Two recent reports within the UN system have reaffirmed that the right to conscientious objection to military service is an essential part of the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. Read more here: wri-irg.org/en/story/202...

Palestinian liberation is not simply a moral or human rights issue: it is a direct confrontation with US imperialism and fossil capitalism. Thus, Palestinian liberation must be at the core of global environmental and climate justice struggles. www.tni.org/en/article/e...

Tipping Point North South have published an estimate of the amount of the military and conflict-related climate reparations owed by Israel and its allies to the Palestinian people since the Nakba. transformdefence.org/publication/...

1/🚨 New SGR report out today: Military Spending Rises and Greenhouse Gas Emissions The evidence is clear: higher military spending will have devastating consequences for the planet. Here’s what the research reveals 🧵 www.sgr.org.uk/publications... 🧪

#Thailand: Drop Charges Against Conscientious Objector Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal! Our solidarity with Netiwit who is facing up to three years in prison for refusing to serve in the military. Read our joint statement for Netiwit here: wri-irg.org/en/story/202...

Join us for Demilitarise for Climate Justice: what, why and how As part of the Global Week of Action for Peace and Climate Justice we are hosting a webinar on 19th Sept, 1pm UTC, exploring the intersections between the militarisation and the drivers of climate chaos. wri-irg.org/en/event/202...

🚨 Israeli conscientious objectors are in prison for refusing to serve in the military and take part in the genocide in Gaza. ✊ Stand in solidarity with them — send a message today: wri-irg.org/en/programme...

A recent report by @hrw.org highlights the struggles of #Myanmar nationals in #Thailand, many of whom fled forced military conscription under the 2024 National Service Law and continue to face severe human rights violations. Read more here: wri-irg.org/en/story/202...

Its a genocide. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

This new investigation by @972mag.com and @theguardian.com details how an Israeli military intelligence group is using Microsofts cloud services to store a phenomenal amount of data on Palestinians www.972mag.com/microsoft-82...

Following a joint investigation between +972 Magazine, Local Call, and The Guardian, Microsoft is investigating how Israel’s military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, is using its Azure cloud storage platform. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Slovenia has imposed an arms embargo on Israel www.reuters.com/world/americ... #StopArmingIsrael

Young refuseniks burn their IOF draft papers in the middle of Tel Aviv They refuse to serve in the Israeli Occupation Forces, and are willing to go to military jail for their position. The new generation of refuseniks is supported by the older, many of them spent months in jail already

A group of Israeli teenagers has publicly declared their refusal to serve in the Israeli military, protesting against the genocide in Gaza and the ongoing occupation of Palestinian territories. wri-irg.org/en/story/202... Photo credit: @theandreyx.bsky.social

Have you picked up a copy of the new version of the Handbook for Nonviolent Campaigns yet? www.lulu.com/shop/war-res...

The 2nd annual Week of Action for Peace & Climate Justice is taking place from 15-21st Sept and will address the links between war, militarism and social, economic and climate injustice. It will promote grassroots action to confront genocide and ecocide – for peace and a just systemic transition.

Somewhat predictably, since Palestine Action were proscribed as a terrorist organisation, British police are now threatening completely nonviolent protesters with arrest simply for waving Palestinian flags and holding signs that "Free Gaza". www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

We have given our "Handbook for Nonvioelnt Campaigns" (originally published in 2014) a bit of a freshen up! Its now available in colour, with new photos and a clearer and more accessible design. It is available globally from the print-on-demand service Lulu, here: www.lulu.com/shop/war-res...

Why are Dutch activists targetting the port of Rotterdam? wri-irg.org/en/story/202...

A record number of demonstrations and other actions to challenge #ArmedForcesDay took place in towns and cities across the #UK last weekend. Read more here: wri-irg.org/en/story/202... @forceswatch.bsky.social #PeacePledgeUnion

Last week, on the first day of the 2025 Nato summit, Rotterdam harbour’s railways were shut down by action group Geef Tegengas. In this piece for The Broken Rifle blog, one of the activists involved reflects on what happened and why. wri-irg.org/en/story/202...

Our Broken Rifle Solidarity Fund is raises money for peace organisations through the sale of pin badges and “Broken Rifle” t-shirts, posters and tote bags to support them. Head to www.wri-irg.org/broken-rifle-sf to find out more.

Organizations and collectives - members of the "Disarm Indra" campaign - from across Spain have spoken at the AGM of Spanish arms company Indra, to denounce the companies ties to companies that profit from the genocide in Gaza and the Israeli occupation and apartheid.

Les invitamos a leer esta reflexión frente al servicio social para la paz: wri-irg.org/es/articulo/...

NATO countries are committing billions more to military spending, money that will be thrown at arms companies and used to increase military capacity across the bloc. This is money that could be used to meet people's needs or respond to the climate crisis - its our money, being wasted on military.

