British war tax refuser jailed for six weeks
A long-time anti-war activist has been jailed for six weeks for refusing to pay his council tax on the grounds that the UK government is engaged in terrorism. On 7…
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Margaret Flowers Arrested Protesting Afghan Hospital Bombing
Dr. Flowers Calls For Independent Investigation Into Hospital Bombing in Kunduz, Afghanistan by Alli McCracken, www.CODEPINK.org Washington, D.C. –– Before the start of a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about…
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In solidarity with refugees fleeing wars, nine anti-drone protesters arrested at California air force base
from Occupy Beale Air Force Base Nine anti-drone protesters from throughout Northern California – Redding to Stockton, Bay Area to Nevada City – were arrested in a nonviolent action at…
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On eve of Pope’s U.S visit, 15 activists arrested at White House “sowing the seeds of hope”
from the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance Just prior to the historic visit of Pope Francis to the U.S. on September 22, fifteen activists were arrested at the White House…
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Three activists arrested at Creech drone base on International Day of Peace
from Nevada Desert Experience Three prayerful activists were arrested at Creech Air Force Base at 7:05 a.m. on September 21 while trying to enforce the International Day of Peace. One…
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Hancock drone base gates closed on International World Day of Peace, five arrested
On the morning of Monday, September 21, members of the grassroots human rights coalition, Upstate Drone Action to Ground the Drones and End the Wars, were arrested for closing the…
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Transform Now Plowshares trio receive “unsupervised” supervised probation at resentencing; $52,000 restitution upheld by judge
After hearing arguments from both sides during a teleconference sentencing hearing on the morning of September 15, Judge Amul Thapar split the different between the defense’s request for no supervised…
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Shin Bet orders Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu arrested again
Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu was arrested on September 10 because Israeli police, at the direction of the Shin Bet, claim his recent Channel 2 interview violates the terms of…
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Swords Into Plowshares: Fr. Daniel Berrigan’s reflections on the Plowshares 8 nuclear disarmament action
On September 9, 1980, six men and two women walked into a G.E. factory in Pennsylvania and smashed re-entry cones for nuclear missile warheads with hammers and poured blood on…
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Nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu gives 1st interview to Hebrew-language Israeli press
Vanunu tells Channel 2: Israel’s nuclear program a danger to the world Mordechai Vanunu, the former technician at the Dimona nuclear plant who was imprisoned for 18 years for divulging…
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I’m out of prison but I’m still not free: the continuing struggles of the Y-12 Three
From opendemocracy.net – Transformation: Where love meets social justice by Michael Edwards Three peace activists followed by openDemocracy have been released from jail, but their work against nuclear weapons goes…
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History of Nonviolent Resistance to Trident in the Pacific Northwest
Thanks to Leonard Eiger for sending these articles. The following articles articulate the rich history of nonviolent resistance that took root in the Pacific Northwest beginning in the 1970s. The…
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