Two activists arrested crossing onto Beale AFB with “Let Venezuela Live” sign
Report Back: Occupy Beale AFB February 28 – March 1, 2019 by Toby Blomé “STANDING WITH VENEZUELA at Beale Drone Base!” 2 Activists Arrested While Trespassing onto Beale AFB On Thursday, February 28 and Friday, March 1, fed up with 17 years of endless wars, we were determined to bring our strong messages of solidarity […]
Sixteen activists, including Members of European Parliament, arrested at air base in Belgium where U.S. nuclear weapons are stored
Three Green Party politicians from Luxembourg, England and France were arrested with four Agir pour la Paix activists on February 20 in Belgium after climbing a fence to enter a military base where U.S. nuclear weapons are stored. After entering the Kleine Brogel base, they blocked the runway of F-16 fighter jets. The Members of European Parliament – Molly […]
BOP moves elder Muslim philanthropist from prison medical center to freezing Brooklyn detention center
[Update: Power and heat was restored to MDC Brooklyn the evening of February 3. By the end of February, Rafil Dhafir was moved to FCI Allenwood Low in White Deer, Pennsylvania.] Within days of his last contact with supporters on January 29, the federal Bureau of Prisons moved Dr. Rafil Dhafir, 70, from the medical center for federal prisoners […]
During Fast for Yemen, 11 activists were arrested at the U.S. Mission to the U.N.
from Voices for Creative Nonviolence On January 2, 2019, eleven people including Voices for Creative Nonviolence organizers Kathy Kelly and Brian Terrell were arrested blocking the entrance to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York City, part of an on ongoing two-week “Fast for Yemen” in New York and Washington D.C. The […]
Witness Against Torture activists arrested for sit-in at Senator Mitch McConnell’s office
from Witness Against Torture Activists call on McConnell to schedule a vote on the War Powers Act, allowing discussion in the Senate regarding the war on Yemen, and to fully support closure of Guantanamo prison Four human rights activists were arrested on January 10 and charged with unlawfully demonstrating inside Senate office buildings after sitting-in […]
Five activists arrested for bannering on the Supreme Court steps as part of “Stop Torture” protest
from Witness Against Torture Activists participate in weeklong fast calling on the U.S. to stop support for the murderous war in Yemen and close the prison camp at Guantanamo On January 9, 2019, five human rights activists protesting all forms of torture were arrested while bannering on the Supreme Court steps. Their banner stated: “We […]
Four arrests at Pentagon during Holy Innocents witness
from Art Laffin, Dorothy Day Catholic Worker From December 27-28, about 20 members from the Atlantic and Southern Life communities, and other peacemaking friends, gathered for a retreat at St. Stephen and the Incarnation Church in Washington, D.C., and a nonviolent witness at the Pentagon to commemorate the Massacre of the Holy Innocents – past and present.
Update on the Kings Bay Plowshares
from the Kings Bay Plowshares Support Group December 22, 2018 Friends, We are waiting for the decision on the Religious Freedom motions, fitting in this Advent season of waiting. A decision is expected by the end of January and then a trial date may be set. A memo from lead attorney Bill Quigley follows, explaining […]
Protests and arrests at arms fairs in Belgium and New Zealand
BRUSSELS The European Defence Agency’s 2018 Annual Conference in Brussels was devoted to unmanned and autonomous systems, a subject high on the European decision makers’ agendas. As part of the ongoing I Stop the Arms Trade campaign, the Belgian group Vredesactie (Peace Action) organized nonviolent direct actions at the conference. While dozens demonstrated outside on […]
Case dismissed in Kansas City court against five nuclear disarmament activists
Nukes on trial: tables are turned After prosecution no-show, defendants speak; verdict — nukes guilty of crimes against humanity by Jim Hannah The December 7 hearing at Kansas City Municipal Court was dubbed “Nukes on Trial,” but there was no trial because the lone witness for the prosecution did not come to court; no witness […]