They cannot be called migrants, they are human rights survivors. We are accomplices to a massive crime, that sends thousands of innocent young people from across Africa to places where they meet their death. Mass rape is a tool for those in power. Cecile Allegra: “When you rape the men, you eliminate the political class”.
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Bani Khoshnoudi: consequences for the Iranian opposition
With opposition fragmented and the regime intent on crushing it, it is difficult to be hopeful in Iran. The youth have not resigned themselves to a return of the Shah nor to the existing repression, but progress will be slow. Graham Douglas The enthusiasm among some Iranians, especially […]
Bani Khoshnoudi: disillusion in Iran following the bombing
Colonialist politics, not religion, are at the centre of the Iranian conflict. The belief by some in US rhetoric about liberating the people from the regime is over, there is hope and also desperation, and the Shah’s son has lost all credibility. “I do not think that religion is at the origin of the ideology behind this war. It is a war of colonizing of more resources for the West”.
Trump and his new obsession: Venezuela as the 51st state
What began as a provocative statement by Donald Trump unleashed a rapid response from Caracas and raised question marks over the limits of United States foreign policy. Although the idea of the Latin American country becoming the 51st state of the United States of America did not please Caracas, […]
Global inflation falls, but it hits the most vulnerable
Even though the IMF’s projections anticipate a downward trend by 2027, prices continue to put pressure on the cost of living, especially in low-income economies. Food inflation and external shocks maintain their unequal impact on a global level. Frank González Inflation is putting rising pressure on the cost […]
















