Friday Bulletin

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bombed tehran

Bombs don’t bring liberation

On Saturday morning, Israel and the United States began a large-scale bombing campaign against Iran. Within days the region has been pulled into a widening

Lesvos overview

The right kind of guests

Over my years living on a Greek island there were a few moments in which I felt penned in. In closed communities, consensus can form

The war for Iran

The USA is gearing up for war with Iran. I’ve anticipated this war all my life, but I didn’t expect to feel quite so disoriented

A surveillance photograph of a distressed boat

In the shipwreck’s wake

Ten days have passed since fifteen migrants died in a shipwreck off the coast of Chios, Greece. There are questions about the actions of the

A faded orange life jacket on the lesvos coast

Counting the toll

On 3 February, off the coast of Chios island, fifteen migrants drowned in the Aegean Sea. Once more, the Greek Coast Guard has questions to

A naval boat arriving into harbour in mytilene, greece

Solidarity is not a crime

After eight long years of injustice, solidarity won.  The court hearing in Lesvos, on January 15, was convened because twenty-four humanitarian volunteers, who rescued families

cityscape of caracas venezuela seen through trees

Crisis and community

As we enter 2026, we are adjusting to a world in flux. Last week the United States invaded Caracas and abducted Venezuela’s president Maduro. He

A military base in the distance

Sand in the gears

The PKK-Turkey peace process has been underway since February this year. Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, ordered the PKK to

Join the CPT solidarity raffle

The CPT Solidarity Raffle has begun! From now until 18 December, you can buy a ticket, support our work, and have the chance to win

a greek military vehicle passes a wall with grafitti that reads close moria

Solidarity on trial … again!

As I write this week’s bulletin, a friend is standing trial at Mytilene court in Lesvos, alongside twenty-three others who worked in Search and Rescue

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