Autor: pacifista

06 January 2026 –  #RefuseSingleUseDay shines a light on a simple idea that feels almost old-fashioned: stop treating things as throwaways in the first place. From plastic sachets to paper cups to misleading bio-based packaging, single-use items continue to strain ecosystems and local budgets. The campaign demands a systemic shift away from the “take-make-waste” economy that…

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) If the Bangladeshi government’s decision to suspend the broadcast of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is dismissed as an emotional outburst or a reaction born of cricketing disappointment, then the deeper language of South Asian power politics has been entirely missed. This was neither a spontaneous move nor a…

The art exhibit, DIALOGO, opened in Cloudgrey December 9, 2025 and is currently on display for all art lovers to see and experience. In this historic collaboration between two acclaimed contemporary artists, Manuel Ocampo and Ronald Ventura, something uncanny has transpired. Two artists with international reach work side by side, not blending styles but pushing…

The presence of Kabyles in the Pacific emerges from complex historical processes, encompassing both forced exile and voluntary migration. In the 19th century, French colonial authorities implemented repressive measures to suppress resistance in Algeria, particularly following the 1871 revolt in Kabylia. Many Kabyle insurgents were deported to distant colonies, including New Caledonia and French Guiana.…

The Kremlin’s declaration that Venezuela “must be guaranteed the right to determine its own future without destructive external interference, particularly of a military nature,” issued after American forces captured President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, was already freighted with contradiction. The sentence itself is almost textbook international law—sovereignty, self-determination, nonintervention. It could have…

“I’m used to dealing with and confronting criminals, delinquents. And they don’t scare me,” says Delia Espinoza Valenzuela, the Attorney General who was disbarred by those she was investigating, and an emblematic figure in the fight against corruption in Peru. In an exclusive interview with Pressenza, Dr. Espinoza reveals the inner workings of a world…

The recent Special Report on the Situation of Freedom of Expression in Chile, published by the Special Rapporteurship for Freedom of Expression (RELE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) in October 2025, is not just an institutional diagnosis: it is a raw reflection of the precariousness faced by journalists like me in contexts…

Once again, we have witnessed the United States openly flout international law by bombing Caracas and abducting the Venezuelan president. The accusations of drug trafficking and weapons possession against Nicolás Maduro and his wife are nothing more than a pretext used by Donald Trump to continue playing the self-appointed role of global sheriff. This way…

L’Institut Novact de Noviolència expressa la seva condemna categòrica a la intervenció militar dels Estats Units en territori veneçolà i a la detenció del president Nicolás Maduro. L’unilateralisme viscut a Ucraïna, Palestina i ara Veneçuela, entre d’altres, accelera un nou ordre global basat en l’autoritarisme i en una lògica de la força incompatible amb les…

(Group pushes for regulatory and consumer vigilance to break the unlawful trade of contraband cosmetics with mercury) 4 January 2026, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition today released a list of 13 skin lightening products found in 2025 to contain mercury, a hazardous neurotoxin banned worldwide in cosmetics under the Minamata Convention on…