Human Rights Watch is calling for international pressure on the Hasina government to protect rights from military violence against peaceful protesters and internet shutdowns.
The NGO points to a 2016 UN Human Rights Council resolution that “shutting down the internet...
by Tariq Rauf *, InDepthNews (IDN), OtherNews
At one point in the late 1960s, as many as eight different types were deployed at the same time. The US stockpile of nuclear weapons deployed in South Korea reached a peak in...
by Higerta Gjergji
The search for “rare earths”, known in the world as Rare Earth Elements (REE), is destined to become one of the pillars of the ecological transition, referring to materials that are increasingly in demand in the industrial...
by Lettera 22
During the hearing at the Italian Parliament, in her introductory remarks, Boldrini highlighted the significance of the discussion, emphasizing the need for immediate and sustained humanitarian efforts. Representatives from each organization provided insights into various facets of...
by Subir Bhaumik* (from Calcutta, India)
Operation 1027, the military offensive launched by a group of ethnic rebel armies last year, entered a decisive second phase last week with a furious assault on the town of Lashio on the China-Myanmar...
by Anna Violante
On 6 June, on the sixth anniversary of the arbitrary arrest of 16 defenders of the rights of the casteless and marginalised, Amnesty International took to Twitter and Instagram to once again call on the Indian government...
by Sofia Silei
On June 18, Thailand made an important historic step in the recognition of LGBTQ+ rights, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. The Thai Senate, under the government of Srettha Thavisin, passed a...
by Subir Bhaumik (from Calcutta, India)
India’s leading election watchdog The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and the National Election Watch have finally analysed the affidavits of 71 out of 72 ministers, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the findings...
“Today marks a sad and sobering milestone - 1,000 days since the announcement banning girls in Afghanistan from attending secondary schools”, UNICEF Executive Director, Catherine Russell, reports. “A Thousand days out-of-school amounts to 3 billion learning hours lost -...
by Subir Bhaumik (in Calcutta and Pratyusha Mukherjee in Arunachal Pradesh)
Detailed tweets by the army circulated under its logo have challenged the Chinese renaming of seven places in Arunachal and efforts are on to counter each of the 30...
