Full Coverage: Peace
August 2007
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31.08.2007
More...From: Machizo Multimedia Communication Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Bangladesh] [Culture] [Knowledge] Image: Abdur Rahman and his team
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23.08.2007
Taking a new and exciting approach to activism, DC-based women for peace are inviting others to stay in their organizations house and partake in their daily advocacy activities on Capitol Hill.
more...From: CODEPINK: Women for Peace Related topics/regions: [United States] [Volunteering] [Activism] [Governance] Image: Women at the DC activist house. © CODEPINK: Women for Peace
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20.08.2007
SAINT LOUIS, Aug 20 (OneWorld) - Members of a leading Iraq war veterans' organization voted this weekend to launch a campaign encouraging U.S. troops to refuse to fight.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Iraq] [United States] [Activism] [Arms & military] Image: U.S. Army medic Augustin Aguayo filed for conscientious objector status and refused a second tour of duty in Iraq. © aguayodefense.org
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19.08.2007
COPENHAGEN, Aug 18 (OneWorld) - Though China would like to be seen at the next Olympics as a major world power that stands for international peace, an Olympic-style torch relay that began in Africa this week is painting a different picture of the giant Asian nation.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [China] [Activism] [Ethics & value systems] [Geopolitics] [Conflict] [Security] Image: After lighting the torch, Mia Farrow and an 8-year-old Darfuri refugee walk into a sandstorm. © Dream for Darfur
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14.08.2007
More...From: Machizo Multimedia Communication Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [South Asia] [Bangladesh] [Education] [Social exclusion] [Human rights] [Race Politics] [Religion] [Culture] [Freedom of expression] [ICT] [Media] [War and peace] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] Image: Lalon Shrine
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06.08.2007
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (OneWorld) - In the history of warfare, nuclear weapons have been used twice, and though it has been 62 years since an atomic bomb has been employed in a conflict, the threat of a nuclear attack remains as present as ever, say arms control advocates.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Geopolitics] [War and peace] [Nuclear arms] Image: Hiroshima, Japan, minutes after the atomic bomb was dropped. © Matsushige/DPI / United Nations
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03.08.2007
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 3 (OneWorld) - Groups involved in worldwide humanitarian efforts welcomed the UN Security Council decision this week to send a hybrid force to Darfur, but demanded it send its peacekeepers to the war-torn region immediately.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [Geopolitics] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] [Security] [United Nations] Image: Displaced Darfuri woman gathers grass to sell in the marketplace. © Refugees International
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