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A delegation of the Humanist Movement of Kenya has conveyed deep sympathy and solidarity to the Venezuelan Embassy in Nairobi regarding the tragic events in Venezuela on 3 February 2026, condemning the attack and expressing condolences to the families of the victims. The Humanists’ message underscored the intrinsic value of human life and rejected all…

I am told that if I don’t like what “my government” is doing, I should write “my representative.” So I dropped Senator Adam Schiff a note about the US war on Venezuela. By Roger D. Harris The senator’s reply, with my translations of his Washington-speak (in italics) provided in brackets, is as follows: “I have…

An open wound in Chile’s –de facto– fragile democracy The recent acquittal of former Carabineros officer Claudio Crespo, responsible for the shot that left Gustavo Gatica blind on November 8, 2019 during the social uprising, is not an isolated event. Santiago’s Fourth Oral Criminal Court retroactively applied Law 21.560 —known as the Naín-Retamal Law— acknowledging…

El passat 3 de desembre de 2025, organitzacions de drets humans i més de trenta eurodiputats van celebrar una jornada d’incidència política al Parlament Europeu per exigir a la Unió Europea que assumeixi les seves responsabilitats legals i polítiques davant el genocidi del poble palestí. L’acte va culminar amb l’enviament d’una carta a l’Alta Representant de…

The Director of SIPRI, Karim Haggag, was appointed to serve as a member of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters.

The year 2026 begins with a hangover: US imperialism reminds the world of its ugly past. A head of state is kidnapped, whisked away to the kidnapping country, put on display, subjected to a sham trial, and his country declared “run ” by the kidnapping nation (a protectorate). He is treated as a hostage in…

On 12 January, Karim Haggag, SIPRI Director, addressed Folk och Försvars Rikskonferens (an annual conference for the Swedish security and defence policy community).

Amid an existential crisis in northeast India’s well-known media house, the Assam Tribune group of newspapers, which worsened after the Covid-19 pandemic, a popular Assamese weekly newspaper lost its publication in the latter part of 2025. Asom Bani, once a mainstream weekly for Assamese readers for decades, stopped hitting the stands since September last year,…

12 January 2026, Quezon City.  As communities like Pandacan and Tondo prepare for the feast of the Santo Niño this coming Sunday, the EcoWaste Coalition pleaded against the thoughtless use of plastic banderitas, also known as “lastay,” buntings, or flaglets to mark the festive occasion in honor of the Child Jesus. Based on the monitoring…

In today’s rapidly emerging multipolar world, humanity has once again become disposable. The international order that once claimed to defend democracy, human rights, and collective peace has either collapsed or been hollowed out to symbolism. The ideals that once placed the human being at the center of global concern have been replaced by an unrestrained…