At the time of going to press, a recorded 4 million Ukrainians had been displaced since February. All of them fled Ukraine following the outbreak of war in Donbas, making this the biggest exodus seen in Europe since World War II (1939 – 1945). This figure accounts for almost […]
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Martin Luther King: promoting non-violence, rejecting silence
The leader of the Civil Rights Movement dedicated his life to activism, following the philosophy of civil disobedience to change the “white structure power” and the “unjust laws” which were rooted in a racist society. His legacy is an inspiration to contemporary movements of liberation such as Black Lives Matter. […]
Kyiv criticises Ukrainians fleeing to Russia
The government of Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has condemned the proposed opening of an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, intended to meet the needs of Ukrainian refugees arriving in Russia. The Kyiv government has also rejected the opening of humanitarian […]
NATO expansionism and Russian invasion of Ukraine: the debate on the left
The real issue that has generated much heated discussion on the left is not over whether the Russian invasion is justifiable. Few, that is very few, say it is. Rather the key question is whether raising the issue of NATO distracts from the atrocity of the Russian invasion. Steve […]
A region sick with violence
This is a zone with great farming and ranching potential, but it is facing one of the most difficult to solve conflicts in Africa. Displaced people live in tragic conditions and in five years, the number of deaths has reached 300,000. Julio Morejon Tartabull There the battles between […]