Opinion, by Lara Stein* – Newsweek After years of human rights violations, and weeks before Saudi Arabia was set to lift its oppressive ban on women drivers, the government has arrested at least 11 women’s rights activists. The government has denied these women access to legal…
Roberto Saviano* A wave of hatred has been whipped up, threatening the civil rights of all of us I have never felt a greater need to speak out. I have never felt a greater need to try to explain why this new Italian government cannot be allowed to survive.
Dr. Jeremy Leggett * – KNect365 When the G7 leaders agreed to push for a phase out of fossil fuels in June 2015, few suspected they could take the rest of the world with them. But at the Paris climate summit six months later every independent nation on the planet agreed to join…
by Roberto Savio* Rome – Donald John Trump, 45th and current president of the United States, has been seen in many illustrious circles as an anomaly that cannot last. Well, it is time to look at reality.
By Ed Holt KIEV, Jun 2018 (IPS) – When news broke on May 29th that journalist Arkady Babchenko had been murdered in Ukraine, serious questions about the safety of journalists in the country were raised. When news broke less than 24-hours later that Babchenko’s murder had been…
By Frederika Randall* – The Nation The head of the fearmongering, anti-immigrant Lega party has enormous power in Italy’s new government Si Salvini chi può. When Italy’s two most bellicose parties finally agreed to form a government on June 1, following 88 days of post-election…
By Thalif Deen * UNITED NATIONS, Jun 2018 (IPS) – Faced with growing allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in the UN system, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last year announced a “zero-tolerance” policy to fight harassment in the world body. But UN Women, which…
By Daniel Kliman, Abigail Grace(*) – Foreign Policy Beijing is using the region’s ongoing woes to solidify its own geopolitical agenda As the Middle East becomes ever more unstable, a surprising victor may be emerging: China. Under President Xi Jinping, China has accelerated its…
Bill McKibben* At a gathering of fossil fuel executives at the Vatican, Pope Francis spoke much-needed common sense about climate change You kind of expect popes to talk about spiritual stuff, kind of the way you expect chefs to discuss spices or tree surgeons to make small talk…
By Will Higginbotham UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 2018 (IPS) – Conflicts have uprooted millions across several African nations and we must not forget them, said a human rights group. Norwegian Refugee Council’s (NRC) timely message was published through their annual list of the worlds…
