Lord John Monks – A Very British and Exciting Biography
A Podcast by Peter Scherrer John Stephen Monks (born 5 August 1945) is a Labour Party member of the House of Lords and a former trade unionist leader. Monks served from 1993 until 2003 as the General Secretary of the British Trade Union Congress and he also served as the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) in Brussels from 2003 until 2011. In 2010 Monks having been made a Life peer and a member of the House of Lords. In this podcast, Peter Scherrer talks with John Monks and traces his career from a trade unionist to a member of the House of Lords. Topics include the most important milestones in Monks' biography, the EU crisis, [...]
After a long Corona break, there was another climate march in Brussels
By Jürgen Klute After a long break due to Corona, there was another climate march in Brussels on Sunday, 23 October 2022. The starting point was the North Station. There, the activists met from 1 pm onwards. The approximately 30,000 demonstrators marched in good weather first on the inner [...]
Democracy under threat and human Rights violations in Bangladesh
By Manel Msalmi, Brussels On July 19th 2022 an international conference entitled «Democracy under threat and human rights violations in Bangladesh« was organized by the EPP group and MEP host Fulvio Martusciello with the help of the EU advisor Valerio Balzamo and the international affairs advisor Manel Msalmi who [...]
A big gathering of civil society organisations in Europe to boycott Beijing 2022
By Manel Msalmi On January 3rd and 4th 2022, a series of demonstrations took place in Europe mainly in Antwerp, Brussels, and Geneva but also in Hong Kong to ask for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and to send a message to the Chinese [...]
Bangladesh genocide commomeration in Brussels
By Manel Msalmi, Brussels A demonstration place today in front of the European institutions with civil society and human rights organizations in Europe as well as the Bengali organizations who came to pay tribute to the victims on this 50th anniversary and ask for EU and UN recognition. It [...]
Ahwazi Swedish leader Habib Asyoud kidnapped in Turkey and handed over to Iran risks death penalty GalleryAhwazi Swedish leader Habib Asyoud kidnapped in Turkey and handed over to Iran risks death penalty
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Ahwazi Swedish leader Habib Asyoud kidnapped in Turkey and handed over to Iran risks death penalty
By Manel Msalmi, Brussels Yesterday on Alarabia channel ,there was an exclusive interview on Habib Asyoud abduction,former president of ASMLA organization, a political movement which calls for the Liberation of Ahwaz and calls for human rights and justice between iranian and non-iranian citizens . According to Dr Merhadad Khansari [...]
US Elections and the Future of Minorities in Iran
By Manel Msalmi, Brussels [Based on a report done by ASMLA organisation] On Wednesday October 21st ,a webinar entitled - “The American elections and the future of minorities in Iran” was held and transmitted live on several Arab channels aswellas Ahwazna.net and Azerinews.The webinar was moderated by Ms. Manel [...]