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 - Redazione PeaceLink
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?
L'insicurezza e la presenza di numerosi gruppi armati hanno fortemente ostacolato gli sforzi per contenere il virus. Va ricordato che il Ruanda da anni cerca di controllare le risorse minerarie congolesi sostenendo le milizie M23. Ed è al confine fra Congo e Ruanda che ha preso origine l'epidemia.
A murky tender has crowned the US F-35 fighter jet as the winner, turning Switzerland from a neutral country into one dependent on exclusive US technology. And now there aren't enough funds to purchase the 36 aircraft agreed at a "fixed price".
Una gara d'appalto opaca ha incoronato come vincitore il cacciabombardiere statunitense F-35 rendendo la Svizzera da paese neutrale in paese dipendente dalla tecnologia esclusiva degli Stati Uniti. E ora non bastano i fondi per acquistare i 36 velivoli concordati a "prezzo fisso".
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.
Sabato la CGIL organizza una manifestazione per dire basta al caporalato e allo sfruttamento. Emerge un quadro spaventoso dello sfruttamento degli immigrati nelle campagne della Calabria.
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How to fight against war disinformation? Julian Assange shows a way
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