by Peace | May 22, 2026 | Asylumn seekers' centre, Loosdrecht, Netherlands, Violence, Vrede en oorlog
I have worked in Syria. In the Horn of Africa. In Myanmar. In places where people left everything behind: their homes, their families, sometimes even their names, because staying was more dangerous than leaving. Many of those people asked me the same question: ‘Is the...
by Peace | May 13, 2026 | children, Russia, Ukraine, Vrede en oorlog
According to a report by the NOS, the Dutch Broadcasting Foundation, broadcast on 11 May, on Russia’s Victory Day the previous Saturday, Putin stated that he believes the conflict with Ukraine is drawing to a close and that he considers Schröder the right person to...
by Peace | May 11, 2026 | children, Sudan, Vluchtelingen, Vrede en oorlog, Vrouwen
To many, the war in Sudan feels like a sudden escalation, but those familiar with recent history saw the signs emerging long before. What is unfolding today is the result of years of power struggles, political fragmentation, and international interests. A fragile...
by Peace | Mar 23, 2026 | Ukraine, United Nations, Vrede en oorlog
Update: 23 March 2026. Quaker and conscientious objector Yurii Sheliazhenko has been released from military custody in Ukraine after being forcibly detained last Thursday. Yurii was beaten, pepper-sprayed, dragged by his feet and hair and humiliated during his...
by Peace | Mar 13, 2026 | human rights, Russia, Ukraine, Vrede en oorlog
In the current report, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine presents its latest findings on crimes and violations committed during the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Commission has continued its investigations...
by Peace | Mar 2, 2026 | Iran, Israel, United Nations, Verenigde Staten, Vrede en oorlog
Peace SOS is deeply shocked by the American and Israeli air strikes on Iran on 28 February. War means death, injury and people fleeing their homes. The attacks are also a violation of international law, as the peace organization PAX has pointed out. Neither the United...
