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A "suggestion" for peace
It is certain that the language and practice of war can only further poison the Palestinian issue, inflame identity conflicts into ever more explosive forms, fuel fundamentalisms, and make the spiral of hatred and revenge endless.24 October 2023 - Luigi Ferrajoli (Italian law expert) - Speech at the commemoration at the University of Florence where he was a Physics Professor
Our tribute to Angelo Baracca
His commitment to peace and his opposition to both military and civilian nuclear power led him to be active in the movements for nuclear disarmament. He demonstrated that the value of science can and should be used for the benefit of humanity, not for its destruction.24 October 2023 - Alessandro Marescotti (PeaceLink) - Steadfast Noon 2023
Internationalist demonstration against NATO's nuclear exercise
The demonstration was with thousands of participants coming from various parts of Italy. Thirteen peace committees from Puglia expressed their opposition to the nuclear military exercise. Additionally, Pax Christi conveyed its disapproval through the words of its president.22 October 2023 - PeaceLink staff - Pacifist action
Peace in Palestine now
We call for the prompt intervention of the international community and the UN for an immediate 'ceasefire' and to facilitate a definitive and shared solution to the relationship between Israel and the Palestinians.20 October 2023 - COMMITTEE FOR PEACE TARANTO (ITALY) - A gesture that is anything but "symbolic"
Perugia debates granting political refugee status to Julian Assange
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.30 September 2023 - Perugia for Assange - The unity of all peace movements is crucial in calling for an end to the fighting
Pacifists from around the world, unite!
This war knows no winners, and we all lose when war triumphs over diplomacy and peace negotiations. We are all responsible for building a better future for the generations to come, and peace is the fundamental first step toward this goal.12 September 2023 - Alessandro Marescotti “Australia, take the lead in liberating Julian Assange” chant activists on Australian Embassy Day
And six Oz parliamentarians set off to Washington to do just that.11 September 2023 - Patrick Boylan- We have just written to the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella
The Ukrainian pacifist leader Yurii Sheliazhenko is being persecuted for his nonviolent activities
Tomorrow, on August 8th, he will undergo an interrogation in Kiev, which could lead to a risk of detention. Yurii Sheliazhenko is a Gandhian activist who believes in nonviolence and is a scholar who has extensively studied this topic.7 August 2023 - Alessandro Marescotti (President of PeaceLink) - Open letter by PeaceLink
No to ECOWAS intervention in Niger
An armed intervention in Niger would be illegal under international law. Niger has not attacked any state and the coup d'état is an internal affair within the country. Under the UN Charter, Member States must refrain from the use or threat of force.7 August 2023 - PeaceLink - Telegram from Kiev
Pacifists are not enemies
During a year Security Service of Ukraine secretly surveilled me, tried to find any links with Russian agents, found nothing, but still convinced I am an enemy because of my advocacy of peace by peaceful means, of ceasefire and peace talks to stop senseless bloodshed and destruction.5 August 2023 - Yurii Sheliazhenko (Executive Secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement)
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