International issues

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan In the wake of the horrific attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, there has been a crushing backlash against refugees from the wars in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. A cartoon has been circulating on…

A British 18-year-old girl has become the first person to be convicted for attempting to join the campaign against ISIS in Syria. She is set to spend 21 months behind bars. Silhan Özçelik from north London fled her home and…

Having finished the XV World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Barcelona, and given the level of violence and tension that the whole of humanity is experiencing these days, The charter for a world without violence presented by the Nobel…

New front-line of nuclear escalation in Europe The relationship between the US and Russia is at all-time low since end of Cold War, and tensions continue to escalate. The US and Russia are no longer negotiating any arms control agreements.…

 As the culture of war, which has dominated human civilization for 5,000 years, begins to crumble, its contradictions become more evident. This is especially so in the matter of terrorism. By David Adams, World Beyond War http://worldbeyondwar.org/a-culture-of-peace-is-the-best-alternative-to-terrorism/ What is terrorism?…

The terrorist attack that took place on November 13th in Paris is another act of violence against civilians, another act of violence against all Humanity. It clearly shows that anyone and in any place in the world can become the…

One of the biggest terrorist attacks: Assassins murder 126 people in Paris, more than 200 injured The attacks that cost the lives on Friday evening of dozens of people in Paris are being reported by French news servers with the…

Dutch version of Campaign through social networks calling for peace and nonviolence Op de sociale netwerken begon vandaag een bericht te circuleren dat oproept tot een houding van Vrede en geweldloosheid als reactie op de aanslagen die gisteravond plaats vonden…

Hungarian version of Campaign through social networks calling for peace and nonviolence Ma útjára indítunk egy üzenetet a közösségi hálózatokon keresztül, amelyben arra hívunk mindenkit, hogy békés és erőszakmentes választ adjon a tegnap esti párizsi támadásokat követően, azokat az intézkedéseket…

Russian version of Campaign through social networks calling for peace and nonviolence Сегодня распространился по социальным сетям сообщения с призывом к населению ответить ненасильственным образом на ситуацию, возникшую после вчерашних терактов в Париже, и на меры, приняты правительствами Европейского союза…