South Hebron hills settlers strike twice: 62 olive trees cut during the night as a ‘price tag’ attack
On a wall next to the first incident place the volunteers found a writing in hebrew: “price tag for those who steal” Press Release...
International Conscientious Objectors’ Day
The Peace and Justice Centre Support Conscientious Objects world wide. Today is International Conscientious Objectors day. Around the world, campaigners are raising awareness...
Speaker Series Report Emily Johns and Milan Rai, editors of Peace News
Speaker Series Report, Tuesday 30th of April. Emily Johns and Milan Rai, editors of Peace News Emily Johns: Experiences in Iran The talk began...
US Developing Guided Tactical Nuclear Weapon for Europe
By Brian Larkin Less than three years after President Obama’s Nobel Prize winning Prague declaration that he would seek “A world free of nuclear...
Abolition 2000 Edinburgh/Faslane Declaration: From a Nuclear Free Scotland to a Nuclear Weapon Free World
Following its Annual Assembly in Edinburgh Abolition 2000, a network of over 2000 organizations in more than 90 countries world wide working for a...
Political context of Scrap Trident
Taken from a report by Brian Larkin on Scraptrident given at Abolition 2000 AGM today in Edinburgh. As in many countries peace groups in...
EPJC Letter to Alex Salmond on NATO & US Bases
On the eve of tomorrow’s historic Scrap Trident march Peace and Justice Centre Coordinator Brian Larkin called on First Minister Alex Salmond to reconsider...
Be There, Be in the Square Saturday! And at the Gates of Faslane Monday
Thousands expected on Demo Saturday 13 April Scotland has unhappily hosted nuclear weapons for 50 years. Let’s send a message to the world this...
EPJC says Cameron Wrong: Korea Nukes not Threat to UK: Scrap Trident Demonstration & Blockade 13 – 15 April
Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre Press Release: For Immediate Release Anti – Trident Groups Say Cameron Wrong, N Korea Nukes not Threat to UK;...
Alex Salmond Letter to EPJC supporting Scrap Trident
Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland supports the Scrap Trident campaign. In a letter to Brian Larkin, Coordinator of the Edinburgh Peace and Justice...
Scottish Parliament Resolution on Trident Not Enough
This month the Scottish Parliament confirmed its opposition to nuclear weapons even as an SCND commissioned survey confirmed that 80% of people in Scotland...
TAKE URGENT ACTION opposing nuclear weapons by 3pm Wednesday
Email Your MSP by 3pm Wednesday 20 March The Scottish Parliament will debate and vote Wednesday on a resolution calling on the UK to...
EPJC joins in calling for EU to continue arms embargo on Syria
Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre joins with European Network Against Arms Trade in opposing any moves to amend the current EU arms embargo on...
Prison for Swedish Peace Activist
Swedish peace campaigner Martin Smedjeback today received a prison sentence of 14 days from a provincial court in the Scandinavian country. On July 29,...
Campaign Against the Arms Trade Awarded 2012 Right Livelihood Award.
On 7 December, UK campaigning organisation Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) was presented with a 2012 Right Livelihood Award in the Swedish Parliament. Here...