The sacking of popular Defence Minister Fedorov has sparked unprecedented protests in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. At the heart of the anger from protesters and the families of soldiers is the strategy of Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi, accused of sacrificing too many human lives.

As of 17 July 2026, the most reliable quantitative data indicates that the overall Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip exceeds 73,000 dead and 173,000 injured since the start of the war on 7 October 2023. In July, the list of journalists killed in Gaza has grown longer.

No sanctions have been adopted against the government of the United Arab Emirates that supports the ruthless Rapid Support Forces militias. As the United Arab Emirates are firmly linked to NATO, the sanctions concern individuals, companies, and financial networks but not the state entity.

A strong protest challenges the Turkish repressive apparatus during the ongoing Nato summit in Ankara. The regime responds with a wave of arrests. We publish images of the protest. Nato Secretary General Rutte does not condemn the repression and justifies the US raids against Iran.

This summit is a blatant application of the double standard policy. NATO preaches democracy and freedom and then meets in Turkey where democracy is trampled and freedom comes at a high price for political opponents, journalists, and human rights activists.

Over a hundred participants in the protest against NATO have been detained. Journalists, academics, and members of leftist groups searched and arrested by the police in various Turkish provinces in the days leading up to the event.

A direct line connects the massacres in Sudan to our jewellery shops. We must break the chain that, through the smuggling of gold, finances the war and transforms the United Arab Emirates into an unpunished hub. Yet in Europe, blood gold continues to be traded with eyes closed.

Multiple peace events scheduled across Britain in July 2026, including monthly nuclear vigils at RAF Lakenheath, Women in Black demonstrations, and Durham Miners Gala, amid political tensions over defense spending increases.

New initiatives for peace and against rearmament in Germany are being prepared. Three main events will take place: actions against the Rheinmetall arms factory in Berlin, the Attac - Summer Academy in Frankfurt, and the Flag Day of Mayors for Peace in over 600 cities.

The demonstration – culminating in the area of EU institutions – called for the allocation of the 800 billion euros planned for rearmament to social causes. Over eight hundred organisations mobilised. In the evening, a meeting was held at the Royal Library to define the next initiatives.