Peace Archives - Positive News https://www.positive.news/category/society/peace/ Good journalism about good things Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:47:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Peace Archives - Positive News https://www.positive.news/category/society/peace/ 32 32 Life after: Escaping the Taliban https://www.positive.news/society/life-after-escaping-the-taliban/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 07:00:55 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=551120 Sara Wahedi was just four when she was forced to flee Afghanistan. She now works to hold regimes accountable via technology

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Israel-Palestine: the bereaved parents bringing hope to a divided land https://www.positive.news/society/where-peace-begins-the-bereaved-parents-bringing-hope-to-a-divided-land/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:00:57 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=550031 United by loss, bereaved Palestinians and Israelis are turning pain into purpose, aiming to build peace where politics has failed

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Life after: Being a leader in the far right https://www.positive.news/society/life-after-being-a-leader-in-the-far-right/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:00:50 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=497778 For almost two decades, Nigel Bromage was a key figure in the British far right. What made him leave his hate-filled path?

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Learning by lamplight, against the odds: photo depicts ‘safety’ for child refugee https://www.positive.news/society/learning-by-lamplight-against-the-odds-photo-depicts-safety-for-child-refugee/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 07:00:42 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=540548 What does safety mean when home is a refugee camp? A Kenyan photographer captures a child who is learning, dreaming and hoping, despite fear

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Processing grief: how photography is helping Gazan refugees rebuild their lives https://www.positive.news/society/how-photography-is-helping-refugees-from-gaza-rebuild-their-lives/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:01:57 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=533880 A poignant photo series has given refugee children from Gaza an outlet to express their emotions – and share their hopes and dreams

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A fresh jump at childhood: Ghana’s safe house for trafficking survivors https://www.positive.news/society/a-fresh-jump-at-childhood-ghanas-safe-house-for-trafficking-survivors/ Wed, 07 May 2025 09:58:17 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=525206 A home rescues trafficked child slaves and rehabilitates them. Founded by a former child slave, his story is as inspiring as it is shocking

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The university that became a sanctuary for hope https://www.positive.news/society/university-of-york-offering-a-refuge-to-study/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:33:11 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=515344 For scholars and human rights defenders from across the world, the University of York is offering a rare refuge where they can study in safety

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‘A common vision for a world without war’: artists redesign the iconic peace symbol https://www.positive.news/society/artists-redesign-the-iconic-peace-symbol/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:12:24 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=511173 Prints of the fresh interpretations of the well-known symbol have been sold to raise money for charity

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Remote rescue: how aviation skills picked up in the RAF during the second world war can save lives today https://www.positive.news/society/the-aviation-charity-saving-lives/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:04:38 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=495007 What if they took these newly acquired skills and used them as a force for good, not destruction?

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Gaza’s children: play in a time of crisis https://www.positive.news/society/gazas-children-play-in-a-time-of-crisis/ Fri, 17 May 2024 13:13:02 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=480503 In Gaza, psychological first aid projects like the Free Gaza Circus are providing play, support and laughter amid a bitter war

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