African Union
The Unremarkable Death of Migrants in the Sahara Desert
Sabah, Libya, is an oasis town at the northern edge of the Sahara Desert. To stand at the edge of the town and look […]
Archive
Analysis
Transitional Justice (Part 56): Rohingya the Voiceless, Stateless Refugees
Introduction 15 Mar 2024 – It is natural to have questions about how this paper on transitional justice fits into the series of 56 […]
Culture
Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now
Those advocating for artificial intelligence tout the huge benefits of using this technology. For instance, an article in CNN points out how AI is […]
Analysis
We Need a Plan for the Transition to Renewable Energy
The transition to renewable energy is inevitable given the current climate crisis and the fact that fossil fuels are a finite resource. To make […]
African Union
Gaza Is DR Congo, Gaza Is Haiti
How can I hold the knowledge of unspeakable horrors happening far away and not explode inside? How can I sit in my modest but […]
Analysis
The Middle East and North Africa
In 2024, 12 percent of “forcibly displaced and stateless people” are expected to be from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, said […]
Articles
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” An appeal for today’s world
by Eliane Perret, psychologist and curative educator Living in peace is a deeply rooted desire of all people. All the more urgently we […]
Analysis
The Warsaw Ghetto and Gaza: Understanding History By Ernesto Estévez Rams
Anne Frank was in hiding from fascist terror in Amsterdam from 1942 until August 4, 1944. Her diary is perhaps the most famous diary […]
African Union
“Oh freedom– what crimes have been committed in your name!”
Speech made by Bassolma Bazie, Foreign Minister of the Transitional Government of Burkina Faso, at the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations, […]
Environment
Libya Climate Crisis Linked to Pentagon-NATO Intervention of 2011
Western foreign policy has destroyed the capacity of Libya and the Kingdom of Morocco to coordinate relief efforts amid the worsening effects of […]
Activism
Beyond Climate Colonialism and Food Imperialism to Earth Democracy and Food Freedom
Prof. Vandana Shiva | Navdanya International – TRANSCEND Media Service 6 Sep 2023 1. Mother Earth is a sacred, self organized living being. She […]
Analysis
Private Military Companies Continue To Expand in Africa By John P. Ruehl
In the wake of the July 26 coup in Niger, the world’s spotlight has once again turned to the expansion of private military and […]
Analysis
Can China and the United States Establish Mutual Respect to Lessen Tensions?
Source: Globetrotter On June 3, 2023, naval vessels from the United States and Canada conducted a joint military exercise in the South China Sea. A […]
Analysis
Will the Circle be Unbroken? Reviving the Spirit of Bandung and Panchsheel
“I hate the US empire, and I love the US republic.” — Johan Galtung Circles evoke mutual acceptance, self-respect, and constructive collaboration. Straight lines […]
Art & Peace
Survivors Uncensored: Voices from Rwanda and the Rwandan Diaspora
Most reporting on the Rwandan 1994 atrocities was false and driven by the Clinton administration’s need to hide its culpability. The book Survivors Uncensored […]
TRANSCEND
Dissecting the Evolution of the Official 9/11 Narrative
Marilyn Langlois, Graeme MacQueen and Ted Walter – TRANSCEND Media Service 19 Sep 2022 – Last week marked the 21st anniversary of the crimes of […]
Peace & Security
UN International Day of Peace –> 21 September
2022 Theme: End Racism–Build Peace Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly […]
African Union
Central African Republic launches Bitcoin hub
The Central African Republic has launched its government-backed cryptocurrency hub called Sango – named after one of the country’s official languages. President Faustin Archange […]
Action alerts
Back in Time: How the ‘Master Narrative’ shapes racist reporting on the Monkeypox
The recent racist western media coverage of the monkeypox virus outbreak has tragically taken us centuries back in history, as we are painfully reminded […]
Analysis
A New Geopolitical Age By Ignacio Ramonet
February 24, 2022, the date of the start of the war in Ukraine, marks the world’s entry into a new geopolitical age. We are […]
Culture
Freedom of Speech: the First Victim of the Ukrainian Crisis By Gustavo A Maranges
Freedom of speech has become something like the 11th commandment of the Bible and it is interpreted by everyone in their own way, as […]
Analysis
The Hell of Migrants By José Blanco
The hell of migration today is extreme. Women and men, often with children, or children without parents, face the most brutal social, political, climatic, […]
Art & Peace
Book Review: The Soul of Uganda Through Song by Michiel van Oosterhout
The Soul of Uganda Through Song by the Dutch journalist, music archivist and documentary filmmaker, Michiel van Oosterhout, is a lyrical telling of Uganda’s history […]
Activism
Are We Building Our Own Prison Thinking We Own the Key to Our Cell?
Like frogs in water that keeps getting hotter and hotter, we are nearing the boiling point. A plague of “vaccine mandates” and “vaccine passports” […]
Activism
Arundhati Roy on America’s Fiery, Brutal Impotence
The US leaves Afghanistan humiliated, but now faces bigger worries, from social polarisation to environmental collapse, says the novelist and essayist. For reasons of […]