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BBC broadcast anti-war music by pacifist composer… But we can't say so

A highlight of this year's Proms Concerts season was a performance of the War Requiem, a large-scale work by renowned 20th Century British composer Benjamin Britten (Prom 37, Saturday 17th August).
 

Reckless escalation: British pacifists condemn US-UK attack on Houthis in Yemen

British pacifists have called the attack by the US and UK on Houthi targets in Yemen a dangerous and irresponsible escalation in a conflict that threatens to engulf the Middle East.

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2023 month by month - a year of peace campaigning amidst growing militarism

Spiralling military spending. Peace campaigners under attack in Russia and Ukraine. The devastating violence in Israel and Gaza. In 2023 there has been no shortage of war and militarism for peace campaigners to resist.

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Welsh resistance to militarism on the rise as new network launched

A new campaigning network is preparing to map militarism in Wales and bring people together to challenge it.

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Russians who refuse to fight should gain asylum in the UK, say pacifists

On International Conscientious Objectors' Day, Rishi Sunak has been urged to offer asylum to Russians who refuse to be part of the war in Ukraine.

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Pacifists meet teachers' union members as military spending trumps funding for schools

The Peace Pledge Union has backed teachers who are challenging a rise in military spending while education is desperately underfunded.

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British pacifists offer solidarity to threatened Russian anti-war activists

British peace activists have warned that the Putin regime may use the Tatarsky killing as an excuse to arrest Russian opponents of the war in Ukraine.

Students protesting at Sheffield University with a banner reading "Rolls Royce off campus"

Sheffield students take direct action over university's arms trade links

The Peace Pledge Union has backed students who are taking nonivolent direct action over Sheffield University's links with the arms trade.

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Putin shaken as thousands of Russians protest against war

Pacifists in the UK have sent messages of support to Russian peace activists who are resisting war and mobilisation.

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Priti Patel faces asylum plea for Russians who refuse to fight

UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has been urged to make a public offer of asylum to Russian soldiers who refuse to fight in Ukraine.

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