On Saturday, February 27, 2016, on the eve of the International Women’s Day, a grand gathering entitled, “Pledge for Parity: Women United against Fundamentalism” was held in the presence of the Iranian Resistance’s President-elect Maryam Rajavi and a number of political dignitaries, intellectuals, prominent personalities, and activists of the equality movement from 26 countries and […]
European terrorism infancy?
Air crash of Malaysian Airlines “Boeing”, which is also called “the air crash of the 21st century”, shocked the whole world and made everyone to regard the conflict occurring in eastern Ukraine differently. If earlier on Russia’s suggestion, we, many Europeans and the international community as a whole, perceived military actions in the Donbas as […]
International conference in Paris on international Day of Women
Rouhani’s attitude toward women’s rights proves the hollowness of claims of his moderation Women activists from around the globe joined with prominent women politicians and dignitaries from Europe and the US to reject the notion that Iran’s new President, Hassan Rouhani, is a moderate or has any moderate agenda. They pointed out that is especially […]
Invisible Money 5
Invisible Money 5 The Cloud Factory Revisited Up The Ladder, Marius Kohl To Luc Frieden Iddhis Bing With the equivalent of 67 trillion dollars floating in and around what is known as the off-shore "shadow banking system" – in tax havens and fiscal paradises from Delaware to Mauritius, the isle […]
France: Taking a Stand for Regional Languages
Written byRayna St. On March 31, 2012, several simultaneous events took place in France’s major cities, driven by the overarching goal of showing an unfailing support to regional as well as indigenous languages [1]. These demonstrations took place three weeks prior to the French presidential election and showed a strong citizen commitment in favor of the recognition of regional […]
Brazil’s National Program for Human Rights
The recently released third edition of the National Program for Human Rights (PNDH-3) has met with a storm of criticism from many different sectors of society, and even from members of the president’s own cabinet. The project comprises reform in amnesty law, abortion, same-sex civil union, media regulation and land reform, in addition to a […]