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Press releases, statements and updates from the Nonviolent Radical Party.

EU-Western Balkans summit in Tirana, 6 December 2022
Read the press release: EU-Western Balkans summit in Tirana, 6 December 2022This was the first-ever summit between EU and Western Balkans leaders to take place in the Western Balkans region. The summit was…

Afghanistan: First public execution since Taliban takeover ‘deeply disturbing’
Read the press release: Afghanistan: First public execution since Taliban takeover ‘deeply disturbing’What is believed to be the first public execution in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power last year drew criticism from the…

Greater support to prevent famine in the Horn of Africa
Read the press release: Greater support to prevent famine in the Horn of AfricaGreater global solidarity is needed to address the rapidly unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in the Horn of Africa, where millions of people are…

Turkey: UN experts call for end to harassment of human rights defenders
Read the press release: Turkey: UN experts call for end to harassment of human rights defendersFive independent human rights experts appointed by the UN called on Tuesday for Turkey to stop using anti-terrorism legislation to intimidate human…

UN General Assembly: IAEA ensures nuclear security and stability amid global crises
Read the press release: UN General Assembly: IAEA ensures nuclear security and stability amid global crisesThe world faces risks of nuclear proliferation and nuclear catastrophes not seen in decades, noted Kőrösi (UN General Assembly President), adding that…

Ukraine: UN and partners provide life-saving aid to some 13.5 million people
Read the press release: Ukraine: UN and partners provide life-saving aid to some 13.5 million people“Since February, humanitarian workers have provided critical aid and protection services to some 13.5 million people in all regions of Ukraine.” Associate…

Council presidency and European Parliament provisionally agree not to accept Russian travel documents issued in Ukraine and Georgia
Read the press release: Council presidency and European Parliament provisionally agree not to accept Russian travel documents issued in Ukraine and GeorgiaThis decision is a response to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine and Russia’s practice of issuing Russian international passports…

UN Secretary General welcomes Russia’s decision to end suspension of Ukraine grain deal
Read the press release: UN Secretary General welcomes Russia’s decision to end suspension of Ukraine grain dealThe agreement, brokered by the UN and implemented through a Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) in Istanbul, involving Russia, Ukraine and Turkey, was…

Arab League: UN Secretary General appeals for greater regional unity
Read the press release: Arab League: UN Secretary General appeals for greater regional unityUN Secretary-General António Guterres, speaking at the League of Arab States Summit in Algiers, said that amid growing geopolitical divisions and deepening…

President Metsola condemns Iranian sanctions against MEPs
Read the press release: President Metsola condemns Iranian sanctions against MEPsEuropean Parliament President Roberta Metsola condemned the Iranian regime’s decision to sanction several MEPs, as well as journalists, human rights defenders and…

Time for ‘concrete action’ by the international community to hold Iranian security forces to account
Read the press release: Time for ‘concrete action’ by the international community to hold Iranian security forces to accountCondemnation of the brutal and ongoing repression of protests in Iran “is not enough”, the UN independent human rights expert said on…

PACE President: “There should be no impunity, neither for the Russian President and Government, nor for the Parliament”
Read the press release: PACE President: “There should be no impunity, neither for the Russian President and Government, nor for the Parliament”“The State Duma and Federation Council have given full support to the war of aggression against Ukraine and validated the recent illegal…

12 countries elected for a new term on the Human Rights Council
Read the press release: 12 countries elected for a new term on the Human Rights CouncilOn Thursday, the UN General Assembly elected a dozen new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, with Germany and Sudan…


