Viewpoint by Anabella Rosemberg The writer is International Programme Director at Greenpeace International. AMSTERDAM (IDN) — On days like World Environment Day, intriguing, outraging and surprising data about the damage being done to the environment are often shared and spoken of. Too often these stories about our ailing planet only further eco-anxiety and stunt rather […]
Swiss Firm Fined Billion Dollar for Massive Bribery in Africa
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Illicit payments, multiple counts of bribery and market manipulation were among the many misdeeds of Glencore International and Glencore Ltd, a Swiss-based commodity trading and mining company according to numerous reports in the press. Over a 10-year period, bribes worth millions were lavished on government […]
Wole Soyinka Wants Nigeria to End Killings of Women and Children
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — As Americans grapple with the proliferation of guns used against minorities, elders, children, immigrants and victims chosen randomly, Nigerian Professor Wole Soyinka has launched a similar campaign against the rising rate of intentional homicides that the Nigerian government has failed to reverse.
Southern Nigeria’s Hypocrisy Will Produce Another Northern President
Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP newspaper based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA (IDN) — After the primary by Nigeria’s opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) which produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s candidate for next year’s presidential election, political leaders in the South of the country have […]
Sri Lanka: A Lifeless Revival
Viewpoint by Neville de Silva This article was issued by Asian Affairs (London) and is being republished with the author’s permission. LONDON (IDN) — In resurrecting old political stalwarts and refusing to relinquish power, Sri Lanka’s president looks set to further betray the people. There is a saying in Sinhala, the language of Sri Lanka’s […]
SGI Supports Launch of “Immoral Code” Film
Call for New International Law on Autonomy in Weapons Systems By Kyodo JBN This press release was issued by Soka Gakkai International (SGI) on May 25, 2022, and is being re-published with their permission. TOKYO — Immoral Code, a 23-minute documentary that raises important questions about how far we are prepared to let machines make […]
Suddenly Awake. About ‘Cancel’ And ‘Woke’ Culture
Viewpoint by Jan Servaes BRUSSELS (IDN) — Several years ago, when I provoked a discussion about the word “ho” during my hitherto popular “Hip hop for social change” course at the University of Massachusetts, nearly half of the enrolled students immediately cancelled me. They didn’t show up again the following week. “How could I, a […]
The Pope Calls Kazakhstan ‘A Reliable Partner’ In Central Asia
By Kudrenok Tatyana This article was issued by Kazinform and is being republished with their permission. NUR-SULTAN | VATICAN (IDN) — Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi, was honored with a private audience with Pope Francis during his official visit to Vatican, Kazinform has learned from the […]
War Monger Henry Kissinger Has Become A Peacenik
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) — Henry Kissinger used to be a totally different kettle of fish than he is these days. It was Kissinger who helped engineer a coup d’état in democratic Chile that led to a great deal of torture and suffering. Second, turn to the war in Vietnam, Cambodia and […]
Mali’s Withdrawal from Sahel-5 Joint Force Undermines Africa’s Unity
By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW | BAMAKO (IDN) — The Malian Transitional Military Government’s abrupt and unexpected decision to withdraw from the G5-Sahel group and its Joint Force is “unfortunate” and “regrettable”, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council as she urged countries in the region to redouble efforts to protect human rights, […]