Nuclear dump opponent jailed in France
In rural northeast France, the 20-year resistance to a planned underground nuclear waste dump still flourishes, despite ongoing police and judicial intimidation. Government largess…
August 2018
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Fukushima evacuees’ friend arrested, jailed at Hiroshima memorial
UPDATE: August 17 – the jailed activist was released from custody today. Among the many commemorative events all around the Peace Park in Hiroshima, Japan on August 6 was an…
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Plowshares activist Turi Vaccaro jailed in Sicily
Fugitive Italian anti-war activist Turi Vaccaro has been arrested and imprisoned in Gela, Sicily, where he will serve an 11-month, 27-day sentence. Acting on a warrant issued in…
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Arrests at nuclear sites mark 73rd anniversary of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Activists honor Catholic archbishop, who was a prophetic voice for peace, on anniversary of atomic bombing by Leonard Eiger Silverdale, Washington: Activists blockaded the West…
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Truth on Trial – Kings Bay Plowshares court report on August 2, 2018 hearing
For four hours on Thursday, August 2, 2018, the Kings Bay Plowshares appeared before U.S. Magistrate Stan Baker in federal court in Brunswick, Georgia to argue that all charges…
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Fill the Jails!
by Brian Terrell [This reflection was offered by Brian Terrell on July 29, 2018 to Catholic Workers gathered at Nazareth College, Rochester, NY, celebrating the 85th anniversary of…
