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  • Ukraine: those who refuse to go to war will go to prison
    Albert, international bulletin for peace and disarmament

    Ukraine: those who refuse to go to war will go to prison

    According to the official website of the Jehovah's Witnesses, as of May 2026, there are "24 brothers in prison" in Ukraine for conscientious objection. But they are just the tip of the iceberg as 2 million men are being sought for draft evasion. Here is an updated overview.
    12 May 2026 - Redazione PeaceLink
  • World Peace Directory
    The story of a brilliant idea born in London

    World Peace Directory

    In the midst of the Cold War, the idea of creating a database of peace organisations around the world was born
    11 May 2026 - Redazione PeaceLink
  • Pacifist mobilization in Germany: students on strike against military conscription
    Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament

    Pacifist mobilization in Germany: students on strike against military conscription

    Teachers' union: "Our job is not to prepare children for war". Strong participation in Berlin and Hamburg. The choice of May 8, the anniversary of the end of World War II and Nazism, was intended to reaffirm the message "Never again war".
    8 May 2026 - PeaceLink staff
  • Sudan: Darfur's Gold and the United Arab Emirates' Weapons
    Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament

    Sudan: Darfur's Gold and the United Arab Emirates' Weapons

    The UN calls it "the world's worst humanitarian crisis". The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is accused of arming those seeking to destabilize the Sudanese government. Darfur's gold is exchanged for arms supplies and sold on the international market.
    4 May 2026 - Redazione PeaceLink
  • Israeli assault on the Global Sumud Flotilla, the European Union looks the other way.
    Albert, international pacifist bulletin

    Israeli assault on the Global Sumud Flotilla, the European Union looks the other way.

    It all happened under the noses of Frontex, the European border surveillance agency, and member states with naval and satellite assets in the area. Did they see it? Yes. Did they listen to the distress calls? Perhaps. Did they do anything? No.
    2 May 2026 - Redazione PeaceLink
  • SIPRI projects military spending to rise in 2025 as world hunger rises
    Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament

    SIPRI projects military spending to rise in 2025 as world hunger rises

    Globally, $2.887 billion was spent on military aid, $81 billion more than the previous year: $27 billion would be enough to feed the people suffering from acute hunger for a year, a phenomenon that is worryingly increasing.
    29 April 2026 - Redazione PeaceLink
  • Vietnam chairs UN conference on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
    Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament

    Vietnam chairs UN conference on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

    UN Secretary-General António Guterres's opening remarks sounded a wake-up call. He declared that "for the first time in decades, the number of nuclear warheads is increasing and nuclear testing is back on the table." The UN meeting will continue until May 22.
    28 April 2026 - Redazione PeaceLink
  • Ten very current issues of global pacifism
    International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament

    Ten very current issues of global pacifism

    The Eleventh NPT Review Conference opens in New York on April 27, 2026, with 191 States Parties. The context is dramatic: the New START treaty between the US and Russia expired on February 5, 2026, without being renewed, leaving the arsenals of the two major nuclear powers without limits.
    27 April 2026 - PeaceLink staff
  • NATO's Atomic Silence
    Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament

    NATO's Atomic Silence

    The UN Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) begins. Article VI of the Treaty provides for negotiations on nuclear disarmament. However, the NATO statement contains not a single word about relaunching these negotiations.
    26 April 2026 - Redazione PeaceLink
  • The Japanese government authorizes the export of lethal weapons: farewell to pacifist principles.
    Albert, International Bulletin for Peace and Disarmament

    The Japanese government authorizes the export of lethal weapons: farewell to pacifist principles.

    A historic turning point that rewrites Tokyo's military role. From fighter jets to warships, Japan is preparing to supply international markets, breaking eighty years of obedience to its pacifist constitution. Meanwhile, the prime minister recalls the memory of Japanese war criminals.
    26 April 2026 - Redazione PeaceLink
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