By Gianna Pontecorboli, in New York
The tension that the forcible annexation of four regions of Ukraine has caused at the Glass Palace on Thursday morning was illustrated by the unexpected appearance of Secretary General Antonio Guterres at his spokesman's...
by Ambra Visentin
According to a UN decision, Australia has for too long failed to adequately protect Pacific islanders from the effects of climate change and for this it must compensate them. While the idea of attacking Western states for...
By Martin Chulov* – The Guardian
Mahsa Amini’s death in custody is fast becoming another moment of reckoning for the Iranian regime that fears a popular revolt more than it fears staring down the rest of the world.
Four days after...
Twelve years ago on 25 July, WikiLeaks published the 'Afghan War Diary', while in October of the same year, the 'Iraq War Logs' came out: huge amounts of reports documenting the havoc of the two ongoing wars in Afghanistan...
By Futura D'Aprile
It is now two years since the village of Hasankeyf in Turkish Kurdistan was submerged by the waters of the Ilisu dam. All that remains of the settlement that once stood along the banks of the Tigris...
By Anna Bisignano
After 30 years of military rule under an oppressive dictatorship Sudan has finally toppled its president Omar al-Bashir, in April 2019. Revolutions are not new in Sudan: the revolution that overthrew President Omar al-Bashir had been going...
The Philippine website Rappler is still public and running despite threats from the Manila judiciary. Perhaps it is no coincidence that the imminent news of its closure came on the eve of the changing of the guard at the...
by Stefano Bocconetti
The American High Court has ruled on abortion: bringing the US history 50 years back, everyone says. But this is not the case - it's probably even worse. Why? "Because the difference between now and the last...
By Azeezah Kanji* – Truthout
As the British government moves ever closer to extraditing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, the pantomime of “justice” cloaking his persecution in the regalia of the “rule of law” continues to unfold:...
The op-ed by our director and founder, Raffaele Crocco.
How much are we willing to sacrifice of what we believe in. How much can we leave on the road in terms of principles, values, shared rights? Above all, what is...
