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Knife Crime: It's Time for Collaborative Solutions. By William Gomes

The horrific knife attack on a children's dance class in Southport has left the nation reeling in shock and disbelief. As a society, we are grappling with the senseless violence that claimed the lives of three young girls and left ten others fighting for their lives. In the aftermath of such

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Balochistan May Become Another Bangladesh for Pakistan. By Manish Rai

Recently Baloch people in large numbers gathered near Gwadar port city for the Baloch National Gathering organised by Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) meaning Baloch Unity Committee. BYC, an ethno-nationalistic rights movement is campaigning against unlawful enforced disappearances, human rights v

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Youth-led initiatives spark hope for children and adolescents living with HIV. By SHOBHA SHUKLA

"As a young person living with HIV, I had self-stigmatised myself due to the fear of discrimination… fear of discrimination if I dare disclose my HIV positive status to others… this fear had stopped me from living life like a normal person,” said a youth living with HIV w

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A Nation in Crisis: Bangladesh Teeters on the Brink. By William Gomes

Bangladesh, the populous South Asian nation that emerged from a bloody war of independence just over 50 years ago, now finds itself engulfed in yet another struggle - this time between an increasingly authoritarian government and its own citizens demanding reform, justice and democracy. What bega

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The UKrainian Americans shouldn’t let go, the opportunity of 2024 US-General election - instead should endeavor for converting Ukraine war into a global affair. By Hem Raj Jain

It will help if Ukrainian Americans can request theUS-Orthodox Christianity successfully to help in this matter (ii)- Now as per Russian Laws the earlier UKrainian territories of Crimea and Donbass are territories of Russia (iii)-  If UKraine supported by NATO is seen to be succeeding i

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A-for-Accountability is missing in responses to HIV, hepatitis, STIs and TB. By SHOBHA SHUKLA

We have the science-based tools to prevent, diagnose, treat and manage all four infections: HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and TB. Despite this, TB has been the biggest infectious disease killer in the world till COVID-19 had hit us (but more people died of TB in high-burd

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If some countries in Asia Pacific can be on track to end AIDS then why cannot all? By BOBBY RAMAKANT

Not just richer nations like New Zealand are meeting some of the 2025 HIV-related targets but also low- and middle-income countries like Nepal, Cambodia and Thailand in Asia and the Pacific region.



 "2025 AIDS-related targets are ambitious but not wishful thinking: We know thi

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A-for-Accountability is missing in responses to HIV, hepatitis, STIs and TB. By SHOBHA SHUKLA

We have the science-based tools to prevent, diagnose, treat and manage all four infections: HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and TB. Despite this, TB has been the biggest infectious disease killer in the world till COVID-19 had hit us (but more people died of TB in high-burd

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Why are key populations on the blindspot in the global HIV response? By BOBBY RAMAKAN

"Put people first is a reminder that the people we serve is at the very heart of our work” said Professor Sharon Lewin, International Co-Chairperson of world’s largest AIDS conference this year (25th International AIDS Conference or AIDS 2024). But when we look at the global HIV

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Advanced HIV disease threatens to wither away the gains made in fight against AIDS. By SHOBHA SHUKLA

No one needs to die of AIDS because, thanks to science, lifesaving antiretroviral therapy and viral suppression can gift all people living with HIV a healthy and fulfilling life. But, unfortunately, many a slip between the cup and the lip. "Even one AIDS death is a death too many. Despite ha

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The Quota Protests in Bangladesh: A Critical Analysis and Call for Reform. By William Gomes

As a Bangladeshi living abroad in Britain, observing the unfolding crisis in one's homeland is a profoundly distressing experience. The inability to contact friends and family, coupled with reports of protesters being killed, naturally leads to grave concerns about the country's future tr

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Putting people first means following Gandhi's Talisman. By SHOBHA SHUKLA

What can be a better explanation of what #PutPeopleFirst means than what was explained so candidly by Mahatma Gandhi. He had said: "I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test- Recall the face of the poorest and

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A Revolution in SEND Education: The UK's Moral Imperative. By William Gomes

In the classrooms and corridors of Britain's schools, a crisis is unfolding that strikes at the very heart of our educational system. The provision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is not just failing – it's crumbling under the weight of systemic n

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By signing Tibet Bill Prez Biden has put responsibility on the USA & India than on China for Tibetan right of self-determination. By Hem Raj Jain

US-citizens also hope that the White House and US-Congress wouldn’t take the USA in the medieval ages  through reincarnation theory.about the selection of 15th  Dalai Lama 



Prez Biden has signed the Tibet Bill (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/stat

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Goa to Munich: Growing call for 100-100-100 to end TB and end AIDS before 2030. By SHOBHA SHUKLA, BOBBY RAMAKANT

Over 1500 people from 73 countries are unequivocally demanding that all people with HIV or TB must have access to full cascade of standard health services and social support in people-centred, rights-based and gender transformative ways. Unless best of WHO recommended prevention, diagnostics, tre



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"Trial of Pakistani Christian Nation" By Nazir S Bhatti

On demand of our readers, I have decided to release E-Book version of "Trial of Pakistani Christian Nation" on website of PCP which can also be viewed on website of Pakistan Christian Congress www.pakistanchristiancongress.org . You can read chapter wise by clicking tab on left handside of PDF format of E-Book.

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