Documenting killings and disappearances of land and environmental defenders

Every year, Global Witness works with partners to gather evidence, verify and document every time a land and environmental defender is killed or disappeared. Our methodology follows robust criteria, yet undocumented cases pose challenges when it...

Ends and Means

Three Santa Monica College (SMC) short films were screened during the 29th annual Los Angeles Shorts International Film Festival between July 16-28 at Regal Cinemas in downtown Los Angeles. The films titled No Return, Fear and Treble, and Ends and...

‘We’re still in the dark’: a missing land defender and the deadly toll of land conflict on Indigenous people

One day last November, Julia Chuñil called for her dog, Cholito, and they set off into the woods around her home to search for lost livestock. The animals returned but Chuñil, who was 72 at the time, and Cholito did not. More than 100 people...

ICE Arrested Nearly 400 In Chicago, Nearby States In The Days After Trump’s Inauguration: Records

CHICAGO — Even as federal immigration officials round up more people in Chicago, they still won’t say exactly who they arrested eight months ago in the first sweeps of President Donald Trump’s second term. Listen 🎧 What To Know About ICE’s...

Canadian board rules in favor of Christian military member denied religious exemption to COVID shot

News A federal board declared the Canadian Department of National Defence was wrong to reject an Armed Forces member’s exemption to the COVID shot mandate that he sought due to his Christian beliefs. OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) — Canada’s...

Tuscola High School Alumni Association to induct two into Hall of Fame; Hausmanns named honorary Warriors

The two Tuscola High School Hall of Fame inductees — Bruce Wood (Class of 1975), nominated by Kathy Jacobs and classmates, and Daniel Meyer (Class of 1983), nominated by John Brookins — will be honored at the Tuscola High School Alumni...

Haverford Students’ Council Meeting Minutes 09/07-09/14

From the Editors: Each week, The Bi-College News will be publishing the Students’ Council meeting minutes released in the Students’ Council Newsletter. These meeting minutes come directly to the inboxes of all Haverford students; in the interests...

What the Maya did with human bones in their cave rituals was gruesome

Archaeologists working in a Guatemalan cave report hundreds of Maya bones, mostly in fragments. Many show clear signs of injury, arrangement, and ritual handling. The site sits beneath the ancient city of Dos Pilas, and the pattern they are seeing...

Palestinians in Latin America organize against erasure

Ana Maria Monjardino 16 September 2025 Rawa Alsagheer at a demonstration in Sao Paolo, Brazil, on 17 May, 2025. Ratib Al SafadiSiman Khoury left his hometown of Aboud, Palestine, in May 1980. Just 25 and recently married at Bethlehem’s Church of...

Marlborough Democrats to host peace forum on Sept. 17 at city library

The Marlborough Democratic City Committee’s Peace Subcommittee is holding a public forum entitled "Promoting Peace in Age of Polarization" from 6-8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the Grice Community Room at the Marlborough Public Library,...

Exit ramps change on I-481 in eastern suburbs (Good Morning CNY)

Subscribe to get the Good Morning, CNY newsletter delivered to your email inbox weekday mornings. Weather High: 81. Low: 55. Mostly sunny and nice. See the 5-day forecast. Photo of the day New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was in Syracuse on Monday, and...

'I won't change my views': Sheikha Hoor brings Palestine to Aichi Triennale

Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi has long refused to separate art from politics. At this year’s Aichi Triennale in Japan – her first major international project since the Israel-Gaza conflict began nearly two years ago – she brings Palestine to the centre...

When sleeping volcanoes wake

If you happened to be at the right place in southern Mexico in the early 1980s, you might have encountered a strange-looking hill poking up from a thick tropical jungle. Covered in trees, it was known as ‘El Chichón’, the Spanish slang word for a...

Fresno State celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) kicks off today with a series of cultural events, lectures and performances honoring the contributions of Latino communities. The university will host activities through Oct. 15, highlighting traditions, history and...

'I won't change my views': Sheikha Hoor brings Palestine to Aichi Triennale

Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi has long refused to separate art from politics. At this year’s Aichi Triennale in Japan – her first major international project since the Israel-Gaza conflict began nearly two years ago – she brings Palestine to the centre...

EU's deregulation agenda will undermine protections against surveillance and snooping

Home / News / 2025 / September / EU's deregulation agenda will undermine protections against surveillance and snooping Topic Country/Region 09 September 2025 The EU's so-called war on red tape risks undermining, sidelining or eliminating a vast...

SUNOTEC launches Iberian division to tap emerging solar markets

Solar PV plant developer SUNOTEC has announced the launch of SUNOTEC Iberia, a new division dedicated to expanding the company’s presence in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. This strategic move aligns with SUNOTEC’s commitment to growth in...

Urgent Citizen Action Required to Promote Democracy

Today, on the International Day of Democracy, CIVICUS underlines the critical importance of active citizen participation. Open civic space is essential to safeguarding human rights and fundamental freedoms which are the foundation of democracy. We...

Prince Silver: Advancing the Large-scale Prince Silver Project in Nevada

Investor Insight Angkor Resources is an emerging energy and mineral development company blending traditional oil and gas with copper and gold exploration in Cambodia, while generating revenue through oil production and carbon capture projects in...

What is Christian Mbilli's ethnicity? Exploring the boxer's heritage, nationality, and more

Undefeated WBC interim super middleweight champion Christian Mbilli is set for a monumental fight as he takes on Guatemala's Lester Martinez on the undercard of the highly anticipated Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford showdown. 'Solide' holds a...