Once the bustling heart of Christian pilgrimage, Bethlehem now faces shuttered hotels, empty streets and a shrinking Christian community, while Israel’s assault on Gaza and the tightening grip of occupation destroy hopes of peace at the birthplace of Christ, writes Father GEOFF BOTTOMS
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Scottish Peace Network continues struggle for global justice
ARTHUR WEST looks at the current work of the peace movement in Scotland, from opposing Nato to making sure the issue of war is included in upcoming climate change protests at Cop26
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After years hidden away, Oldham’s memorial to six local volunteers who died fighting fascism in the Spanish civil war has been restored to public view, marking both a victory for campaigners and a renewed tribute to the town’s proud International Brigade heritage, says ROB HARGREAVES
The June 2025 attacks on Iran have heightened the risk of a wider war, exposed the fiction of a rules-based international order and left ordinary Iranians trapped between external aggression and internal repression, says the Committee for Defence of Iranian People’s Rights
While pretending to seek peace, Europe is heading toward a collision course with Russia – using security guarantees, troop deployments, expropriation and censorship as tools, writes SEVIM DAGDELEN
A WWI hero, renowned ornithologist, medical doctor, trade union organiser and founder member of the Communist Party of Great Britain all rolled in one. MAT COWARD tells the story of a life so improbable it was once dismissed as fiction
The long-term effects of chemical weapons such as Agent Orange mean that the impact of war lasts well beyond a ceasefire
ONE of the networks which Scottish CND and local CND groups support is the Scottish Peace Network, a coalition of groups in which come from a variety of different traditions united in opposing militarism.
For a group to become part of the network they have to share a common vision of achieving a more peaceful world through co-operation, collective action and support for peaceful ways to resolve differences between nations.
The Scottish Peace Network organises opposition to nuclear weapons and military aggression.
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