Hate speech – including online – has become one of the most common ways of spreading divisive rhetoric on a global scale, threatening peace around the world, says UN chief. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Monday, March 13, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Mar 13 (IPS) – Islamophobia is a ‘fear, prejudice…
Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm, sweden) Monday, March 06, 2023 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Mar 06 (IPS) – Putin’s regime recently suspended Russia’s participation in a nuclear arms agreement with Washington. After the decision Putin declared that the move was a retaliation for the US’s, France’s and Britain’s “targeting” of…
Opinion by Noura Hamladji, Samuel Rizk (united nations) Friday, March 03, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 03 (IPS) – There is no better environment for the expansion of violent extremist groups than a vacuum in state authority. It provides ideal conditions for these groups to prey on existing and…
Israel’s separation barrier as seen from Al Ram.. Credit: Jillian Kestler-D’Amours/IPS Opinion by Joseph Chamie (portland, usa) Thursday, March 02, 2023 Inter Press Service PORTLAND, USA, Mar 02 (IPS) – Israel of today as a Jewish and democratic state is a contradiction of terms and as such may possibly become transformed…
“A child in North Syria passing by the ruins, after the earthquake hit his town.” – Credit: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) by Baher Kamal (madrid) Thursday, February 23, 2023 Inter Press Service MADRID, Feb 23 (IPS) – While the world’s biggest powers and their giant private corporations continue to attach high…
A return of non-alignment was evident at the March 2022 UN General Assembly special session on Ukraine. Fifty-two governments from the global south did not support western sanctions against Russia. CREDIT: Manuel Elias/UN Opinion Friday, February 17, 2023 Inter Press Service Feb 17 (IPS) – An African proverb notes that…
Opinion by Daisaku Ikeda (tokyo, japan) Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Inter Press Service TOKYO, Japan, Jan 18 (IPS) – The Ukraine crisis that erupted in February last year continues with no prospect for cessation. The intensified hostilities have inflicted great suffering in population centers and destroyed infrastructure facilities, compelling large numbers…
Opinion by Chloe Bryer – Azza Karam – Ruth Messinger – Negina Yari (new york) Thursday, January 12, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jan 12 (IPS) – Can you imagine what it would be like if women were simply not allowed to step outside of their homes, let alone to…
Opinion by A.H. Monjurul Kabir (new york) Thursday, November 10, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 10 (IPS) – We are living in a world where both our bilateral and multilateral achievements, consensuses on human rights and social justice, and our resolve to public good are being tested like never…
Colosseum at the Prayer with the Pope and the representatives of the workd’s religions. Credit: Elena L. Pasquini by Elena Pasquini (rome) Monday, November 07, 2022 Inter Press Service ROME, Nov 07 (IPS) – Arms are raised, stretched out towards the sky, holding white cards with the word “peace” written in…
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