16Nov 2018 by peacepeople
ABOLISH MILITARISM AND WAR

ABOLISH MILITARISM AND WAR

Campaigns, International Conference Against US/Nato Military Bases, Press Releases
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate Speech at The International Conference Against US/Nato Military Bases November 16-18 - 2018 Dublin, Ireland Dear Friends, It is good to be here with you all. I would like to thank the organizers for inviting me to address the conference and to be present to support the call to close all US/Nato Bases. Firstly I thank you for your work for peace. It is good that we will have an opportunity in the next few days to get to know each other and together discuss what kind of a world we want to live in? There will be many different perspectives on this and the way forward, but let us agree to respect each other and to engage in deep listening and conversation no matter…
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08Nov 2018 by peacepeople
A MOTHERS PLEA TO SAVE HER SON… Held 8 years WITHOUT CHARGE by UK Government – By Mairead Maguire

A MOTHERS PLEA TO SAVE HER SON… Held 8 years WITHOUT CHARGE by UK Government – By Mairead Maguire

Campaigns, Events, Press Releases
On 4th November, 2018, Christine Assange, mother of Julian Assange, made a deeply moving video public appeal to save the life of her son Julian. Julian Assange, is Editor in Chief of Wikileaks. Because of Wikileaks reporting of acts during US/Nato’s illegal wars against Afghanistan, Iraq, etc., and the highlighting of corruption by USA/CIA and Corporate powers, and continuing his fight in disclosing the links between the private corporations and government agencies, Julian Assange has been threatened by high profile USA citizens, and a Grand Jury has been set up in America to try Julian Assange and Wikileaks, for their publications. For this he is being persecuted and deprived of his right to liberty, basic human rights etc., Six years ago Julian Assange, aware of these extradition plans of America,…
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24Oct 2018 by peacepeople
The Assassination Of Mr Jamal Khashoggi

The Assassination Of Mr Jamal Khashoggi

The Assassination Of Mr Jamal Khashoggi
The Peace People are shocked by the brutal murder of Mr Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi embassy in Turkey. This can only be viewed as a state-sponsored assassination of a man who has questioned the fascist nature of the Saudi dictatorship. We call on the United Kingdom and the USA to wake up to their complicity with this regime with their continued massive arms contracts. Follow the lead of Germany and stop supplying weapons to the regime which is causing the human disaster in Yemen.
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17Sep 2018 by peacepeople
Squandering A Future – By Mairead Maguire

Squandering A Future – By Mairead Maguire

Press Releases
It is with deep concern and regret that I witness Northern Ireland has been without a Parliament for eighteen months. It is astonishing to me that some of our political representatives, who know full well that their refusal to sit around the Executive Table and the Assembly in Stormont Parliament, means a political stalemate and a vacuum of power. Refusal to represent the people who have elected our politicians, directly affects many: There is a lack of spending in our infrastructure, education, health care and job creation. This leads to unemployment, homelessness, and insufficient wages. Instability in our governance deters past and future investors. Over the last 40 years, many large companies have left Northern Ireland, leaving a void only to be replaced with low-income employment. Is it any wonder…
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