By Pinar Temocin / Image via AK Rockefeller The Kurdish question has been considered as an important issue in struggling to build an independent nation. They are the second largest ethnic group living partly in the eastern part of Turkey with their own language, traditions and customs. The Kurds are considered as a stateless nation…
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Swedish Young Greens on NATO
As young greens, we share many common beliefs and values. Yet as individuality and independence are some of our most cherished values, we also have some different positions on some issues. In order to explore these differences and understand where other young greens are coming from around Europe, we have asked different FYEG member organizations…
Militarisation of Israeli society: The long-term effects of an ongoing conflict
Militarisation is a process taking place in many countries. In a country like Israel that has been at war for a very long time, the military and militaristic values transform the society at large. Militaristic values like unquestioning obedience and performance are normalized in this process. Army colonel’s visiting schools is not a neutral act,…
Ecolojovem – «Os Verdes» reclaims: Palestine will be free! Peace it’s urgent!
We live today in a world threatened by insecurity and war. It is urgent to affirm the peace and the rights of the people to their independence, sovereignty and self-determination. In this context, the European Union has an obligation to fight for a Europe and a world of peace, cooperation and support. For more than…
Green fortunes in Northern Ireland
While being no expert on Northern Irish affairs (few British or Irish people take an interest relative to its media coverage), I couldn’t fail to notice that the Green Party of Northern Ireland stood in the Assembly elections for the first time at the end of November. The Assembly was set up as part of…