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Japanese opposition parties and people protest in Tokyo

August 30, 2015 in the afternoon, Tokyo Japan, 120,000 people held a protest rally against the security bill. Shouting slogans: “fascists intolerable!” “Abe step down!” “Abandon Security Act!” This was the largest rally held in Japan recently, with the largest…

Thinking of Going to Calais?

By ALISON PLAYFORD – ACTIVIST, WRITER, ACTOR for Occupy London Blog Thinking of going to Calais? I’ve just got back and would like to share some thoughts with you. It appears that a large wave of European citizens are in…

Greece in debt: a walled-in space

Greece is the most beautiful country in the world – if you are on holiday! Because, daily life gets harder and harder for most of the inhabitants, especially the most vulnerable ones. Greek governments having violated citizens’ human rights are…

UN Forum on The Culture of Peace to Include the Role of Media

Read the headlines on any given day, and it’s easy to assume that people are driven by conflict and greed. But are we getting the whole—or even the true—story? Michael Nagler, a noted peace scholar and award-winning author, will discuss…

Lampedusa, Italy and Gangjeon Village, South Korea win 2015 IPB peace prize

The IPB is delighted to announce its decision to award the annual Sean MacBride Peace Prize to two island communities who, in different circumstances, show proof of a profound commitment to peace and social justice. LAMPEDUSA is a small island…

Harpreet Toor on Face 2 Face

This week’s show starts with our friend, singer and guitarist Gabriella Callender, and continues with Harpreet Singh Toor to discuss the situation of the Sikh community in New York City.

A Watershed Moment for Guatemala: Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Celebrates Jailing of Ex-President

By Democracy Now! In Guatemala, Otto Pérez Molina has been jailed on charges of corruption only hours after he resigned as president, bowing to massive popular protest. We speak to Mayan activist Rigoberta Menchú, who won the Nobel Peace Prize…

NATO must be consigned to the rubbish heap of history

During the weekend conference on NATO and Russia in the Baltic Area organised by the No to War, No to NATO campaign, Reiner Brown, co-President of the International Peace Bureau participated in a panel meeting on the subject of Common…

Impressions of Budapest train station

Pictures taken by our photographer Anita Szeicz at the 4th of september 2015, Keleti station in Budapest, three hours before the first bus left Budapest towards Vienna.

“European Union hypocrisy must end”

The international humanist organisation World without Wars and Violence has issued this statement in regard to the refugee crisis currently affecting Europe. STATEMENT FOR THE MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ISSUE IN E.U. World without Wars and Violence, World Coordination Team. September…

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