The shooting down of a drone in Latvia by a NATO aircraft raises the complex issue of the risks at the borders with Russia caused by the war in Ukraine. In May, there had been incursions by drones suspected of being Russian in the Baltic states, but those were also Ukrainian.
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 maggio 2026 - PeaceLink staff
How to fight against war disinformation? Julian Assange shows a way
January 1st of each year is the time for formulating resolutions to keep or break (usually the latter) during the 365 days ahead. So Martina, an ex-pacifist who now is no longer “ex”, has decided to make only one resolution for 2023. “That way,” she says, “I’m sure to keep it.”
The Ukrainian government, like Israel in Gaza, relentlessly goes on bombing residential areas in the eastern regions “to kill the terrorists hiding out there” (but also the civilians living there). The separatists, called “terrorists”, are in a siege; to break it, they have launched a bloody counteroffensive to the South, with civilian casualties there, too. Tension has spiked with rumors (later debunked) of a full-scale Russian invasion underway. And yet, in spite of it all, a glimmer of hope for peace has finally appeared. Or is it just an illusion?
"Accompagniamo i pazienti in un cammino di rielaborazione del trauma, fondamentale per il successo dell’intero percorso di cura”, spiega il dottor Ahmad Mahmoud Al Salem, psicologo di Medici Senza Frontiere presso il Reconstructive Surgery Hospital di Amman.
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.
Un filo diretto unisce i massacri in Sudan alle nostre gioiellerie. Occorre spezzare la catena che, attraverso il contrabbando dell'oro, finanzia la guerra e trasforma gli Emirati Arabi Uniti in un hub impunito. Ma in Europa si continua a commerciare oro insanguinato chiudendo gli occhi.
La recente evoluzione dello scontro tra Stati Uniti e Cina per il primato nell'Intelligenza Artificiale ci offre una straordinaria lezione di economia politica: le logiche del protezionismo possono trasformarsi in un clamoroso autogol per chi le promuove. L'amaro articolo odierno di Associated Press
Minimo lo scarto tra i due candidati in un voto segnato dalle forti ingerenze Usa e dal maneggio dei voti dei colombiani all’estero che fanno ipotizzare una presunta frode.
Do the Baltic states offer their airspace for attacks on Russia?
Albert, international bulletin for peace and disarmament
How to fight against war disinformation? Julian Assange shows a way
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