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Pakistan’s Digital Censorship—The Real Cost of Internet Disruptions
- Inter Press Service
ISLAMABAD, Oct 09 (IPS) - Over the past few months, Pakistan has been grappling with a persistent and disruptive internet slowdown, leaving millions of citizens frustrated.
Strategic Patience can Mitigate Conflict Between Israel & Iran
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC/OXFORD, Oct 09 (IPS) - How will Israel respond to Iran's recent ballistic missiles barrage? "Strategic patience" is the best course. Israel has its hands full with Hamas and Hezbollah. Now is not the time to escalate a new major war with Iran, which could have nuclear implications.
Agroecology: The Game-Changing Solution to Global Food, Climate and Conflict Crises
- Inter Press Service
TURIN, Italy, Oct 08 (IPS) - Edward Mukiibi, President of Slow Food, champions agroecology as a transformative answer to the world's most pressing crises: food insecurity, climate change, and violent conflicts.
‘The Focus Should Be on Holding Social Media Companies Accountable, Not Punishing Individual Users’
- Inter Press Service
Oct 07 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the recent Twitter/X ban in Brazil with Iná Jost, lawyer and head of research at InternetLab, an independent Brazilian think tank focused on human rights and digital technologies.
Why Africa Should Embrace Territorial Markets to Withstand Climate Shocks and Crises
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Oct 04 (IPS) - African policymakers, local leaders and the private sector have been asked to create an enabling environment that will help African traders and farmer folks build reliable systems for food security and resilience through territorial markets.
The UN Cybercrime Convention: A New Repressive Tool in Disguise?
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct 04 (IPS) - The UN Office on Drugs and Crime hailed the recently agreed Cybercrime Convention as a ‘landmark step' in cooperating to tackle online dangers. But human rights organisations aren't so sure.
Prostitution an ‘Egregious Violation of Human Rights’—UN Special Rapporteur
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 03 (IPS) - Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, calls prostitution a "system of violence" that does not benefit society at all, especially the women and girls forced into this system.
Cuba's Coastal Dwellers Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
MANZANILLO, Cuba, Oct 02 (IPS) - When the weather is bad, the residents of the Litoral neighborhood in Manzanillo, Cuba, are forced to evacuate their houses. When it's calm, the sea penetrates the foundations of houses, leaving them vulnerable. Now the community is getting together to restore the mangroves and improve the environment to return their homes to safety.Every time a hurricane clouds the skies over the city of Manzanillo, in the eastern Cuban province of Granma, the sea pounds the Litoral neighbourhood, forcing many of the 200 families who live there to evacuate inland because of flooding.
UN, Lebanon Launch $426 Million Humanitarian Emergency Appeal
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 02 (IPS) - The escalating hostilities between Israel and Lebanon have already threatened the safety and security of more than 1 million civilians, urging Lebanon's government and the United Nations to take swift humanitarian action and call for international support.
Rejuvenating Tradition Help Save Ancient Engineering Marvel—Dhamapur Lake
- Inter Press Service
PUNE, India, Oct 02 (IPS) - Dhamapur is a small village in Malvan taluka of west Sindhudurg district, housing the famous Dhamapur Lake. The Vijayanagar kings constructed an earthfill dam in 1530 A.D., creating a man-made lake surrounded by hills on three sides. Canals connect it to the Karli river, irrigating lush paddies and farms that grow the red Sorti and Walay rice varieties typical to the region.
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