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Nobel Peace Laureates call on Obama and Kerry to reject Keystone XL pipeline

Ten Nobel Peace Laureates — including Jody Williams and Archbishop Desmond Tutu — have written to President Obama and Secretary… Read More »

Women Sidelined in Iranian Elections

On 14 June, Iran will hold a presidential election, its first since the controversial 2009 elections that gave rise to… Read More »

B.C. opposes pipeline, First Nations celebrate

The government of British Columbia has officially opposed the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline. Last Friday, in a submission to the Northern… Read More »

[VIDEO:] Women Beyond War Laureate Opening Panel

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Watch full footage from the Women Beyond War Laureate Opening Panel. An historic occasion, the conference marked the first time… Read More »

Nobel Laureates: Respect Guatemalan Genocide Survivors!

Five women Nobel Peace Prize Laureates called on Guatemala today to respect the rights of survivors who suffered atrocities at… Read More »

Include women in Syria’s peace process

At the end of the Nobel Women’s Initiative conference, Moving Beyond Militarism & War: Women-driven Solutions for a Nonviolent World,… Read More »

Nobel Laureates call on G8 to address root causes of violence

The Laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative issued a statement today calling for G8 leaders to redirect military spending for… Read More »

CodePink protests Obama’s counterterrorism policies

President Obama’s first major counterterrorism address at the National Defense University on May 23 was interrupted by CodePink co-founder  Madea… Read More »

Burma imposes two-child limit on Muslim communities

Authorities in the western Burmese state of Rakhine have imposed a two-child limit on Muslim Rohingya families living along the… Read More »

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