A direct line connects the massacres in Sudan to our jewellery shops. We must break the chain that, through the smuggling of gold, finances the war and transforms the United Arab Emirates into an unpunished hub. Yet in Europe, blood gold continues to be traded with eyes closed.
New Zealand pacifists are calling on Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and the government to reject military agreements with the United States and not to send troops, funds, or information in support of their wars. Another issue in the public debate is the transit of nuclear-powered submarines.
7 June 2026 - PeaceLink staff
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Nuclear powers are modernising their arsenals. Military conflicts are tearing apart entire regions of the world. However, there are important processes and civil society movements that are building strategies for peace, cooperation, and denuclearisation. Discover them on Albert.
The Israeli navy intercepted and boarded the ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla while they were sailing in international waters. About ten vessels seized, activists forcibly taken. Francesca Albanese (UN): 'This is how civilians defend what states no longer defend'
This bulletin provides a comprehensive analysis of the world's major crises, but also reveals some signs of hope linked to enlightened institutional actors and, above all, to the role of civil society. However, that "nuclear conscience" that once characterized the pacifist has faded.
16 May 2026 - PeaceLink staff
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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.
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.
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.
War on commission, the truth emerges. The US State Department has officially acknowledged that Washington went to war against Iran "at the request of its ally Israel." Legal adviser Reed Rubinstein made the revelation. International law experts have spoken of a violation of the UN Charter.
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