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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
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)
Shut down the Dryden Mill
On 21 May, First Nations communities gathered outside the Dryden Mill to call for an end to the ongoing poisoning of their environment.
Three months of Iran-linked attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Since the US-Israel war on Iran, CPT Iraqi Kurdistan has monitored 751 attacks, including 22 killed and 112 injured, in Iranian strikes in Iraqi Kurdistan.
The “new law”: screening, detention, and containment on the North Aegean islands
Greece’s new draft migration law marks an escalation in deterrence, incorporating frontline regions such as Lesvos into an expanded enforcement architecture.
Life for all
A few weeks ago, two dead manatees were found within 24 hours of each other in the San Silvestre Marsh, a vital water source for
Peace at stake this Sunday
This Sunday, Colombians will go to the polls to elect a new president. Gustavo Petro, elected four years ago as Colombia’s first left-wing president, has
Is freedom just a word?
Prisons are not always surrounded by walls and iron bars. Sometimes, prison is a life lived under endless restrictions, where even the simplest choices are
The presumption of guilt
“If what you say is true, why didn’t you stay and fight for your country? That’s what I would have done.” The judge had opened
Denial of access to asylum for alleged drivers/facilitators
CPT Aegean Migrant Solidarity co-publishes a joint statement against the Greek state’s practice of denying access to asylum procedures for those accused of driving migrant boats towards Greece.
More razor wire border walls
The militarization of the southern US border continues as approximately 400 Marines quietly arrived in Douglas, AZ, in April. They came – according to a
What is Unarmed Civilian Accompaniment?
“Are you the guy?” he said.“I’m the guy,” I answered. “Do you have the names?”“I have the names.” It was like a scene from a bad
The promise of the sea
Just over a week ago, the Israeli Occupation Forces intercepted and detained the crews of over twenty boats sailing to break the siege of Gaza.
We will remember them
While armed conflicts all over the world are increasing, people fleeing war are being killed at sea by the very countries that they are trying
Loyalty within a house of steel
In the West Bank, a Palestinian family is forced to fortify their home, which stands next to an illegal settlement. Everyday life becomes an act of endurance.
Remembering Sardasht Osman
On the anniversary of the assassination of Sardasht Osman, we call for the release of imprisoned journalists and the expansion of freedom of expression.
Settlers raided my house, and they stayed
A firsthand account from Masafer Yatta reveals how escalating settler violence is severing Palestinian communities from their land, livelihoods, and basic rights, threatening their very survival.
A region at war
It has been nearly two months since the United States launched its initial attack on Iran, plunging the entire region into turmoil. The consequences of
Rooted in community. Rising in resistance
Twenty years ago, at a peace conference, I was first introduced to CPT. Carol Rose, former co-director of CPT, had just returned from Colombia and
CPT at 40: personal journeys in nonviolent resistance
Communications Coordinator Caldwell Manners interviews long-time CPTers Kryss Chupp, Mark Frey and Pierre Shantz, looking back on our 40-year-long history of peacemaking.
Farewell to Haidar
On New Year’s Eve, Haidar Khaled Akhalil embarked from Turkey to Greece. What happened after he landed shows that the danger for migrants does not end after surviving the perilous sea crossing.
Stories held by the Aegean Islands
In the first hours of 2026, Haidar and Hussein were lost. They set off from Turkey on New Year’s Eve to reach Europe and a
Despite the ceasefire, Iran and affiliated groups continue attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Following the escalation of the conflict and the start of joint attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on 28 February 2026, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has faced sustained drone and missile attacks carried out by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups operating in Iraq.
Pray for our endangered Earth
On 22 April, people around the world mark Earth Day. This year, it seems as though many of our governments’ environmental policies are headed in