The demonstration called by the CPPC, CGTP-IN, MPPM, and Projecto Ruído in the late afternoon of the 4th in Lisbon was large and intense. Banners, posters, and slogans demanded an end to the genocide and occupation, peace, and respect for the national rights of the Palestinian people. Encouraged by the Rhythms of Resistance, the protesters demanded immediate recognition of the State of Palestine from the Portuguese authorities.
On May 15th, at Casa do Alentejo in Lisbon, the Nakba was marked by resistance, solidarity, warmth, and friendship. In an initiative co-organized by the CPPC, CGTP-IN, MPPM, and Projeto Ruído, Palestinian culture was celebrated with music, dance, decorations, and cuisine. The Portuguese people's solidarity with the Palestinians, both here and in Palestine, who continue to suffer at the hands of the genocide perpetrated by Israel, was clearly evident.
Exactly 49 years ago, on April 24, 1976, the Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) was formally established, inheriting and continuing the peace movement that emerged in the 1950s, which faced the repression of the fascist regime and fought bravely against war, including the colonial war, in favor of peace, disarmament, solidarity and cooperation among the peoples of the world, and respecting the principles of the United Nations Charter.
The U.S. Peace Council strongly condemns the outrageous, criminal and illegal attack on the sovereign state of Iran by the United States administration of Donald P. Trump. This flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and the Nuremberg condemnation of wars of choice, should serve as a graphic demonstration that U.S. imperialism continues to operate beyond the boundaries of law, rejecting any accountability or constraints on its behavior.
The WPC condemns in the strongest way the air attacks of the US Air Force against Iranian nuclear sites under the pretext that Iran is preparing to obtain nuclear weapons. This attack does not only violate every sense of international law, it constitutes a blatant act of aggression and the application of the "law of the jungle".
Statement of the COSPAZ
On the recent developments in the Middle East
On the afternoon of April 13, the first Peace Concert of 2025 took place at the Constantino Nery Municipal Theater of Matosinhos. Organized by the CPPC with the support of the City of Matosinhos, the Concert featured interventions from various areas, provided by people of different ages. The opening and presentation was by Iolanda Oliveira, who read an excerpt from a Palestinian author.
The US Peace Council denounces the reckless escalation of the already dangerously volatile situation in the Middle East precipitated by Israel’s most recent bombing of the Islamic Republic of Iran. We uphold the right of Iran to self-determination and self-defense.
The WPC expresses its strong condemnation of the recent and ongoing air attacks of Israel against Iran. The Israeli regime which has its hands in blood with the ongoing genocidal war against the Palestinian people is now advancing its plans in the broader region. This would not be possible without the full support and endorsement by the USA and the European Union which we denounce vehemently.
Once more Israel proofs to be the aggressor of the Middle East and the caretaker of the Imperialist plans in the region.
