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Peace means societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups.

"Psychological peace" (such as peaceful thinking and emotions) is less well-defined, yet perhaps a necessary precursor to establishing "behavioural peace". Peaceful behaviour sometimes results from a "peaceful inner disposition". It has been argued by some that inner qualities such as tranquility, patience, respect, compassion, kindness, self-control, courage, moderation, forgiveness, equanimity, and the ability to see the big picture can promote peace within an individual, regardless of the external circumstances of their life. (Full article...)

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The Northern Ireland peace process includes the events leading up to the 1994 Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) ceasefire, the end of most of the violence of the Troubles, the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, and subsequent political developments. (Full article...)

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Image 1Darjeeling, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 2Russian actress Chulpan Khamatova, known for her roles in Good Bye, Lenin! and Petrov's Flu, was forced to leave Russia after signing an anti-war petition (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 3Protest against U.S military interventions and endless U.S. wars in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in October 2016 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 4The Peace Pagoda in Willen, Milton Keynes, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 5Protestors in Portland, Oregon, on March 19, 2006 (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 6Unawatuna Peace Pagoda (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 7Peace Pagoda (Buddhist stupa) in Ampra, Sri Lanka. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 8Painting by children, International Peace Day 2009, Geneva (from International Day of Peace)
Image 9August 2007 anti-war graffiti in Venice, Italy (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 10Vase given by Russia (from Peace Palace)
Image 11Mock coffins placed near the offices of defense contractors. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 12Sapporo, Japan (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 13Anti-war march in St. Paul, Minnesota, March 19, 2011 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 14Irina Prokhorova with Andrey Makarevich (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 15Ramsey Clark speaks at the March 20, 2010, anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 16A "No NATO" protester in Chicago, in front of police, 2012 (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 17Russian rock singer Yuri Shevchuk was prosecuted after speaking out against the war in Ukraine at a concert in Ufa. (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 18Narita, Chiba Great Peace Pagoda (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 19Muslims offering peace at London Bridge after the 2017 terrorist attack (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 20Inside the Peace Palace (from Peace Palace)
Image 21Viswa Shanti stupa at Wardha (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 22The New England Peace Pagoda in Leverett, Massachusetts USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 23Bust of Carnegie and the original plan of the Peace Palace (from Peace Palace)
Image 24Anti-war protest in Washington, D.C., March 20, 2010 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 25The Salt March on March 12, 1930 (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 26Shanti Stupa, Pokhara (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 27October 2007, protest against the Iraq War in Seattle, Occidental Park sign on a giant puppet says "Why is the U.S. gov't so afraid of the International Criminal Court" (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 28Protester holds sign at March 20, 2010 anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 29Vishwa Shanti Stupa (World Peace Pagoda), Delhi. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 30Main hall of the Peace Palace. The background is the entrance of the Courtroom of the International Court of Justice. (from Peace Palace)
Image 31Arrests at an anti-war protest in Moscow (24 February 2022, Tverskaya street) (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 32Raging Grannies sing at the March 20, 2010 anti-war protest in Washington, DC (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 33Protesters march down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 34Protest in Moscow, 21 September 2014 (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 35Russian actor Artur Smolyaninov, known for his roles in The 9th Company and AK-47, was charged for "discrediting" the Russian military (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 36Protest in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kazan, 1 March 2022 (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 37Graffiti on a wall in Moscow saying "No to war" (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 38World Peace Pagoda Analayo in Comilla (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 39Peace Pagoda, Grafton, New York USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 40Peace Pagoda, Ampara, Sri Lanka (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 41Peace Pagoda in Latvia (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 42Russian rapper Oxxxymiron announced a series of benefit concerts outside Russia, entitled Russians Against War, the proceeds from which would be donated to NGOs helping Ukrainian refugees. (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 43Protesters holding a banner saying: occupation of the Crimea is a shame of Russia (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 44Peace Pagoda, Hiroshima, Japan February 9, 2013 (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 45Peace Pagoda, San Francisco, CA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 46Signs outside the mobile Bushville in Brooklyn (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 47
Medallion of the Gandhi Peace Award
(from Gandhi Peace Award)
Image 48Protesters on 19 March 2005, in London, where organizers claim over 150,000 marched (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 49Peace Pagoda, Hiroshima. (from Peace Pagoda)
Great Smoky Mountains Peace Pagoda in Newport, Tennessee, USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 51Dhauli Giri Shanti Stupa (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 52The inscription on the snow "NO TO WAR", Petrozavodsk, 5 March. (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 53Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza was arrested after criticizing the war in Ukraine (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 54A protest opposite Downing Street in October 2008 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 55International Peace Day ceremony, organised by Ekta Parishad, Gandhi Bhawan, Bhopal, India, September 2014 (from International Day of Peace)
Image 56Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda) at Rajgir. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 57A group of anti-war protesters approaches a police barricade. The procession reached back nearly three miles as marchers walked from San Francisco Civic Center to the Financial District. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 58A demonstrator offers a flower to military police at a National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam-sponsored protest in Arlington, Virginia, on October 21, 1967. (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 59Protesters en route to the Pentagon. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 60Protests were also held on several days leading to the five-year anniversary of the war, including Christian groups marching in Washington, D.C. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 61Peace Pagoda in Japan Center, San Francisco, California, USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 62A black bloc group marches as part of an Iraq War protest in Washington, D.C., March 21, 2009. The full text of the banner reads, "Fight the rich, not their wars." (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 63Vienna, Austria (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 64Dhamma Talaka, Birmingham, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 65Demonstrators in London (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 66June 22, 2007 protest in Quebec City against Canada's involvement in the Afghan war. (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 67Ladakh, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 68The concert of INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome. 21 September 2014 (organized by MasterPeace) (from International Day of Peace)
Image 69Protest against the invasion of Ukraine (Moscow, 24 February 2022) (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 70Stop the War Coalition protest march on March 15, 2008 in London (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 71Vishwa Shanti Stupa Delhi (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 72Women dressed in red, white, and blue outfits with missiles strapped around their hips do cheers in the street during the September 24 protest in Washington DC. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 73Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 74Protester holds sign at March 20, 2010 anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 75Protest in Moscow, 21 September 2014 (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 76Protest against the war in Afghanistan in New York City, December 10, 2009 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 77Peace Pagoda in London, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 78Shanti Stupa, Ladakh, India. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 79Pro-nonviolence protesters at an anti-globalization protest (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 80Anti-war protest in Oslo, Norway, May 8, 2011 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 81Professor Andrey Zubov speaking at the anti-war congress in Moscow (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 82The Brisbane Nepal Peace Pagoda at South Bank Parklands. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 83Opposition politician Ilya Yashin, the municipal deputy for Moscow's Krasnoselsky District, was arrested after criticizing the war in Ukraine (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 84Dhauli Giri Peace Pagoda, Bhubaneswar, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 85Angel of Peace (from Angel of Peace)

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... that Weltdeutsch was a proposal for a German-based language by Nobel-Prize laureate and pacifist Wilhelm Ostwald, created in an episode of chauvinistic fervour?
... that the Ava Prince Thray Sithu led two ceasefire negotiations with Hanthawaddy during the Forty Years' War?
... that a bank robbery nearly derailed the Northern Ireland peace process?