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Iran: this government is not with the people, but a puppet government is not a solution

We interviewed Nasrin (fictitious name for security reasons) about the current situation in Iran. She lives in Iran, is 20 years old girl, student in physics, promoter of an international humanist non profit organisation that promotes a simultaneous personal and…

Fasting for Gazans: Kathy Kelly’s “Other Lands Have Dreams — Day 33

This will be the final of the “Fast for Gaza” conversations with peacemaker Kathy Kelly.  It was the beginning of a brutal heat wave in NYC; we found a shady spot on the UN side of 1st Avenue.  On the…

MEP Stine Bosse (Denmark): Europe in Africa: Colonial hypocrisy led to collapse. Why the EU has lost out to China?

Danish EP MP Stine Bosse criticises EU policy: ‘Talked about partnership but behaved like masters’ and calls for investment in green energy and education instead of resource control. ‘Africa wants equality – or Europe will lose everything’. By the beginning…

Russia: Putin’s Cup of Tea

Perhaps, the latest book titled ‘Putin’s Cup of Tea’ published in May 2025 portraying the personality of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is a bold, inventive, and relevant collection of poems that pours clear, insightful commentary over human passion and the…

Re-Imagine Peace, in conversation with Noa

I met Achinoam Nini, internationally known as the singer Noa, in Florence on May 31, 2025. She is a peace activist, and she says: “Our role as artists is to create an alternative reality”. What I appreciate is that her…

Fasting for Gazans — Kathy Kelly / Madleen Peace Boat — Day 19

Monday – June 9, 2025 — 19th day of the VFP Fast for Gaza — talking with peacemaker Kathy Kelly and friends, as they consume no more than 250 calories a day for 40 days in solidarity with the citizens of Gaza…

Fasting for Gazans; Kathy Kelly / Brian Terrell — Day 16

This is Day 16 of the Veterans for Peace “40-Day Fast for Gaza.” https://embed.acast.com/$/5ca4a75d29388cc466cf4481/fasting-for-gazans-kathy-kelly-brian-terrell-day-16? Since May 22, 2025, I’ve been speaking with peacemaker Kathy Kelly, who has been fasting to raise awareness about the starvation of the citizens of Gaza. It…

Interview with Veterans and Allies: 10 Days into the “Fast for Gaza” at the United Nations in NYC

As international pressure mounts on Israel to end the starvation of Gaza’s population, Pressenza speaks with members of Veterans For Peace who are participating in a 40-day “Fast for Gaza” in front of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations…

Fasting for GAZANS — Kathy Kelly — Day 6

I am talking with peace activist and Nobel Peace nominee Kathy Kelly as she fasts for 40 days in solidarity with the Palestinian people starving in Gaza. This is the sixth day of her fast. I first spoke with Catholic…

Russia Securing its Borders with the Baltics and Europe

Building on the security concerns and achievements primarily in the Central Asian and Eurasian regions has been the main focus for Russia. The current global instability and rapidly changing geopolitical situation, combined with the Russia-Ukraine crisis, demand that Russia tightly…

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