PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 13, 2025 The Merchants of Death Tribunal’s final report will be released on January 15, 2025, the actual birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther…
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Campaigners hold coordinated global vigilsfor the closure of Guantánamo on March 8
PRESS RELEASE MARCH 6, 2023: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On March 8 (international Women’s Day), campaigners in the UK, the US andMexico are holding coordinated vigils calling for the release of 18 men…
$30 Million Minimum in Reparations for Afghan Family Demanded by U.S. National Group Opposing Drone Attacks
Nick Mottern | October 21, 2021 Ban Killer Drones, a national network opposed to drone attacks, is calling for reparation payments of at least $3 million for each of the 10 members…
June 13: Iranian political prisoners face sham trial – Regime repression sparks global movement for prisoners’ freedom
Tweet June 11, 2021 For Immediate Release Contact: Larry Everest 202 556 3906 press@freeiranspoliticalprisonersnow.org Twitter @IranPrisonEmerg Interviews available June 13: Iranian Political Prisoners Face Sham Trial Vicious Wave of Repression Sparks Global Movement to Free…
On the Eve of Global Climate Strikes and Summit, Celebrities, Advocates and Grassroots Groups Call on UN to Endorse Worldwide Fracking Ban
Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Action | September 19, 2019 For immediate release: Prominent activists, hundreds of groups urge U.N. to champion a global ban, call fracking a climate and human rights disaster…
Kings Bay Plowshares Case Shifts to U.S. District Court for August 7 Hearing
Kingsbayplowshares7 | June 13, 2019 The seven members of the Kings Bay Plowshares received a notice of hearing June 4 answering their request for an oral argument before District Court Judge Lisa Wood….
June 15 Marks 6,000 Days of Guantánamo: Rights Groups Tell Donald Trump to Close the Prison, Say “Not One Day More!”
Andy Worthington | June 15, 2018 Today, June 15, 2018, is a depressing milestone in the long history of U.S. detention at Guantánamo Bay. Today the Guantánamo prison, set up after the…
Human Rights Activists to Protest Trump’s Order to Keep Guantanamo Open
For immediate release: Human Rights Activists to Protest Trump’s Order to Keep Guantanamo Open in Grand Central Station, Thursday 2/1 @ NoonWhat: Demonstration/vigil to Protest Trump’s Guantanamo PolicyWhere:Main Terminal, Grand Central TerminalWhen: Noon, Thursday, February…
Intrepid Museum Shields Trump’s Drone Slaughter From Public Scrutiny
Knowdrones.com & Drones Quilt Project | May 5, 2017 A protest rally and press conference are scheduled for 6:00pm, Tuesday May 9, 2017 at the entrance of the Intrepid Sea, Air and…
Yemen Is Starving: Peace activists, protesting the mounting humanitarian crisis in Yemen, to begin week-long fast and vigil at the UN
Martha Hennessy | April 6, 2017 New York, NY — On April 10, 2017, approximately 20 peace activists will begin a week long vigil and fast in front of the United Nations….