During the month of December, the 51st Lights for Peace flag to fly at the Fort Taber – Fort Rodman Military Museum honors the memory of PFC Irving Chandler Kaplan, of New Bedford, a WWII veteran who was killed in Germany in 1945. Kaplan, who lived at 26th Eight St., New Bedford, was born on […]
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Peace and joy, and war
This is the season of peace and joy. As one interested in international relations, I am naturally interested in what causes peace. As one who likes the holiday spirit, I am interested in the concept of joy as a bon vivant. With wars today, I am reminded of the Christman Truce of 1914 during World […]
Kremlin rules out peace negotiations with Ukraine
There is no reason to start peace negotiations with Ukraine at this moment, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said to reporters on Dec. 20. Ukraine laid out its 10-point “peace formula” in November 2022. One of the key sticking points as a precondition for starting peace talks is the full withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian […]
DR Congo election: ‘We would vote for peace
After heavily armed rebels surrounded her small village in eastern Democratic Republic Congo, Musa Bi walked for seven days with six young children until she reached a UN-run refugee camp. The 42-year-old is filled with worry, with no idea of the fate of her husband and two other children, as the family was separated in […]
Children of jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accept Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf
The children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf on Sunday, reading out a speech she’d written behind bars in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. Her prize was placed on an empty chair Sunday between her 17-year-old twins, Ali and Kiana Rahmani, at the award ceremony in Oslo, Norway. […]
Narges Mohammadi, Iranian activist and Nobel peace prize winner, to go on new hunger strike as prize is awarded
Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi will go on a new hunger strike from her prison cell in Iran as the prize is awarded in Oslo on Sunday in her absence, her family said Saturday. Mohammadi, who has campaigned against the compulsory wearing of the hijab and the death penalty in Iran, will go on […]