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On Friday 17th May, 2009, Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace laureate, was detained on her entry into Houston Airport, USA, by Homeland Security Immigration. Maguire was on her way home to Northern Ireland, after attending a 3 day conference in Guatemala, which was hosted by herself and three Sister Nobel Peace Laureates, Rigoberta Menchu, Jody Williams, and Shirin Ebadi. 150 women activists from around the World attended the Nobel Women's Conference to discuss, ‘Redefining Democracy, Human Rights and… Continue

Under the Black Flag
By URI AVNERY

A Spanish judge has instituted a judicial inquiry against seven Israeli political and military personalities on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The case: the 2002 dropping of a one ton bomb on the home of Hamas leader Salah Shehade. Apart from the intended victim, 14 people, most of them children, were killed.

For those who have forgotten: the then commander of the Israeli Air Force, Dan Halutz, was asked at the time what he feels when he… Continue

Dear Friends,

Responding to reports from Kathy Kelly and Audrey Stewart (who have now returned to the U.S. from Gaza), many of you asked the question: "What is to be done?" and, especially, "How might I contribute funds to assist with humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza?"

We at Voices would like to suggest that you consider making a contribution to one of the following organizations. Each is an organization with which Voices has worked--either collectively as an organization or as individuals.… Continue

Spain braced for opening of civil war's mass graves digging into the brutal repression unleashed by General Francisco Franco will this week complete a list of 130,000 names of those killed during and after Spain's civil war as the country prepares to face the full horror of what has often been treated as a shameful national secret.

The list will be handed over to the controversial magistrate, Baltasar Garzón, whose preliminary investigations have already provoked a fierce row over whether a mas… Continue

Masako’s Story

The cenotaph for the Hiroshima A-bomb victims reads, "Let all the souls here rest in peace, for we shall not repeat the evil." Still, war goes on incessantly in what promises to be a bloody first decade of the 21st century, and the evil here referenced, the atomic bomb, is commonly flaunted as a threat by various participants. How then can the souls of the Hiroshima dead rest in peace?

One way is to keep them always in mind and never to forget what happened on Aug. 6, 1945. But… Continue