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A white building from the outside - the word 'pace' is painted on the front

17 Apr 2022 5 minute read

Inside the ‘arsenal of peace’

As volunteers prepare aid for Ukrainian refugees, Simone Lai reports from Italy’s largest arms factory –...

A woman kneels down next to a child and both smile

31 Mar 2022 3 minute read

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Defiance in Kyiv

As lives are turned upside down by war, Bennett Murray reports from Kyiv on the defiant mood in the...

protesters hold a banner that reads: stop war, end fossil fuels

4 Mar 2022 5 minute read

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‘We don’t know what will happen tomorrow’

Caught in the chaos of war, Paul Krantz speaks to young climate activists in Ukraine whose message is clear...

a man wearing a mask is arressted by 2 police officers

4 Mar 2022 5 minute read

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Russians say: ‘Stop the war!’

Tina Burrett speaks to the people taking to the streets of Russia to protest the invasion of Ukraine.

18 Jan 2022 4 minute read

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‘This factory was killing our brothers and sisters in Palestine, we had to do something’

Bethany Rielly speaks to the campaigners who risked jail time to drive weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems...

Security forces cracking down on peaceful protesters, Taunggyi, Myanmar. Photo by Robert Bociaga.

26 Oct 2021 4 minute read

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Lights off in Myanmar

The energy sector has been a site of international investment in Myanmar, but, with foreign investors jittery and blackouts...

The legs of people wearing camouflage and black boots. They are marching.

6 Oct 2021 3 minute read

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What if… armed forces were abolished?

Symon Hill envisages a world without the military.

Photo by Fred Murphy is licensed under CC BY-ND-NC 1.0.

18 Jul 2021 3 minute read

This article is almost two years old.

Introducing… From The Front

Over the next two years, our new series will explore pathways to peace and environmental protection.

1 Jul 2021 4 minute read

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Alternative combat

Louisa Waugh speaks to activists in Israel and Palestine working together in the name of peace.

4 Jul 2021 4 minute read

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A war against the war

Port workers in Italy are refusing to bloody their hands for wars they don’t support – from Yemen to Gaza, and their...

Protesters run during a crackdown on anti-coup protests at Hlaing Township in Yangon, Myanmar March 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

18 Apr 2021 7 minute read

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Why isn’t the world doing more to help Myanmar?

Since the military coup in Myanmar, the situation continues to worsen. What are the avenues for international intervention...

Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini (bottom, centre, in white top) with women peacemakers from conflict zones from around the world at ICAN's 2018 Annual Forum in Sri Lanka. Credit: ICAN

7 Mar 2021 6 minute read

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Peace talks need women

Women in war zones are the best peace-makers, yet they rarely get a place at negotiation tables dominated by men. Iranian...

13 Jan 2021 2 minute read

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War and peace

A graphic snapshot of world peacekeeping trends from Dan Smith.

Forced from home by US airstrikes in the Lower Shabelle region, this girl tries to rest at a camp for internally displaced persons near Mogadishu, Somalia, March 2020.

16 Jun 2020 5 minute read

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Out of sight, out of mind

This Covid-19 crisis is not the ultimate leveller. Just like the financial crash of 2008, it is producing winners and losers...

18 Dec 2019 11 minute read

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The US is no honest broker in Israel and Palestine

The US was always biased in the Middle East. But with Trump, things are getting much worse, Adam Keller explains.

8 Mar 2019 4 minute read

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Watch: why did the British Army kill a one-legged man?

As the UK hopes to open new military bases in the Caribbean, Phil Miller investigates the killing of a man by the British...

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