Reiner Braun (born 22 December 1952 in
Braunschweig
Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ...
) is a German journalist, historian and peace activist. He is executive director of the
International Peace Bureau (IPB). From 2013 to 2019 he served as President of the IPB.
Activism
Braun has been involved in the peace movement since 1982. Confronted with the growing danger of nuclear threats he started his activism against nuclear weapons from a young age.
He work for the Krefeld Appeal against nuclear weapons.
He is a founding member of the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES) and from 2006 until 2017 he was executive director of the German section of the
International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms (IALANA).
See also
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List of peace activists
This list of peace activists includes people who have proactively advocated diplomatic, philosophical, and non-military resolution of major territorial or ideological disputes through nonviolent means and methods. Peace activists usually work ...
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International Peace Bureau
The International Peace Bureau (IPB) (french: Bureau international de la paix), founded in 1891, is one of the world's oldest international peace federations. The organisation was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910 for acting "as a link be ...
References
External links Reiner Braun
on Weltnetz
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1952 births
Living people
German anti–nuclear weapons activists
German journalists