Sri Lankan People’s Movement Makes a Splash, But Now What?
In July, Sri Lankan protesters savored the luxuries of the presidential palace after ousting their nation’s leader. Now the hardest part begins.
The Indypendent
War and Peace
Cuba Journey: Resisting the Blockade, 60 Years Later
In Cuba, International Workers Day is a holiday, doctors stay in the neighborhood.
Protesters Demand Nuclear Disarmament Outside the United Nations
11 Arrested for civil disobedience as a crowd of almost 200 people gathers to urge action on nuclear non-proliferation.
Palestinian Voices Ring Out in Bay Ridge: Freedom Within Our Lifetime, They Demand
Around 1,500 protesters took to the streets of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn on Sunday to commemorate the 74th Nakba “Catastrophe” Day.
A Movie About a Movie Made During a Time of War
Two years before Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine, a single mom and her four children shot a documentary film about daily life in the Donbas region, which was already torn by fighting between the two sides.
Prosecution and Defense Rest in Trial of Shannon Two
An original version of this article was posted on stopthesewars.org on April 27. On Wednesday, both prosecution and defense…
One Moldovan Village’s Response to the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
Since war erupted across the border in Ukraine, the people of Taraclia have opened their doors and their hearts to fleeing war victims. “It’s for the soul,” said a woman who took a family with three children into her home.
As War Rages in Ukraine, New Yorkers Debate the Merits of a No-Fly Zone
NYCers torn between a desire to alleviate Ukrainian suffering and wariness about initiating a direct military conflict with nuclear-armed Russia.
A Book for People Who Want to Know More About a Land with a People
Fresh perspectives on the Palestine-Israel conflict as well as what peaceful coexistence could look like.
Reflections On This Year’s Palestine Day From a Former Israeli Refusenik
Today is the UN-mandated International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Thirty four years ago, I was part of a group of young Israelis who refused to enforce the Occupation in Palestine while in uniform. What brought me to that point?