The Humanitarian Rescue Fleet Faces Hurricane Meloni — Global Issues

The Humanitarian Rescue Fleet Faces Hurricane Meloni — Global Issues

Migrants somewhere in the central Mediterranean are contacted by the Open Arms crew. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza / IPS by Karlos Zurutuza (barcelona) Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Inter Press Service BARCELONA, Dec 13 (IPS) – It was a hellish journey aboard a crammed boat amid three-meter waves. It had started on a…

Defending Identity in the Face of Harassment, Stigma and Death — Global Issues

Defending Identity in the Face of Harassment, Stigma and Death — Global Issues

23-year-old Varin poses next to a mural for queer rights in Sulaymaniyah. It was not long before it was vandalized. Credit Andoni Lubaki/IPS by Karlos Zurutuza (sulaymaniyah, iraq) Friday, November 25, 2022 Inter Press Service SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq, Nov 25 (IPS) – It’s mostly people in their twenties sitting on a terrace…

The Women Who Fight Against the Ayatollahs from the Kurdish Mountains — Global Issues

The Women Who Fight Against the Ayatollahs from the Kurdish Mountains — Global Issues

PJAK copresident Zilan Vejin and a fellow fighter somewhere in the Kurdish mountains. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza/IPS by Karlos Zurutuza (iran-iraq border) Friday, November 04, 2022 Inter Press Service IRAN-IRAQ BORDER, Nov 04 (IPS) – Iran-Iraq border -It usually takes hours of driving in a 4X4 before heading out on foot through…