Full Coverage: War and peace

29.06.2005 Since Sunday 19 the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) has been on general red alert with EZLN troops called into the mountains of Chiapas, and Zapatista communities advised to flee by their Juntas de Buen Gobierno (Governing Councils), amid fears that war in Chiapas is likely to resume. The Zapatista "Caracoles" or "centers of zapatista autonomy" have also been closed [Pics of the Caracoles La Garrucha and Morelia]

29.06.2005 Le porte-parole de l'EZLN a déclaré, par voie de communiqué, l' « alerte rouge générale » , entrée en vigueur le 19 juin, dans les territorios rebeldes chiapanèques.

29.06.2005 La guerrilla del Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) de México anunció este martes que después de más de 11 años de haberse levantado en armas, decidió unirse a obreros, campesinos y otros sectores, como un "nuevo paso" en su lucha.

29.06.2005 Civilni sektor učinio je mnogo više na uspostavljanju novih odnosa i njihovoj normalizaciji od samih država Dejtonskog trougla. Napravio je pomak ka razumevanju, obnovi poverenja, otvorio vrata za budućnost u regionu. Pokazala je to i deseta sesija Igmanske inicijative koja je proteklih dana održana u Beogradu.

27.06.2005 Selon de nouvelles recherches dont les résultats sont publiés ce mercredi 22 juin 2005, en exportant des armes de manière irresponsable dans certains des pays les plus pauvres et les plus touchés par la guerre, les États du G8 ne tiennent pas leurs engagements de réduire la pauvreté, de ramener la stabilité et de faire respecter les droits humains. Des armes ont ainsi été exportées dans des pays comme la Colombie, le Myanmar (ex-Birmanie), les Philippines, la République du Congo et le Soudan.

24.06.2005 The White House has been sharing counter-terrorism intelligence with the government of Sudan, a top diplomat has revealed, causing human rights activists to castigate the Bush administration for putting the "war on terror" above stopping the mass extermination of people in Darfur.

24.06.2005 Fond za humanitarno pravo (FHP) traži od Tužilaštva za ratne zločine Republike Srbije da pokrene pretkrivični postupak u vezi sa počinjenim ratnim zločinima u Antinu u Hrvatskoj, nakon uspostavljanja srpske (JNA) kontrole na teritoriji istočne Slavonije, u avgustu 1991. godine.

23.06.2005 Zarema Muzhakhoyeva is one of the so-called Black Widows, women responsible for bombings in Russia's biggest cities who are fuelling the fear that Chechen women are now prepared to fight in place of their dead husbands. The fear is well-founded: female suicide bombers in Russia have accounted for more than 260 military and civilian deaths in less than five years. They have downed domestic flights, blown themselves up near restaurants, in subway stations, at rock concerts, and they were involved in both the Dubrovka theatre hostage-taking and the Beslan school massacre.

23.06.2005 Paul Foreman et Vincent Hoedt ont été arrêtés à la fin du mois de mai. Tous deux étaient accusés de publication de fausses informations, de nuisances envers la société soudanaise et d’espionnage, suite à la publication en mars du rapport "L'écrasant fardeau du viol: violence sexuelle au Darfour". Ils avaient été relâchés sous caution et n’avaient pas été autorisés à quitter le pays.

23.06.2005 Përfaqësuesi i Kofi Ananit për të zhvendosurit, Ualter Kalin, i cili po qëndron për një vizitë në Kosovë, vlerësoi përpjekjet e institucioneve të Kosovës për përmirësimin e kushteve të të zhvendosurve. Gjatë një takimi me përfaqësues të komuniteteve minoritare dhe me udhëheqësit komunalë në Asamblenë e Kastriotit, Kalin i cilësoi inkurajuese përpjekjet e deritashme për ndërtimin e shoqërisë shumë etnike në Kosovë.

23.06.2005 Promovimi i publikimit „Srebrenica: Nga Mohimi te Pranimi”, i publikuar nga Komiteti i Helsinkit për të Drejtat e Njeriut në Serbi, do të mbahet sot (e enjte, 23 qershor, në ora 19:00) në Qendrën për Dekontaminim Kulturor në Beograd.

23.06.2005 Na konferenciji pod nazivom "Srebrenica – van osnovane sumnje" koja je održana 11. juna u Beogradu, Fond za humanitarno pravo zatražio je od republičke Vlade da Srbija prestane da bude sklonište za haškog optuženika Ratka Mladića, i da preuzme odgovornost za zločine koji su počinjeni u ime države i građana Srbije.

21.06.2005 U.S. National Guardsman Sherwood Baker was killed while providing security to the group searching for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The evidence revealed in the Downing Street Memo, that the Bush administration fudged intelligence to justify invading Iraq, has Baker's brother outraged: "My brother died...to satisfy the Bush administration's public relations agenda."

21.06.2005 Millions of people in the U.S. still don't know about new and convincing evidence that the Bush administration manipulated intelligence to support its plan to invade Iraq. As the death toll of servicepeople in Iraq continues to grow, Global Exchange is calling on you to ask your local media outlets to cover this staggering and largely ignored story, which could be grounds to impeach the U.S. president.

21.06.2005 Is it fair that Iraq has to spend its oil revenues in settlement of debt and reparations to countries which themselves were happy to do business with Saddam Hussein? Protesters have started a 15 day fast in Geneva where the UN Compensation Commission will make its ruling.

20.06.2005 Kansainvälinen Punainen Risti on julkistanut laajan tutkimuksen sodan tapaoikeudesta. Erityisen suuri merkitys tapaoikeudella on valtioiden sisäisissä konflikteissa. Tutkimus nostaa esiin 161 humanitaarisen tapaoikeuden sääntöä ja korostaa näin ihmisten suojaa aseellisissa selkkauksissa. Nämä säännöt koskevat paitsi valtioita myös kaikkia konfliktin osapuolia, esimerkiksi kapinallisia.

17.06.2005 Izložba fotografija i prezentacija projekta ‘’Srebrenica – Sjećanje za budućnostÂ’Â’ biće održana u Sarajevu od 10. do 24. jula, u sklopu međunarodnog projekta njemačke Heinrich Böll fondacije.

16.06.2005 JERUSALEM, Jun 16 (IPS) - It might have been expected that Israel, not wanting to have pictures broadcast of Palestinians triumphantly entering the evacuated homes of settlers in the Gaza Strip, would want to demolish those homes. It might equally have been expected that the Palestinians, wanting to be seen marching into the homes of their retreating occupiers, would want the houses to remain intact.

16.06.2005 Tony Blair is slammed for ignoring the genocide in Darfur, while lecturing world leaders on helping Africa. A report published today by pressure group Waging Peace, criticises the prime minister for a “policy of appeasement” towards the Sudanese regime.

16.06.2005 Igmanska inicijativa pozdravila je saopštenje Saveta ministara Srbije i Crne Gore u kojem je najoštrije osuđen zločin u Srebrenici i u kome je zatražena krivična odgovornost za počinioce i organizatore ratnih zločina.