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Poster saying "Five years of war in Yemen, made in the UK"

Global resistance to arming Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

Peace Pledge Union members have joined their voices with millions of people around the world calling for an end to arms sales and military support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.

Coronavirus: Ministers urged to divert military spending to tackle pandemic

Boris Johnson is facing calls to reallocate "defence" budgets towards the NHS, social care and community support for people affected coronavirus and isolation.

PPU view on use of troops during coronavirus outbreak

The Peace Pledge Union has said that the potential help of military personnel with tasks such as food deliveries should mark the beginning of diverting military resources to civilian use.

Budget: Tax relief for hiring veterans is simply discrimination

The Chancellor's plan to give National Insurance relief to businesses that hire veterans has been condemned for encouraging employers to engage in unfair discrimination.

Chris Henderson of PPU Council reports back on a discussion about the meaning of the peace pledge

Annual pacifist gathering makes plans to resist militarism

Pacifist determination to resist war was made clear as Peace Pledge Union members from around Britain held their annual general meeting last weekend.

PPU supporters campaigning in the street in Hackney

Challenging militarism in your community: New PPU initiative

The Peace Pledge Union has launched a new project to support people in campaigning about everyday militarism in their own communities.

Demonstration at Stratford Magistrates' Court

Police under scrutiny as charges dropped against pacifist

The Metropolitan Police are facing questions after the last-minute withdrawal of charges against a pacifist activist.

Defence review: PM urged to cut armed forces and fund long-term security

As Boris Johnson announces a defence review, pacifists have called for cuts to military spending and funding for tackling long-term security threats.

UK government ignores 75th anniversary of Dresden bombing

The Peace Pledge Union has challenged ministers' failure to comment on the 75th anniversary of the RAF's mass killing of civilians.

Cambridge students vote against military recruitment at freshers' fairs

Pacifists have welcomed a vote by Cambridge University Students' Union against allowing military recruitment at freshers' fairs.

The Peace Pledge Union (PPU) predicted that students at other universities will follow Cambridge's example.

Death-dealers' dodgy dinner disrupted

A super-expensive networking dinner for arms dealers has been nonviolently disrupted by hundreds of peaceful protesters.

No war with Iran: protests continue around the world

People in the UK, US and Iran are demonstrating against war and military aggression.

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