The proposal to suspend the EU-Israel agreement was launched by Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia over war crimes against the Palestinian population and in Lebanon. However, Italy and Germany vetoed the proposal.
Last Thursday, activists of the RentStrike network organized an anti-eviction picket to save an elderly resident of Rome, victim of an irregular lease, from a life of homelessness, thanks to an appeal to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. They had done so in May for a similar case.
Japan has capital punishment by hanging. A large majority of Japanese are in favour of it and often there are executions around this time of the year. However, there have been no executions since 28 July 2010. The current Justice Minister is under a lot of pressure to sign death warrants now.
'The Seeds Beneath the Snow' is a non-profit association founded in the spring of 2006. It is based in Pisa, Italy. The seeds are the themes it aims to deal with: nonviolence, peace, human rights and the environment. A tri-lingual (Japanese-Italian-English) library has been set up, as well as this website.
La recente evoluzione dello scontro tra Stati Uniti e Cina per il primato nell'Intelligenza Artificiale ci offre una straordinaria lezione di economia politica: le logiche del protezionismo possono trasformarsi in un clamoroso autogol per chi le promuove. L'amaro articolo odierno di Associated Press
Minimo lo scarto tra i due candidati in un voto segnato dalle forti ingerenze Usa e dal maneggio dei voti dei colombiani all’estero che fanno ipotizzare una presunta frode.
Due dataset complementari sulla presenza militare statunitense in Europa: il Base Structure Report del Pentagono e il dataset Drawdown del Quincy Institute
Il dataset NAVCO raccoglie 622 campagne di resistenza in tutto il mondo dal 1900 al 2019. I risultati sfidano l'assunzione che la violenza sia il mezzo più efficace per ottenere un cambiamento politico.
Pax Christi International and Amnesty International take a strong stance
The scourge of irregular leases exposed
STOP EXECUTIONS IN JAPAN!
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