Community Peacemaker Teams

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. After entering international waters, Israeli forces kidnapped over a hundred crew in Greece’s search-and-rescue zone.

Israeli forces handed detainees over to the Greek Coast Guard, who then transferred them to the island of ...

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 to reach to seek safety.

1st of April: 20 people dead.
8th of April: 82 people dead.
18th of April: 40 people dead.

Numbers keep appearing on our screens. But they are not just numbers. Each one of th...

The dirt road leading to Mahmoud Daghameen’s house started to get tighter, bumpier and narrower as he drove me up the hill that eventually led to his house. We approached the outskirts of Samou, only 500 metres away from the illegal settlement of Susya. At first glance, the house does not feel like a home, rather a building that is under constant siege. The windows were seale...

Sixteen years ago, journalist Sardasht Osman was kidnapped in front of Salahaddin University in Erbil, and his body was later found dead on the road to Mosul. On the anniversary of his assassination, we commemorate his journalism, and pay our respects to his dignity. We hold in high regard his struggle to expand the horizons of freedom of expression and critical discourse.

During the spring season, shepherds traditionally release their sheep into the green mountains. This is when Palestinians start producing local Palestinian foods like zibdeh (butter) and labn (yogurt). For the villagers of Masafer Yatta, this period is essential. This production is their main source of income and deeply connected to their way of life.