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Published in: HomeA woman challenging state-sanctioned violence in Northeast IndiaWhen repression is a reality, individuals often rise up to uphold democratic principles. In India, Irom Sharmila’s...
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Published in: civilResistanceSaving Mexico’s Eden: Chontal resistance against national oil giantMexico’s state oil company has caused significant disruption and damage to livelihood in Tabasco. Struggling...
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Published in: civilResistanceNonviolent activism around the Olympic Games: History and lessons learnedWhereas countless public figures have insisted that the Olympics be kept “apolitical” for decades, nonviolent action...
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Published in: civilResistanceVillagers stand up for peace in Colombia’s civil warA small farming community in Colombia has long championed civil resistance tactics. Its history is one of war and...
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Published in: HomeNonviolence, Palestine and the worldThe rich history and resources of civil resistance – and its many examples of success – offer some hope for progress...
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Published in: civilResistanceAgainst Letpadaung: copper mining in Myanmar and the struggle for human rightsContention around a mine in Myanmar – especially police treatment of activists campaigning to close it – has grown...
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Published in: civilResistanceNonviolent resistance in Palestine: steadfastness, creativity and hope"I don’t want my children to live my life. I’m looking for a future for my children and all children that is without...
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Published in: civilResistanceIn Myanmar, students test the sincerity of democratic transitionStudents in Myanmar have achieved what few other citizens have since independence: the creation of a lasting...
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Published in: civilResistanceWhen nonviolent action is the last resortAgainst a repressive government, nonviolent action can often be more effective than violence. A new book surveys how...
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Published in: civilResistanceCountering hybrid war: civil resistance as a national defence strategyThe western response to Russian hybrid war in Crimea and eastern Ukraine has been predicated on a show of military...
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Published in: civilResistancePowerful nonviolent resistance to armed conflict in YemenAs with the initial uprising against the Saleh regime four years ago, an unarmed civil society movement rises up to...
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Published in: civilResistanceMatching resistance to repression in ChinaFor domestic rights defenders in China’s high-capacity authoritarian regime, strategic actions rather than tactics...
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Published in: civilResistanceArrest of a nonviolent leader in the Maldives challenges the international community‘Terrorism’ charges might give the government leverage against a bid made by Nasheed to participate in any official...
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Published in: civilResistanceIn memory of Howard ClarkThis video was prepared in Howard Clark’s memory for his posthumous receipt of the James Lawson Award for...
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Published in: civilResistanceRemembering Howard ClarkMichael Randle charts the course of Howard Clark’s life and career in peace activism and research, including his...
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Published in: civilResistanceHoward Clark’s scholarship: commitment and contributionApril Carter explores Howard Clark’s academic contribution to the study of nonviolent action. Clark had special...
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Published in: civilResistanceRussians resisting war and repressionThere are segments of the Russian population that, even in a politically inclement environment, bravely voice their...
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Published in: civilResistanceBe realistic, demand the impossibleIn 2001, Howard Clark authored this piece for War Resisters’ International on the dangers inherent in extending the...
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Published in: civilResistanceLand for the people!Writing in 2012 for War Resisters’ International, Howard Clark sketches the situation facing nonviolent movements...
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Published in: civilResistance“Someone is making a killing from war”In this 2005 note for War Resisters’ International, Howard Clark explains why the campaign against war profiteering...
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Published in: Live discussionsWhy do Russians support the war?
