Did the end of green Sahara lead to the collapse of civilisations?
We discuss the possible relationship between the desertification of the Green Sahara and consequent climate shifts that may have led civilisations across Asia and Africa to collapse.
Students protest in Hungary as Orban loyalists take control of another university
Students of University of Theatre and Film Arts and their supporters have mounted a strong resistance against the hand over of the university administration to loyalists of prime minister Viktor Orban
South African airline Comair reinstates medical cover after union goes to labor court
Comair had decided to stop providing medical cover to its employees on September 1. Subsequently, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa challenged the decision in a labor court
Rival Libyan groups meet in Morocco to discuss peace
The objective of the talks, termed “Libyan dialogue,” is to discuss the mechanisms to prolong the ceasefire declared around two weeks ago by both the parties
Julian Assange and the heavy price of exposing US imperialist crimes
As the extradition hearings of Julian Assange resume, we take a long at the continuous persecution he and Chelsea Manning have had to face for standing up to US imperialism and exposing its war crimes
Commemorating the legacy of slain Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh
On the anniversary of the assassination of journalist Gauri Lankesh by religious extremists in India, her sister Kavitha Lankesh talks about her legacy
Palestinian prisoner Daud Al-Khatib dies after 18 years in Israeli jail
Daud Al-Khatib died a few months ahead of his release. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society alleged that al-Khatib was not given proper medical care by the prison authorities
On third anniversary of Gauri Lankesh’s assassination, Indian organizations vow to continue struggle
September 5 marks three years since progressive journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh was assassinated in front of her house. A Hindu right-wing group Sanatan Sanstha is suspected to have carried out the murder