Here's a piece from Scientists for Global Responsibility @responsiblesci.bsky.social outlining why underreporting military Co2 emissions is such a problem www.sgr.org.uk/resources/mi... #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #earthcarenotwarfare

Its great to see this article by @damiengayle.bsky.social in @theguardian.com “If extraordinary sums can be mobilised for the military... then the refusal to fund a just transition and stronger public services is clearly political, not economic.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Conscientious Objection Watch (#Turkey) shares its mid-year update for 2025. For conscientious objectors in Turkey, 2025 began with new trials, prison sentences, and ongoing "civil death" practices, just like in previous years. Read more here: wri-irg.org/en/story/202...

This week, NATO will meet in the Hague. @tninstitute.bsky.social have prepared a report on the climate impacts of the massive increases in NATO's new spending goal of 3.5% of GDP. NATO plans to spend $13.4 TRILLION by 2030. You can find the full report here: www.tni.org/en/publicati...

Trump and the USA has chosen - once again - to escalate the violence in the middle east by dropping huge bombs on Iran's nuclear facilities. The logic of war persists.

⬛️🟥⬛️Y sí no fuera militar…. La Asamblea #BotaKuartela está realizando, hoy, una #ADNV en el cuartel militar de #Bilbao, colocando un buzón para que las vecinas de #Irala hagan sus propuestas de uso del espacio ocupado. #MilitarraEzBalitz

@warresistersint.bsky.social's Executive Committee has put out a statement on the escalation between Israel and Iran wri-irg.org/en/story/202...

Tech bosses are joining the US military to make it "leaner, smarter, and more lethal." www.businessinsider.com/tech-execs-j...

"What is unfolding is not mere military conquest but engineered disintegration — one in which Israel actively cultivates Gaza’s collapse by empowering criminal militias, fragmenting authority, and dismantling every pillar of Palestinian social infrastructure." www.972mag.com/gaza-social-...

We share this message of solidarity from the World March for Palestine. Because nothing can stop love. War is a crime against humanity. #solidarity #peaceforpalestine #loveoverwar #worldmarch

The WRI executive committee has published a statement on the escalation between Israel and Iran wri-irg.org/en/story/202...

This is a great example of some of the weaknesses of Royal Air Force, and military climate mitigation communication more broadly, and which have implications for trust in military decarbonisation policies and for their ultimate success. www.raf.mod.uk/display-team... 1/5

Great to hear @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @francescaalbanese.bsky.social @ahmedalnaouq.bsky.social and @dondeniamh.bsky.social at the Between Gaza and (Re)Armament event at SOAS in London this evening, organised by @shadowworldinv1.bsky.social and @caatuk.bsky.social

We strongly condemn today’s large-scale Israeli military assault on Iranian territory. This operation, which reportedly struck nuclear enrichment sites including Natanz ballistic missile facilities & military compounds marks a dangerous escalation in an already volatile region. ipb.org/statement/

EBCO's Annual Report on #ConscientiousObjection in #Europe is available now! The report reviews key developments related to conscientious objection across Europe in 2024 and underscores the urgent need to protect and support COs amid a global rise in militarisation: wri-irg.org/en/story/202...

The War Resisters’ International network is global, and some of our members are directly experiencing war, conflict, persecution, and other similarly difficult circumstances. That’s why we want to introduce our new initiative: The Broken Rifle Solidarity Fund.

New research from our friends @ceobs.org has highlighted the "real threat to global climate action caused by global increase in military spending.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Our "Short Primer on Militarism and the Climate Crisis" is now available in print, from Lulu: www.lulu.com/shop/war-res... #earthcarenotwarfare

According to the World Health Organisation, a quarter of the 2.1 million people in Gaza are facing “a catastrophic situation of hunger, acute malnutrition, starvation, illness and death” because of the Israeli blockade of the territory.

May 15 is Intl. Conscientious Objection Day #COday, honouring those who refuse to bear arms & to participate in war preparations. In times of warmongering & conflict we must talk about conscription, conscientious objection & alternatives to the military #RefuseWar @warresistersint.bsky.social

Today is International Conscientious Objection Day - a day to celebrate the resistance of conscientious objectors for peace! Read statements from COs around the world calling us to resist war and stand for peace. wri-irg.org/en/story/202... #RefuseToKill #CODay #CODay2025

🔴 CONCENTRACIÓN contra FEINDEF 🔴 ❌ Contra las Ferias de Armas ⭕ Contra el Rearme y la Militarización 🟥 Contra el aumento del Gasto Militar 🕣 Hoy. 19.30h. 📍 Cuartel General del Ejército. Cibeles #NOaFEINDEF #NOalRearme #GastosMilitaresParaFinesSociales

The U.S. spent over $1 billion bombing Yemen in the last few months. The result? No air superiority. Just more destruction and a fragile ceasefire. War doesn’t solve crises, it fuels them.

☮️On May 15, International Conscientious Objection Day, we stand for peace and the Right to Refuse to Kill. As wars persist, it’s urgent to raise awareness and spark dialogue on conscription, CO, and alternatives to militarism.✊🌍#refusewar wri-irg.org/en/story/202...