International

We are starting to see signals from different sectors about the urgency for nuclear disarmament, the first of the objectives of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner recently confirmed her support for the World March for Peace and Nonviolence, an initiative of the Humanist Movement. She also said she would be pleased to welcome the marchers when they pass through her country.

President Obama is back in the United States after stopping in Turkey and Iraq following his European trip.

Obama was also asked about his stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict, where he has yet to make any change from the US support of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land.

“Let us honor our past by reaching for a better future”, proclaimed Unites States President Barack Obama, vowing to a new era without nuclear weapons.

Peace sign sit-in

Obama’s visit was the occasion to continue Czechs protests against US military base (see Video)

“Let me say this as clearly as I can: The United States is not and will never be at war with Islam.”

While President Obama spoke in Prague, over 1,000 protesters gathered nearby to condemn US plans to build a missile shield system in the Czech Republic and Poland.

Rejected USA request to send more combat troops to Afghanistan