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?
This summit is a blatant application of the double standard policy. NATO preaches democracy and freedom and then meets in Turkey where democracy is trampled and freedom comes at a high price for political opponents, journalists, and human rights activists.
Over a hundred participants in the protest against NATO have been detained. Journalists, academics, and members of leftist groups searched and arrested by the police in various Turkish provinces in the days leading up to the event.
In un paese come la Turchia dove la libertà di espressione è spesso messa a dura prova, il movimento pacifista rappresenta una realtà complessa e coraggiosa che intreccia inevitabilmente la difesa dei diritti umani e la risoluzione della questione curda.
Questo vertice è la palese applicazione della politica del doppio standard. La NATO predica la democrazia e la libertà e poi si riunisce in Turchia dove la democrazia viene calpestata e la libertà viene pagata a caro prezzo da oppositori politici, giornalisti e attivisti per i diritti umani.
Fermati più di cento partecipanti alla manifestazione contro la NATO. Giornalisti, accademici e membri di gruppi di sinistra perquisiti e arrestati dalla polizia, in diverse province turche, nei giorni precedenti.
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