Tiny glimpses of hope
Posted: 25th June 2025
Ulla from Finland
Guardian – June 23, 2025 – Thousands protest against Trump’s Iran strikes in cities around the world – video
Thousands of people gathered in cities around the world at the weekend to protest against Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iranian nuclear facilities. The protests came as world leaders called for de-escalation and a return to the negotiating table
CNN News – June 23, 2025 - Hear protesters around the world react to US strikes in Iran
From Washington and New York to Athens and Karachi, protests against the US’ decision to strike Iran took place in multiple locations around the world on Sunday. The US decisively entered the Israel-Iran conflict by attacking three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/23/world/video/global-protests-us-iran-strike-ldn-digvid
Forbes Breaking News – June 22, 2025 – Thousands Rally In The Hague, Netherlands, To Protest 2025 NATO Summit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzpxiloRgog
AP Newsroom – June 22, 2025 – Tens of thousands protest in Rome against rearmament policies of Italy and Europe
https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=6492e050a6314870879c5225e00b864a
Morning Star – June 22, 2025 – Over 300,000 march through London for Palestine and against Iran war
MORE than 300,000 pro-Palestine protesters marched towards Whitehall from Russell Square in central London calling for an end to growing conflict in the Middle East on Saturday.
Protesters waved Palestinian flags and chanted “free, free Palestine,” “occupation no more, Israel is a terrorist state” and “stop bombing Iran.”
France24 – June 21, 2025 -Protesters slam war profiteering, Israel at French air fair
Bobigny (France) (AFP) – Thousands marched on Saturday outside a French trade fair, calling for an end to war profiteering and Israel’s offensive in Gaza in the latest demonstration to hit the event.
The long-planned protest at the Paris Air Show outside the French capital also comes as Israel’s war with Iran drags on into a ninth day, with Tehran threatening to hit back in force at Israel’s offensive against its arch-rival. …
“Their wars, their profits, our deaths, stop the genocide in Palestine,” read the banner at the head of the march, which organisers claimed drew more than 4,000 protesters.
Dutch News – June 15, 2025 – Second Gaza protest in The Hague attracts an even larger crowd
The protest organisers estimated attendance at more than 150,000 people, making it larger then the first Red Line protest held in MayMany of the demonstrators wore red clothing to symbolically draw a “red line”, which they say is something the government had previously refused to do.
The protest was put together by a broad coalition of human rights and pro-Palestinian groups, including Amnesty International, Médecins Sans Frontières, Save the Children, Pax, Oxfam Novib, The Rights Forum and Plant een Olijfboom. …
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/06/second-gaza-protest-in-the-hague-attracts-an-even-larger-crowd/