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Pharmaceutical Industry in Crisis: A Threat to Public Health

The API Industrial Park in Munshiganj can reshape the future of this sector. By S M Abul Hossain (Dhaka Bureau) While Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical industry- which has established a strong position in the global market- has not plunged into a catastrophic shortage, it is currently grappling with a deep structural and policy crisis. Experts warn that…
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Pressenza’s Nayan Khiang Meets French Envoy to Boost Expat Welfare & Bilateral Ties

By G M Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) A significant bilateral courtesy meeting took place between the French Ambassador to Bangladesh, Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet, and Nayan Khiang- a French citizen of Bangladeshi descent, writer, journalist and representative of the Pressenza- Paris Bureau. Spanning over an hour in Dhaka recently, the vital discussion covered a wide range of…
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Speakers called on the international community to intensify diplomatic engagement for a peaceful settlement of Kashmir

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Chairman, World Forum for Peace & Justice New York, October 27, 2026 — Speakers at an event commemorating October 27 as the day of the Jammu and Kashmir occupation called for a peaceful and just resolution of the Kashmir dispute. Held under the theme “Jammu & Kashmir: 79 Years of…
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Colombia threatens its Caribbean neighbor: Nicaragua

When Abelardo de la Espriella was declared the winner of Colombia’s presidential elections, he announced his plan to sever diplomatic relations with Nicaragua, saying, “In my government there will be no ties whatsoever with tyrannies.” By Becca Renk Foster and John Perry In October, he followed this by reviving a longstanding maritime dispute with Nicaragua…
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When the British Colonists in America Threw Tea Into Boston Harbor — 1773

From the Boston Tea Party to Venezuelan Oil, Through Louisiana, Mexico, Indigenous Peoples, Hawaii, and the Philippines: The History of a Nation That Was Born Defying an Empire and Ultimately Acquired the Power of One. “Empires tend to forget that many of the rebellions they condemn bear an uncomfortable resemblance to those they once celebrated.”…
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Russia-Africa: Sharing A Common Future?

(Moscow Bureau) – On October 28, 2026, Russian President Vladimir Putin, took part in the plenary session of the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum held at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow. Chairperson of the African Union, President of the Republic of Burundi Évariste Ndayishimiye also delivered an address. The session was moderated by Director of the…
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What messages did the 2026 Russian Energy Week forum convey to the world about global energy security?

2026 Russia Energy Week Forum: A Wider Energy Trade Network Across Asia, Eurasia, Africa And The West Analysis: Russia Energy Week (REW) 2026, held in Moscow, highlighted Russia’s continuing pivot to Asia alongside efforts to expand energy cooperation across Eurasia, Africa and selected Western markets. The forum’s outcomes reflected Moscow’s strategy of diversifying export destinations,…
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Peru: Heavy blow to justice in the Forced Sterilizations case

Outrageous. Peru’s Public Prosecutor’s Office closed the investigation into the Forced Sterilizations case that occurred between 1990 and 2000, during Alberto Fujimori’s government. In this case, considered a crime against humanity, approximately more than 314 thousand women (most of them Indigenous and poor) and 20 thousand men were subjected to surgical contraception procedures (tubal ligations…
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The Humanist Movement at the 9th International Conference on World Religions

In a historical moment marked by conflict, division, environmental crises and inequality, the 9th International Conference on World Religions (ICWR-26), held on October 24th and 25th at Minhaj University in Lahore, Pakistan, set out to be a forum for reflection on how religious traditions can help heal fractured societies through compassion, ethical leadership, interreligious solidarity…
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L’European Civic Academy arriba a Barcelona per debatre com defensar els drets davant la llei del més fort
El divendres 13 de novembre, l’European Civic Forum, en col·laboració amb NOVACT, organitza al Prat de Llobregat una jornada oberta sobre el desmantellament dels drets i de l’espai cívic i sobre com resistir-hi des de la societat civil. La jornada serà íntegrament en anglès. Els drets humans, el dret internacional, les proteccions laborals i ambientals…