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
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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?
As of 17 July 2026, the most reliable quantitative data indicates that the overall Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip exceeds 73,000 dead and 173,000 injured since the start of the war on 7 October 2023. In July, the list of journalists killed in Gaza has grown longer.
Al 17 luglio 2026 i dati quantitativi più solidi indicano che il bilancio palestinese complessivo nella Striscia di Gaza supera 73.000 morti e 173.000 feriti dall’inizio della guerra il 7 ottobre 2023. A luglio si è allungata la lista di giornalisti uccisi a Gaza.
No sanctions have been adopted against the government of the United Arab Emirates that supports the ruthless Rapid Support Forces militias. As the United Arab Emirates are firmly linked to NATO, the sanctions concern individuals, companies, and financial networks but not the state entity.
Al vertice di Ankara la Nato ha invitato gli Emirati Arabi Uniti, nonostante siano coinvolti nella guerra in Sudan che sta provocando quello che da più parti viene definito un genocidio. Per non parlare dello Yemen.
Non risultano adottate sanzioni contro il governo degli Emirati Arabi Uniti che sostengono le spietate milizie delle Forze di Reazione Rapida. Essendo gli Emirati Arabi Uniti saldamente collegati alla NATO le sanzioni riguardano persone, società e reti finanziarie ma non l'entità statale.
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