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After the PKK began disarming in July, Turkish military attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan dropped by 97%. But the violence hasn’t stopped—new ground operations, village fires, and base construction continue. @cpteams.bsky.social reports from the region buff.ly/8dLHBoP
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smoke from turkish bombing in kurdistan
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On July 11, the PKK began its disarmament process with a symbolic burning of weapons. Violence has eased, but challenges remain as Turkey expands its military presence. Join our webinar for on-the-ground updates from Iraqi Kurdistan. ✨ #PeaceProcess
"The last thing we need is the threat of more poison in our water… How many times can the government put our health and way of life in the hands of a dangerous industry that cares only about profits?”
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Just released: #GrassyNarrows T-shirts!
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Oak Flat has narrowly avoided being transferred to Resolution Copper for destruction by mining!
Read more at cpt.org/2025/05/12/p...
Join our webinar with CPT Palestine on Saturday for an update on their work in the West Bank, one year after the release of their documentary "Light".
Register to attend at cpt.org/webinar
Land Back: Indigenous Resistance from Coast to Coast hosted
Monday April 21st, 7:00 – 9:00pm EST via Zoom
Register here: tinyurl.com/surjtolandback
#FreeGrassy #GrassyNarrows
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Read an account by a CPT Palestine team member of an IOF raid on their house.
cpt.org/2025/03/18/r...
Mennonite Action @ this Friday’s vigil
Rev. Jonny Rashid, pastor of West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship and a leader in the national and Philadelphia chapter of Mennonite Action, will be the featured speaker.
Fridays @ Fetterman's Weekly Peace Vigil
200 Chestnut St. March 21 11:15 to 12:15 pm
Yesterday, Mahmoud Khalil, a US permanent resident abducted by ICE last week, shared a powerful public statement that he dictated over the phone to his legal team.
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Returns of #recognised #refugees to #Greece from other European countries have intensified over the recent period: https://rsaegean.org/en/no-support-for-refugees-returned-to-greece/
#AntiRacismDay #FightRacism
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Read Ken Jones' account of his time on a delegation with CPT Palestine in @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social, in which he describes witnessing a "big systematic slow motion ethnic cleansing campaign".
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Join #GrassyNarrows community this Friday, March 21st in Kenora for World Water Day.
Stand in solidarity as they protest nuclear waste and pollution in their water.
The event will be 3-5 pm and refreshments will be available.
#FreeGrassy @freegrassy.bsky.social
ALL EYES ON PALESTINE: The Israeli military is resuming its all-out assault on Palestinian families in Gaza, drastically escalating its violations of the ceasefire, killing and wounding hundreds.
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The second anniversary of Greece's Tempi train crash has seen massive participation in widespread protests across the country and beyond. Aegean Migrant Solidarity explains why this event has mobilised so many.
Read more: cpt.org/2025/03/17/w...
Frontex has largely evaded scrutiny for its role in the Pylos shipwreck. The #FreePylos9 campaign has released a statement putting Frontex's actions in the spotlight.
Read more at cpt.org/2025/03/12/f...
Peacemakers,
We decided to conduct a Peace Train Action this coming Friday (3.14.25) from 200 Chestnut Street to the Philadelphia field office of ICE, located at 114 N 8th Street.
Fridays @ Fetterman's Weekly Peace Vigil
200 Chestnut Street
Friday, March 14, 2025
11:15 am to 12:30 pm
📍𝐀𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐥!: After five years of waiting, LCL client A.B., who had been charged as a "boat driver", has been cleared of all criminal charges in Mytilene Court yesterday. #AbolishFrontex #DeCriminalizeMigration legalcentrelesvos.org/2025/03/11/a...
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61 #refugees were recovered dead, while another 59 remain missing (and are now presumed dead) in 27 #shipwreck incidents in #Greece in 2024: https://rsaegean.org/en/at-least-69-refugees-dead-and-59-missing-in-28-shipwrecks-in-greece-in-2024/
These figures derive from the data we are (1/11)
Peacemakers,
At this Friday’s vigil (3.14.25) on Chestnut Street, Fridays @ Fetterman’s will announce our plans to conduct a People’s Tribunal on War Crimes & Genocide in Gaza.
Save the date...
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Friends Center
1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA
Last week Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned PKK leader, called for the party to disarm, disband, and seek peace by democratic means with Turkey.
CPT Iraqi Kurdistan reports on 14 Turkish military actions in the region since Öcalan's call.
cpt.org/2025/03/06/t...
Listen to CPT Colombia's Jhony Arango on the Faith Outside the Box podcast
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#Pylos
📌 New evidence revealed: The piece of rope hanging from the bow of the fishing vessel points to its towing
📌 The Hellenic Coast Guard captain did not submit this picture to the authorities
A joint publication with @efsyntakton.bsky.social
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Read about the work of the Legal Support Team, accompanying those arrested in Toronto because of their Palestine solidarity activism
cpt.org/2025/02/27/t...
People from Grassy Narrows have been asking Ford to meet with them since he was elected seven years ago; once again, he ignored their invitation. Stop hiding, Doug!
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Today CPT joined members of Grassy Narrows First Nation at the Ontario legislature to honour relatives lost to mercury poisoning and to call on Premier Doug Ford to commit to compensation for the devastating impacts on the community’s health and way of life. #GrassyNarrows #freegrassy
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A few weeks ago CPT-Iraqi Kurdistan reported a teachers' hunger strike in Sulemani. That strike has been suspended but public sector workers have continued to protest the KRG's failure to pay wages by blocking oil deliveries @rudawmedia.bsky.social
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Investigative reporting into the #Pylos shipwreck (in which over 600 people died) reveals missing audio recordings of #GreekCoastGuard calls. Rescue operators also told the distressed vessel to "Tell the captain of the big boat we don’t want to go to Greece".
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Listen to Jhony Arango from CPT Colombia on the Faith Outside The Box podcast, as he talks about becoming a conscientious objector to Colombia’s obligatory military service.
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