Following PM Jacinda Ardern’s promise to tighten gun laws, New Zealander gun shops have registered a significant increase in sales. Peace activists and scientists have issued a call for an urgent moratorium on semi-automatic weapons – the type used in the Christchurch massacre – while changes are in process.
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On the 12th of March 2019, the International Peace Bureau (IPB) held a press conference on the premises of its Berlin Office. The aim of the event was to present to the German press the various events and demonstrations being organised to mark the 70th anniversary of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO), which will happen on the 4th of April 2019.
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The International Peace Bureau calls for the immediate release of Chelsea Manning who has been imprisoned for refusing to testify to a grand jury in the investigation into Wikileaks. Continue reading “IPB Statement: Call for the immediate release of Chelsea Manning”
On the 3rd of February 2019, the highly esteemed peace activist Elisabeth (Betty) Chapman passed away in her home, in the Norwegian town of Re, at the age of 91.
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IPB has released its Activity Report 2018! It provides an overview of the initiatives promoted by IPB and its network of members throughout last year – projects, campaigns, conferences, public actions, statements etc.
An overview of IPB’S participation in the PyeongChang Global Peace Forum (South Korea) earlier this month.
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IPB’s Vice-President, Joseph Gerson, spoke at the Gensuikyo International Forum, part of the 2019 Bikini Day Commemorative Program in Japan. The event marked the 57th anniversary of the Bikini disaster caused by a U.S. hydrogen bomb test in the year of 1954.
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A message from Colin Archer
Former Secretary General, International Peace Bureau
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Cora Weiss, President of the Hague Appeal for Peace, former President of the International Peace Bureau and currently IPB´s representative at the UN in New York was invited to write a message to the PyeongChang Global Peace Forum.
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In a new statement, the International Peace Bureau (IPB) appeals for the preservation and reinforcement of the INF Treaty.
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