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Overcrowded camps at Europe’s borders

Before last May’s election in Greece, the returning prime minister claimed his ‘firm but fair’ policy on people movement worked. Far from it. Samos, a mile from the Turkish coastline, has become known as one of the five ‘hotspots’ in…

Nobel Committee Doesn’t Even Pretend the Peace Prize Is About Peace

The Nobel Committee has yet again awarded a peace prize that violates the will of Alfred Nobel and the purpose for which the prize was created, selecting a recipient who blatantly is not “the person who has done the most or best…

Eleven activists Arrested in Senator Bernie Sanders’ Office Demanding Diplomacy Instead of Funding More War in Ukraine

A group of 50 activists and Vermont constituents staged a sit-in inside Senator Bernie Sanders’ office on Wednesday, demanding the senator to call for peace and diplomacy in Ukraine instead of more weapons and war. The sit-in resulted in the…

URGENT RALLY TODAY: Hold NY Times Accountable for Arrest of Journalists in India

6PM at New York Times Building (40th St and 8th Ave) An urgent mobilization hold New York Times accountable for provoking a grave assault on press freedom. In its latest anti-democratic attack on journalists, the government of Indian Prime Minister…

France attempts to pressure Australia to stop engaging with UN nuclear weapons ban treaty

Recent statements by a French diplomat to “the Australian” newspaper criticizing Australia’s decision to observe the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) reveal the panicked efforts by nuclear-armed states to undermine the treaty as support for the…

Joseph Gerson’s talk during the International Peace Bureau Ukraine Week

Week of Global Mobilization for Peace in Ukraine (WGMPU) from Saturday 30th September to Sunday –  8th October 2023. The common goal is to call for an immediate ceasefire and peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. During the webinar, Joseph Gerson…

Perugia debates granting political refugee status to Julian Assange. A gesture that is anything but “symbolic”

The Umbrian capital and host of the International Journalism Festival discussed on Tuesday whether to grant journalist/editor Julian Assange, who is still arbitrarily imprisoned in the United Kingdom, political refugee status. The discussion took place in a hearing called by…

ICAN statement to the UN event on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 2023

On September 26th 2023, Melissa Parke, the new Executive Director for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons delivered the following statement to the High-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons:…

The Woman of Artsakh Today

For over 30 years, Artsakh women have survived fierce territorial wars for the right to self-determination. With husbands and sons defending their territory amidst the first Artsakh war, a shift in traditional gender identity began, making women household heads, breadwinners,…

“Common-Good”: Germany to provide greater support for social enterprises

The German government has unveiled its “national strategy” to provide comprehensive assistance and support for common-good-oriented companies. In the future, companies that focus on social and societal goals will find it easier to receive subsidies or loans. Around the world,…

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