May 2013 — Reports | The Nuclear Resister

Thanking Bradley Manning
May 29, 2013
A few evenings ago, as the sky began to darken here in Kabul, Afghanistan, a small group of the Afghan Peace Volunteers, (APVs), gathered for an informal presentation about…
Five activists arrested at Volk Field calling for an end to killer drones
May 29, 2013
CAMP DOUGLAS, WI – On May 28, five nonviolent activists attempted to deliver an indictment for war crimes to Volk Field Commander Colonel Dave Romuald. They walked peacefully onto…
Jonah House community update
May 27, 2013
May 2013 Dear Friends of Jonah House, We are in a spirit of CELEBRATION! June 1, 2013 marks 40 years since the original Jonah House community began its life together in Baltimore…
Support needed for Transform Now Plowshares resisters
May 27, 2013
Greg Boertje-Obed, Michael Walli and Megan Rice are currently in the Irwin County Detention Facility in Ocilla, GA, awaiting their sentencing on January 28, 2014. The three were…
Plowshares activist Fr. Steve Kelly gets 60 days for violating supervised release
May 20, 2013
Credit for time served; Also, powerfully written legal brief filed with the court by attorney Roger Hunko Fr. Steve Kelly, SJ was given a 60 day sentence on March 20 by Judge…
Ten activists arrested at the end of Pilgrim anti-nuclear rally
May 20, 2013
Plymouth Nuclear is picketed again by Cape Downwinders Cape Downwinders co-founder Diane Turco and nine others (Arlene Williamson of Mashpee, Sarah Thacher of East Dennis, Janet…
Fourteen arrested on White House sidewalk calling for closure of Guantanamo
May 19, 2013
May 17th marked the 100th day of the hunger strike of Guantanamo prisoners, with protests and vigils around the world calling for an end to indefinite detention, torture and the…
~ from Jeju Prison, by Kim Young-Jae
May 17, 2013
Kim Young-Jae was arrested on April 12 while standing in front of a truck, on the road leading into the site of a naval base under construction on Jeju Island, South Korea. Two…
How the U.S. Turned Three Pacifists Into Violent Terrorists
May 15, 2013
In just ten months, the United States managed to transform an 82 year-old Catholic nun and two pacifists from non-violent anti-nuclear peace protestors accused of misdemeanor…
Arrests, jailings, injuries and other repression on Jeju Island as resistance to the naval base under construction continues
May 13, 2013
Facebook postings from Sung-Hee Choi and Paco Booyah, May 3-13 – more information at savejejunow.org [May 3] “Policemen, if you move this altar, 1 billion Catholic followers all…
Jury finds Transform Now Plowshares guilty; 3 activists jailed till September 23 sentencing
May 11, 2013
NOTE — During a Thursday morning hearing to decide if Michael, Greg and Sr. Megan would get released pending their Sept. 23 sentencing, the judge, a George W. Bush appointee to the…