Archeology
The Ephesus Experience museum was named the best in the world
Even if you've been to Ephesus before, be sure to do it again if you find yourself in the Izmir region of Turkey. The remains of the ancient city were...
Christianity
From Faith to Corporate: The Troubling Transformation of the Russian Orthodox Church
In a revealing presentation, the Primate of the Russian True Orthodox Church His Holiness Metropolitan of Mloskovsk and All Russia Seraphim (Motovilov) delivered a scathing critique of the Russian Orthodox...
Asia
GHRD’s UN Side Event: Human Rights in Pakistan
On October 2, 2024, GHRD hosted a side event at the 57th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. The event was chaired by GHRD’s Mariana Mayor Lima…
Economy
“Floating gas stations” in front of Bulgarian ports sell Russian fuel to passing ships
Two Russian tankers "Nikolay Velikiy" and "Nikolay Gamayunov" were refueling ships leaving the ports of Varna and Burgas on the border of Bulgaria's 24-mile contiguous zone in the Black Sea....
Theodora of Greece And Matthew Kumar Wedding In Athens
International
After two failed attempts: The daughter of the last Greek king married
The wedding was postponed twice. Greece's Princess Theodora celebrated her long-awaited wedding to American lawyer Matthew Kumar, marking an important event almost six years in the making. On September 28,...
Animals
Polar bears split from brown bears 70,000 years ago, research shows
White (polar) bears separated from their brown relatives only 70,000 years ago - relatively recently by evolutionary standards, according to a Danish study. A team of molecular ecologists from the...
Europe
Breaking the Bias: Western Media and Human Rights in Bangladesh
On Friday, September 27, the Global Human Rights Defence Foundation and the student team Involve from EFR are organizing a symposium at Nieuwspoort, The Hague, about the human rights situation…
Europe
150 Uyghurs, Tibetans, and South-Mongolians Unite for Justice on Amsterdam’s Dam Square
AMSTERDAM - On the eve of China's National Day, Uyghurs, Tibetans, and South-Mongolians gathered on Amsterdam's iconic Dam Square to demand justice and recognition of human rights abuses. This powerful…
International
Earth will have a minimoon for two months
Asteroid 2024 PT5, which is currently hurtling towards Earth, rather than burning up in the atmosphere, will likely remain in orbit and become a minimoon. However, it will be a...
Christianity
After a long break, the dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Pre-Chalcedonian Orthodox Churches was resumed
On September 16 and 17, the residence of the Coptic Patriarch in the monastery "St. Bishoy', Wadi el-Natrun (i.e. the Nitrian Valley), hosted a meeting of representatives of the Orthodox...