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When they buried Alexei Navalny they forgot that spring was so close!

Mar 26, 2024 | News

Illustration and article by Isabelle Eliat-Serck 2 March 2024 Despite the abundance of hooded security agents, the scanning of faces by surveillance cameras and the chilling threat of arrest and imprisonment, thousands of Russians gathered on 1 March to honour Alexeï...

#CeasefireNow: Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza and Israel

Oct 20, 2023 | News

Wethen, 20 October 2023 In the face of the shocking violence in Israel, in Gaza and also on the border with Lebanon, Church and Peace is calling for an immediate ceasefire and is thus joining the international call #CeasefireNow. The call is supported by numerous...

Letter to British Foreign Secretary on violence in Israel and Gaza

Oct 20, 2023 | News, News

20 October 2023 14 Peace Organisations and over 700 local church leaders sign open letter to Foreign Secretary urging ‘Dialogue and de-escalation’ in response to violence in Israel and Gaza Church and Peace together with representatives of 14 organisations and over...

Human Rights in Europe

Nov 5, 2020 | News

What is the current state of human rights of refugees and marginalised people in Europe? On 30 October 2020, Church and Peace hosted an online conversation marking the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. Almost 50 participants from 10...

Online Discussion on 70 Years European Convention on Human Rights

Oct 9, 2020 | News

What is the current state of human rights of refugees and marginalised people in Europe? The European Convention on Human Rights turns 70. Seventy years since the European Court of Human Rights was established by the Convention to protect those whose rights have been...