Monthly Archives: January 2015

What is missing from the media coverage of the Charlie Hebdo murders?

Lindsey German 11 January 2015. If you read the western media reporting on the Paris attack, says Lindsey German, it is as if the wars waged by the western powers in Muslim countries aren’t happening. THE TERRIBLE events surrounding the … Continue reading

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Four drone protesters arrested after cutting fence at RAF Waddington

Published January 5, 2015 by Emily Norton in The Lincolnite. Four drones protesters have been arrested after cutting their way through a fence into the base of RAF Waddigton’s Reaper Ground Control Station. Chris Cole (51) from Oxford, Katharina Karcher … Continue reading

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Imagine if we used renewable energy to build a safer world

Andrew Smith   Open Democracy 14 January 2015 The UK government spends £37 billion on the arms industry every year. What if it invested in green energy instead? The UK has the largest wind resources in Europe. What if instead … Continue reading

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Drone War in Afghanistan

Afghan Peace Volunteers and Voices for Creative Non Violence UK (VCNV UK) hosted an international seminar about armed drones in Kabul this afternoon for grass-roots peace activists and the local press. Drone experts joined us from UK: Chris Cole from … Continue reading

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Elbit Systems loses key Brazil deal over Palestine protests

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Palestinian BDS National Committee The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has cancelled a major collaboration deal with Israeli military company Elbit Systems in the wake of protests over the firm’s role in … Continue reading

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