News on the Just Focus regional groups, activist arrests, Turkey and the Kurds and more…
War / Pakanga
Refugees - We are everywhere
There are 12.8 million refugees in the world. That is about three times the population of Aotearoa New Zealand!
HERE, HAVE SOME CHEMICALS! DO FORGIVE US IF WE KILL YOU FOR USING THEM…
So, they are going to hang Saddam. Can’t say I’ll miss the fellow, but…
UGANDA’S INVISIBLE CHILDREN
Every night, tens of thousands of children in Northern Uganda begin what has now become termed as a “night commute” to be safe from rebels who want them to be soldiers.
WILL BUSH GO TO WAR WITH IRAN?
And if so, what impact will this have on the state of the world? Are there any peaceful alternatives? In the wake of 9/11, the world has become a much more terrorism-aware place.
No more Hiroshimas! No more Nagasakis!
By Annie Boanas
“No more Hiroshimas! No more Nagasakis!”
This message was repeated over and over again during my recent two week trip to Japan. Julia Johnstone and I travelled to Nagasaki and Hiroshima for the World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. We attended as representatives of the Peace Foundation and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, during the 60th Anniversary of the bombings.
Fahrenheit 9/11
By Corrina Howland, age 14, Wellington
Fahrenheit 9/11 is Bush-bashing at its cinematographic best. The documentary provides an insight into Michael Moore’s many theorems about George Dubya and takes viewers step by step through the scandals and subsequent cover-ups made by the Bush government upon the issue of the Iraq War.
Life under the Taleban
By Amina Lafaraie. This is her story of how her family were forced to hide from the Taleban in the city of Kabul in Afghanistan.
New Zealand is my second home now
Before escaping to New Zealand, Amina Lafaraie, 16, and her family were forced to hide from the Taleban in the city of Kabul in Afghanistan. This is her story of her experience. Amina talks to Paul Zoubkov about her life in New Zealand and memories of Kabul and the recent war in Afghanistan.
Conflict and War
The pain and suffering of war continues and the world never seems to learn.
But violent conflict can and must be stopped. Everybody needs to work together to achieve a just world peace.
