12Apr 2019 by peacepeople

NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE MAGUIRE REQUESTS UK HOME OFFICE FOR PERMISSION TO VISIT HER FRIEND NOBEL PEACE NOMINEE JULIAN ASSANGE IN PRISON IN LONDON

Press Release
`Mairead Maguire has requested UK Home Office for permission to visit her friend Julian Assange whom this year  she has nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize’      ‘I want to visit Julian to see he is receiving medical care and to let him know that there are  many people around the world who admire him and are grateful for his courage in trying to stop the wars and end the suffering of others’   ‘Thursday 11th April, will go down in history as a dark day for the Rights of humanity, when Julian Assange,  a brave and good man, was  arrested,  by British Metropolitan Police, forcibly removed without prior warning,  in a style befitting of a war criminal, from the Ecuadorian  Embassy, and bundled into a Police Van.  It is…
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11Apr 2019 by peacepeople

Julian Assange was dramatically arrested by British police today and dragged screaming from the Ecuadorian Embassy after seven years hiding inside.

Julian Assange
Julian Assange was dramatically arrested by British police today and dragged screaming from the Ecuadorian Embassy after seven years hiding inside.The pale and bearded WikiLeaks founder, 47, was pulled out in handcuffs as Ecuador withdrew its asylum status - ending Assange's 2,487 days holed up since 2012.As he was hauled from the building - looking grey and clutching Gore Vidal's History of the National Security State - he appeared to shout... "The UK has no civility" and "the UK must resist"
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13Mar 2019 by peacepeople

Korea Peace Now

#KoreaPeaceNow
After decades of war, it’s time for #KoreaPeaceNow! But for a peace agreement to be long-lasting and effective, women must be included in the process. Join our women-led campaign and sign up to add your voice to the global call for peace in Korea. Read More below: https://koreapeacenow.org/
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14Feb 2019 by peacepeople
Interview Her

Interview Her

Events
We are thrilled to let you know that the Nobel Women's Initiative launched Interview Her, project which they have been thinking off for a long time. They have created Interview Her to amplify the voices of women experts on women, peace and security in the media. Indeed, research shows that only 19% of women experts are interviewed in global media. The database includes women we have worked with over the years, and many others, and it will continue to grow in the months to come. 
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