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PPU supporters selling white poppies in Hackney

2018: A year of Peace Pledge Union activism

Throughout 2018, Peace Pledge Union members and supporters around the UK took action in their own communities to promote peace and to resist militarism.

Gavin Williamson's post-Brexit military plans are a dangerous fantasy

UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has been accused of living in the nineteenth century after promising to build new military bases around the world following Brexit.

Gavin Williamson uses Ukraine tension as a PR opportunity

UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has been accused of ramping up military tension with the deployment of a UK warship to Ukraine.

Troops marching in the streets on Armed Forces Day

No-deal Brexit: Troops must not be used for social control

UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has said that 3,500 UK armed forces personnel are on stand-by to deal with a no-deal Brexit.

All-male panel debating gender balance in the UK armed forces

Armed forces debate gender balance - with an all-male panel

Senior members of the UK armed forces have been widely mocked for staging a debate on gender diversity - with an all-male panel.

Hunt's hypocrisy on Yemen: Talking peace while selling weapons

UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has been accused of hypocrisy after attending peace talks about Yemen - while continuing to train and arm Saudi forces that are killing Yemeni civilians.

Welsh government challenged over call for more troops in Wales

The Welsh government has been criticised after calling on the UK government to base more troops in Wales.

People with a banner reading 'No More War'

Liz Truss is wrong: Pacifists don't avoid conflict

Cabinet minister Liz Truss has been challenged by pacifists after apparently using the word "pacifist" to mean someone who avoids conflict.

South Korean campaigners hold a sign reading "Not a crime"

Prisoners for Peace Day: Supporting the world's conscientious objectors

People around the world will mark Prisoners for Peace Day on 1 December. Hundreds of people in various countries are locked up for refusing to fight or campaigning against war.

White poppy wreaths removed from at least four war memorials

White poppy wreaths have been deliberately removed from at least four memorials in various parts of Britain. They are thought to have been stolen by militarists who object to white poppies.

Global support for imprisoned Israeli conscientious objector

A 19-year-old Israeli has received support from around the world after being sentenced to imprisonment for the sixth time.

White poppy wreath among the red poppy wreaths in Bath on Sunday

White poppy wreath removed in Bath - for the fourth year running

A wreath of white poppies placed by Quakers in Bath at the city's Remembrance Sunday ceremony has been stolen. This is the fourth year in which this has happened.

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