Gangtok, 20 Sep : (IPR) The Second Supplementary Demands for Grants for the year 2018-19 was passed by the House today in the concluding day of the two-day Session of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. Chief Minister Shri Pawan Chamling, also the Minister-In-Charge…
‘We are known political activists, so the police put our names in.’ Source: Protest News
Thousands gathered in Barcelona on Thursday to mark the first anniversary of a police raid on Catalan government offices in the Mediterranean city, a move that sparked a huge demonstration ahead of a banned vote on a split from Spain. Source: Protest…
Afghans Leave Iran as Economy Worsens The Iranian economy has plunged even further since the United States pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal and re-imposed sanctions - and the fallout is affecting Iran’s war-torn neighbor, Afghanistan. This is because up to…
UN Expects More Upheavals as Trump’s Foreign Policy Runs Wild By Thalif DeenReprint |      |  Print | Send by email Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, addresses the Assembly’s annual general debate. Credit: UN Photo/Cia Pak UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 2018 (IPS) - The unpredictable…
Uganda’s Comfort Dog Project Heals Trauma Through Therapy, Canine Companionship Beatrice LamwakaReporter Nakisanze SegawaReporter For those abducted during the war in northern Uganda, everyday life can be fraught with fear and traumatic flashbacks to captivity in the Lord’s Resistance Army. Now, a…
Two kinds of justice in Spain KRYSTYNA SCHREIBERÂ 18 September 2018 The recent conviction of several Basque youths with heavy sentences and the charges against Catalan politicians reveal the political nature of justice in Spain. Justice for the Altsasu youth. Aritz Leoz. All…
Japan moves to accept more workers from abroad, but public opinion remains divided Posted 18 September 2018 14:20 GMT Pedestrians cross a street in busy Osaka. Image from Pixabay. Japan is known for being a relatively homogeneous society. Just 2 percent of residents are foreign nationals, compared…
India: United Left’s Win in JNU is a Response to the Current Government’s Anti-People Actions
Rethinking conservation: Cancer, communalism, climate change are more linked than you’d think Environmentalism and conservation have come to represent a narrow set of norms defined by a particular urban elite community. Demonstrators dressed as US President Donald Trump and polar bears at…
