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The possibility of a true and lasting peace
As I search for news on the latest agreed-upon version of the “Memorandum of understanding” between the United States and Iran to end the war and engage in further negotiations, I allow myself a cautious sense of hope. Probably, like many of you reading this, I have learned to hold on to hope with a […]
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The shadow of war: fear and scarcity continue to shape daily life across Iraqi Kurdistan
A member of CPT Iraqi Kurdistan reflects on the civilian costs of the US/Israel war on Iran and Iran-linked retaliatory attacks.
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The future is on the ballot
In just over a week, Colombians will return to the voting booth in the second round of the 2026 presidential election. The choice ahead of them is stark: on the one hand is Ivan Cepeda, successor to the incumbent president Petro; on the other is Abelardo de la Espriella, protégé of the international far right. […]
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“We will not surrender Colombia to fascism – the struggle continues and we will triumph”
On 21 June, Colombian voters will head back to the polls in the second round of Presidential elections. CPT Colombia's Program Support Coordinator explains what's at stake.
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Shut down the Dryden Mill!
“It is time for some justice!” Clayton Thomas-Müller, prominent Cree activist and writer, called out to members of Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong (White Dog) First Nations protesting outside the Dryden Mill on 21 May. The Dryden Mill has been a site of trauma and oppression for these Anishinaabe communities for decades. In the 1960s and 70s […]
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Grassy Narrows continues to resist nuclear waste site
On 6 June, members of Grassy Narrows First Nation and Fort William First Nation will gather with supporters in Thunder Bay (in northwestern Ontario, Canada) to protest plans to bury nuclear waste on Treaty 3 territory. Since discovering the proposal to build a “deep geological repository” for nuclear waste at a site near Ignace, Ontario, […]
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