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Central Asia Marks 20 Years of Its Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone With Renewed Call for Disarmament

TOKYO, Japan, September 11 (IPS) - Twenty years after five Central Asian states signed a landmark treaty banning nuclear weapons...

PHILIPPINES: ‘Responding to Disinformation Can’t Mean Giving the Government a Mandate to Police Truth’

CIVICUS discusses the implications of the Philippines’ proposed anti-disinformation bill with Josalee Deinla, Secretary-General of the National Union of Peoples’...

The Lighter Side of Politics at the UN General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS, September 11 (IPS) - When over 130 world leaders arrive in New York for the high-level segment of...

Afghan Men Quietly Resist Taliban Ban on Girls’ Education

KABUL, September 10 (IPS) - Many wonder why men in Afghanistan do not protest when women’s rights are trampled upon....

A Spectre is Haunting Europe — the Spectre of Ultra-Nationalism

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, September 10 (IPS) - During summer months there is a certain news drought. Nevertheless, this year social media...