MDMA & Ecstasy Guide: Effects, Common Uses, Safety
NOW SERVING Psychedelic Culture MDMA, also known as ecstasy and/or molly, is a popular recreational drug due to its euphoric and stimulating effects.
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Hunger during the pandemic shows Nigeria’s social security gaps
Water mixed with salt was dinner for Umar Abubaker and his family of eight, including three young children, for many nights during Nigeria’s five-week lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Covid-19 Surge in Myanmar’s Prisons
Myanmar’s Covid-19 crisis is spiraling out of control, as the coronavirus spreads among the most marginalized populations, including those in the country’s prisons.
The Magic of Microdosing Psychedelics
Imagine this; an artist with a years long project requires some inspiration.
UN Takes on Global Racism
The United Nations Human Rights Council recently adopted a milestone UN resolution to create an independent mechanism, made up of three experts, to investigate the root causes of systemic racism and police violence. Brought forward by the Group of African States, the adopted resolution confronts the legacies of colonialism, enslavement,
The Alchemical Elements of Kelp
Alchemy – in its most plain terms – is “the process of taking something ordinary and turning it into something extraordinary”.
Shackling of Women in the Name of Mental Health
“I’ve lived in chains for many years.It’s very uncomfortable.I was shackled around the waist and ankle – my stomach used to hurt with the weight of the chain; it was so heavy.
Burundi: Release lawyer Tony Germain Nkina
(Nairobi, August 10, 2021) – Burundian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release lawyer, Tony Germain Nkina, who was sentenced to five years in prison in June 2021 in all likelihood because of his past human rights work, six international human rights groups said today.
The groups – Amnesty International, the Burundi Human
Human Rights Watch Mourns Death of Sergei Kovalev
Sergei Kovalev, a prominent Soviet dissident and Russia’s first human rights ombudsman, died on August 9, 2021, at the age of 91.
A Political Circus
In the Ancient Roman Circus, when a gladiator fell, his fate was decided not by a judge and jury, but by the will of the emperor and the crowd.
Indonesia Army Chief to Terminate Unscientific ‘Virginity Test’
Indonesian Army Chief Gen. Andika Perkasa told army commanders in July that the required medical check-up in the recruitment process for female officers should be similar to the male medical test, signaling the end of the so-called “virginity test.”
Support for Craig Murray
For those of you who don’t know, former British Ambassador to Uzbekistan, and current alt-news blogger, Craig Murray is on his way to prison.
We haven’t covered the story much here, being mainly concerned with the global autocratic power-grab and being cursed with only so many hours in
Still No Justice for Zimbabwe’s 2018 Post-Election Violence
After Zimbabwe’s August 2018 presidential election, I witnessed violent abuses on the streets of Harare, the capital, when uniformed soldiers indiscriminately fired live ammunition at people protesting delayed election results. In a Twitter post, President Emmerson Mnangagwa called for “an independent investigation into what occurred in Harare” and said
Unchecked Spyware Industry Enables Abuses
(New York) – Recent reports that NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware has been used for surveillance of dozens of journalists, human rights activists, and others demonstrate the urgent need for governments to suspend the trade in surveillance technology until rights-protecting regulatory frameworks are in place, Human Rights Watch said today. Governments
Nepal: New Government Should Address Rights
(New York, July 29, 2021) – Nepal’s newly installed prime minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, should ensure that his administration focuses on upholding the rights of citizens and strengthening the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said this week in a letter outlining several key human rights issues. The Covid-19 pandemic