Founder of Wagner Paramilitary Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Dies in Plane Crash Two Months After Challenging Putin, Sparking Speculation of His Fate
By Newsdesk
In a shocking turn of events, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the paramilitary group Wagner, has met an untimely demise in a private plane crash. This tragedy comes merely two months after Prigozhin’s bold confrontation with Russian authorities, during which he openly challenged top military figures and accused them of corruption and unpatriotic behaviour. While
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Breaking Barriers to Peace, Faith Organizations Unite Against Religiously Motivated Violence
By Newsdesk
In a joint statement shared today in honour of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Violence Based on Religion or Beliefs, leading global multi-religious organizations, Religions for Peace and United Religions Initiative (URI), announced they are “deepening their collaboration on the prevention of religiously motivated violence across the globe. This multi-religious partnership will galvanize other
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Weather Events, Heatwaves and Heavy Rainfall Shattering Records Worldwide
By Newsdesk
As we enter the summer of 2023 the global climate continues to astonish us with weather phenomena. Soaring temperatures and intense rainfall are wreaking havoc in regions highlighting the need to address climate change. This article explores the surge of weather events their impact, on different parts of the world and ongoing efforts to comprehend
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Fostering Peace, OSCE Human Rights Boss Stresses Interfaith Dialogue's Vital Role
By Newsdesk
WARSAW, August 22nd, 2023 – The beautiful fabric of interfaith and interreligious dialogue is intertwined with the threads of various faith traditions. Each of the religions, large or small, contributes to upholding the right to freedom of religion or belief and striving to eradicate religious intolerance and violence. On the International Day dedicated to commemorating
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Netflix, Painkiller and The Empire of Pain (Oxycodone)
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My son, at the age of 15, was prescribed OxyConti, suffered years of addiction, and at the age of 32 died alone and in the cold in a petrol station car park. This is the mother of Christopher Tejo speaking, and her testimony appears in chapter number 1 of the series “Medicina Legal,” which has
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2 minutes for believers of all faiths in prison in Russia
By Willy Fautre
At the end of July, the Court of Cassation upheld the 2 years and 6 months in prison sentence against Aleksandr Nikolaev. The court had found him guilty of participating in the activities of an extremist organization, the religious organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses. In fact, he was just reading the Bible and discussing religious issues in private
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Spain Clinches Women's World Championship with a Left-footed Strike that Broke Down Barriers
By Newsdesk
In a moment that will forever be remembered in history, Spain achieved a feat by winning the world champions title. This remarkable accomplishment came through Olga Carmona’s left-footed goal, which not only dismantled the opposition but also broke down long-standing barriers. Carmona’s goal not only secured the victory but also marked an incredible milestone for
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Hate speech and intolerance: the case of a philosophical yoga school (II)
By Willy Fautre
In the first article of this series, I discussed the cooperation between the special anti-trafficking Argentinian agency PROTEX and the professional anti-cultist Pablo Salum. This article was originally published by Bitter Winter under the title “Anti-Cult Repression in Argentina 2. PROTEX and Pablo Salum” (18 August 2023) It is time for the U.S. Department of State, USCIRF, and other
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"Their fighting spirit has stayed with us”: UN Reflects on 20th Anniversary of Tragic Attack
By Newsdesk
UN Human Rights Memorial Commemorates Colleagues Lost on World Humanitarian Day Geneva, Switzerland – August 18, 2023: The serene city of Geneva once again served as the epicenter of global compassion and solidarity as the United Nations commemorated World Humanitarian Day (August 19th). Marking the anniversary of the 2003 Canal Hotel bombing in Baghdad, which
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Experts resolve Global Stand against violence for Belief: Remembering Victims
By Newsdesk
GENEVA (18 August 2023) – On the occasion of the International Day to commemorate victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief, a group of UN experts* issued the following joint statement:  “In 2019, 22 August was designated by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts
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Hate speech and intolerance: the case of a philosophical yoga school (I)
By Willy Fautre
On 12 August 2022, in the evening, about sixty people in their sixties were attending a quiet philosophy class in a coffee shop located on the ground-floor of a ten-floor building in the State of Israel Avenue, in a middle-class district of Buenos Aires when suddenly all hell broke loose. This article was originally published
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