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  Anacortes lawyer has raised $800,000 to support Ukraine

  What Marketa Vorel witnessed during a trip to Ukraine in 2023 inspired her to create the Sunflower F.U.N.D. to raise money for, “the most urgent needs of civilians and their defenders in Ukraine." So far, she has raised more than $800,000 for the cause. Vorel talked to KUOW’s Angela King about her work.

  • Angela King
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  At vigil for massacred protesters, Seattle-area Iranians process the start of war

  Local Iranian community members gathered at a vigil Sunday afternoon at Seattle City Hall to share art, music, dance, and healing conversation.

  • Jason Burrows
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  UW president repeats call for pro-Palestinian camp to disband following graffiti, vandalism on campus

  University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce is again calling for organizers to voluntarily take down a pro-Palestinian protest camp that is now in its third week on the Quad at UW's Seattle campus.

  • KUOW Staff
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  Trapped in Rafah, U.S. medical volunteers say they can't save lives and can't evacuate

  At the European Hospital in Rafah, there are shortages of pain medication, antibiotics, even bandages, American volunteers say they are unable to save lives — and unable to evacuate to safety.

  • Jane Arraf
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  University of Washington students join pro-Palestinian campus protest movement

  The camp, which appeared to consist of a couple dozen people at its onset Monday morning, is part of a growing movement on university of campuses across the country. Protestors are speaking out against Israel's war in Gaza.

  • Ruby de Luna
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  Why one young Marine refused to fight in Iraq

  It’s been more than 20 years since Darren Fisher said 'no' to fighting in the so-called war on terror.

  • Olivia Asmann
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  Sexual violence is an ancient and often unseen war crime. Is it inevitable?

  "Conflict-related sexual violence" is as old as the Bible and as topical as current wars around the world. We talk to three experts about why it persists, why it's underreported and how to stop it.

  • Jill Langlois
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  'Doomsday Clock' signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI

  Earth, for the second year running, is nearing apocalypse, a science-oriented advocacy group said, pointing to its famous "Doomsday Clock" that shows 90 seconds till midnight.

  • The Associated Press
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  Pope Francis mourns the rejection of peace and 'futile logic of war' this Christmas

  In his Christmas Mass address Sunday, he said the word of God is being drowned out by the violence in Gaza. Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire multiple times since the war started on Oct. 7.

  • Dustin Jones
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  Parents of slain Gaza activist Rachel Corrie carry her message forward 20 years after her death

  In the 20 years since their daughter, Rachel, was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer while protesting the demolition of a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip, Craig and Cindy Corrie have devoted their lives to her cause.

  • Stephen Howie

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