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Looking back over the past year, here are the themes of the CPNN bulletins in 2025 and their updates

The people take to the streets in protest against the support of their governments for the Israeli genocide in Gaza and in protest against the growing authoritarianism of the government of Trump in the United States. This was the theme in February, March, July, September and November including major manifestations for peace and human rights in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Iran, Israel, Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Belgium.

This month we publish an update of the movement against Trump, an interview with three of the major organizers of the demonstrations in the United States who see a growing unity between the anti-Trump forces and traditional socialist organizations.

The latest article about the protests of Israeli genocide highlights the >arrest of Greta Thunberg in London for having shown in public a placard that supports the banned organization Palestine Action. Over 2,000 people have been arrested by the UK government for such actions, an extraordinary attack on freedom of speech and support by the government for the Israeli genocide.

While the countries of Europe and North America continue their move towards authoritarianism and their support for Israeli genocide, more progressive actions took place in Africa and Latin America. This was the theme in January, August and December with articles from South Africa, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ecuador, Chile, Cote D’Ivoire and Niger.

This month we carried articles from Mexico, Tunisia and Burkina Faso.

In Mexico, the Sinaloa State Congress held an event entitled “Culture of Peace for Sustainable Development: 2030 Agenda in Action,” with young people from different parts of the state.

In Tunisia, the African Union successfully convened the 6th High-Level Africa Forum on Women, Peace and Security. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, paid tribute to the women of Sudan, standing firm amid conflict; the women of the Great Lakes region, persevering in protracted crises; and the women of the Sahel, who sustain communities despite insecurity and displacement. He concluded by asserting: “Their resilience reminds us that women are central pillars of peace and stability.”

In Burkina Faso, the government headed by Ibrahim Traore has increased food sovereignty by providing credit and distributing agricultural machinery to small farmers. This can provide a model for other countries in Africa who import their food.

Continuing a CPNN tradition, the bulletins of April and October were devoted to the global mobilizations for International Women’s Day and the International Day of Peace.

Finally, a new theme was added in the CPNN bulletins of May and June, 2025. They announced the Peace Manifesto 2025, saying that CPNN cannot be content to report the news for a culture of peace. We must create it. This month we publish an update on the Manifesto with a new strategy based on the development of Activating Teams.

Let us hope that more and more people will take to the streets in 2026 for peace and human rights, that Africa and Latin America will continue to provide leadership, and that the Peace Manifesto can become viral on social media.