Workers), the Ama sua ama quella Independent Bloc, workers, social activists, the alternative press, and self-organized groups, who gathered in front of the Attorney General’s…
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Trump Commands Venezuela’s Heavens Closed
US President Trump ordered the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela “closed in its entirety” on November 29. By Roger D. Harris Yet the US has as much legal and moral authority to shutter the skies over Venezuela as the Venezuelans have to close the putting greens at Mar-a-Lago. Yes, that’s ridiculous – but not any…
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When power loses its shame, the boundary between ethics, immorality, and crime disappears
Trust is the invisible foundation of a country. It’s what sustains everything: the rule of law, the economy, democratic coexistence. When trust is broken, it’s not just a symbolic bond that is severed: the entire structure upon which communal life rests collapses. And Chile has been eroding that foundation for years without wanting to acknowledge…
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Desinformació i embargament d’armes: quin és el tractament informatiu sobre les relacions armamentístiques amb Israel?
En el marc de la campanya “Prou comerç d’armes amb Israel”, des de l’Institut NOVACT de Noviolència i el Centre Delàs d’Estudis per la Pau organitzem l’acte “Desinformació i embargament d’armes: Com informar sobre les relacions armamentístiques entre Espanya i Israel?”, que tindrà lloc al Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya (Rambla Catalunya, 10, Barcelona) el…
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In New York as well there is a demonstration for Palestine
This year, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, November 29th, fell close to Thanksgiving Day, the most celebrated holiday in the United States, which falls on the fourth Thursday of November. Along with Thanksgiving, every year comes Black Friday, the following day, when shoppers flock to the streets in search of bargains.…
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SIPRI hosts workshop on technological opportunities for the biological weapons regime
SIPRI held a closed-door workshop on 20–21 November to examine how emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, could support and strengthen the biological weapons prohibition regime.
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Peru: Pedro Castillo is convicted, and the right-wing strategy diversifies
Blocking Candidates. The right wing’s veto of potential electoral candidates has been completed. Yesterday, Thursday the 27th, the Special Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court sentenced former President Pedro Castillo Terrones to 11 years, 5 months, and 15 days in prison for the crimes of rebellion and conspiracy to commit rebellion. This sentence would prevent…
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Germán Altamirano: “Humanism Must Reach the Government”
Peru is on the verge of the 2026 General Elections, to be held on April 12, and, as in different parts of the world, presents a bleak political landscape, with high fragmentation and corruption in all branches of government. This situation leaves the electorate with few options, but… are there ways out of this systemic…
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Yves Engler campaign: Lights and shadows
On, November 10, 2025, we had our usual Monday evening general meeting on Zoom for Yves Engler’s campaign. It takes place right after the Canadian Foreign Policy Hour which has been reduced to half an hour due to the campaign. At first, a few people would get lost when passing from one Zoom room to…
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One could ask oneself ‘what the hell is going on in Europe’
Well, to give an answer to that we have to go back in European history. Historically seen Western Europe and Eastern Europe have a long history of wars on its continent. Wars of domination of the seas between the then Republic of the 7 Provinces (what is now more or less the Netherlands) and England.…