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Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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30/10/25: Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after killing dozens in Haiti, Jamaica
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#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #DailyDrawing #ConceptualArt
#ArtAndPolitics #ArtAsWitness #ClimateCrisis #Caribbean #Haiti #Cuba
#ContemporaryArt #CurrentEventsArt #ArtistsForDemocracy

October 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM Everybody can reply

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Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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9/7/2025: At least 31 killed and over 500 arrested in Kenya’s anti-government protests.

(Drawing on reproduction of Joan Miró)

#CoversProject #PierreMertens #DailyDrawing #OnKawara #ArtAsWitness #MassVsIndividual #ConceptualArt #JoanMiró #KenyaProtests #HumanRights #FreedomOfExpression

July 9, 2025 at 4:57 AM Everybody can reply

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Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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15/10/25: Palestinians see ‘new Nakba’ in West Bank villages as demolitions return.
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#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #DailyDrawing #ArtAsWitness #PoliticalArt #MassVsIndividual #ArtistsForDemocracy #ArtAndHumanRights #Nakba #WestBank #ContemporaryArt

October 15, 2025 at 4:44 AM Everybody can reply

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Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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30/7/25: Four killed, hundreds arrested in Angola protests against fuel price hike
(covers @ pierremertens.be/en/covers)

#CoversProject #PierreMertens #ArtistsForDemocracy #AngolaProtests #FuelHike #RightToProtest #PoliticalArt #ContextualArt #MassVsIndividual #ArtAsWitness

July 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM Everybody can reply

Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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19/8/25: Are US security guarantees enough to end the war in Ukraine?
(covers @ pierremertens.be/en/covers/)

#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #DailyDrawing #ArtAsWitness #VisualResistance #UkraineWar #SecurityGuarantees #MassVsIndividual #ContextualArt #ContemporaryArt

August 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM Everybody can reply

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Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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01/10/25: US government shutdown starts as Trump threatens mass layoffs

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#CoversProject #ArtAsWitness #DailyDrawing #Trump #Shutdown #MassLayoffs #PoliticalCrisis #PierreMertens #OnKawara #ArtAndPolitics

October 1, 2025 at 4:50 AM Everybody can reply

Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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4/6/25: Elon Musk slams Trump’s signature budget bill as a ‘disgusting abomination’

#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #DailyDrawing #ArtAsWitness #MassVsIndividual #ConceptualArt #JoanMiró #Miro #ElonMusk #Trump #BudgetBill #USPolitics

June 4, 2025 at 5:09 AM Everybody can reply

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Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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19/9/25: Kim Jong Un declares AI military drone development a ‘top priority’ 👉 pierremertens.be/en/current/

#NorthKorea #AIDrones #MilitaryTech #GlobalSecurity #CoversProject

September 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM Everybody can reply

Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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02/11/25: Serbian students lead powerful memorial for railway disaster anniversary
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#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #DailyDrawing #ContextualArt #ArtAsWitness #ArtistsForPeace #MemoryAndArt #CollectiveGrief #SolidarityThroughArt

November 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM Everybody can reply

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Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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6/10/25: More Gaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment in Israeli detention
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#CoversProject #ArtistsForHumanRights #ArtAsWitness #FreeGaza #OnKawara #VisualProtest #ArtAndPolitics #PierreMertens #ContemporaryArt

October 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM Everybody can reply

Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #DailyDrawing #ArtAsWitness #MassVsIndividual #ConceptualArt #Miro #Guatemala #WarCrimes #IndigenousRights #HumanRights #ArtAndPolitics

June 6, 2025 at 4:11 AM Everybody can reply

Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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11/09/25: ‘Gulf region at risk’: Qatar seeks ‘collective response’ to Israeli attack

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#Covers #DailyQuote #ArtAsWitness #MiddleEast #Qatar #Israel #CollectiveResponse #CoversProject #PierreMertens #ArtAndPolitics

September 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM Everybody can reply

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Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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12/10/25: Taliban, Pakistani forces trade heavy fire along Afghanistan border.
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#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #DailyDrawing #ContemporaryArt #ArtAsWitness #PoliticalArt #MassVsIndividual #ArtistsForDemocracy #CurrentEventsArt

October 12, 2025 at 6:02 AM Everybody can reply

Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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6/8/25: Russia protests Israeli settler attack on diplomatic vehicle in West Bank
(covers @ pierremertens.be/en/covers)

#CoversProject #PierreMertens #ArtistsForPeace #WestBank #RussiaIsrael #DiplomaticImmunity #ArtAsWitness #DailyDrawing #ContemporaryArt #VisualResistance

August 6, 2025 at 4:59 AM Everybody can reply

Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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20/4/25: The US Supreme Court orders a temporary halt to deportations under an outdated immigration law.

#ArtAsWitness #CoversProject #ContemporaryArt #OnKawara #ArtAndJustice #PierreMertens #ArtForHumanRights #StopDeportation #SolidarityWithMigrants #OutdatedLaw #ArtAndLaw #MassVsIndividual

April 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM Everybody can reply

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Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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4/10/25: Hamas says it agrees to parts of Trump’s Gaza plan but seeks more talks

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#CoversProject #ArtAsWitness #DailyDrawing #OnKawara #CurrentEventsArt #Gaza #Trump #Hamas #PeaceTalks #ArtForChange

October 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM Everybody can reply

Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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19/7/25: US restricts visas for Brazilian officials over Bolsonaro ‘witch-hunt’ claims
(covers @ pierremertens.be/en/covers/)
#CoversProject #DailyDrawing #MassVsIndividual #Bolsonaro #USBrazilRelations #GlobalTensions #ArtAsWitness #OnKawara #ContemporaryArt #ArtistsForDemocracy

July 19, 2025 at 6:37 AM Everybody can reply

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Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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16/10/25: Gaza medics find signs of torture on Palestinian bodies returned by Israel. 👉 pierremertens.be/en/current/

#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #DailyDrawing #ArtAsWitness #PoliticalArt #MassVsIndividual #ArtistsForDemocracy #CurrentEventsArt

October 16, 2025 at 5:18 AM Everybody can reply

Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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23/7/25: No food. No aid. No escape.

#CoversProject #PierreMertens #ArtistsForPalestine #GazaStarvation #NoFoodNoAid #ArtAsWitness #OnKawara #MassVsIndividual #VisualResistance #ContextualArt #DailyDrawing #ArtForHumanRights #ContemporaryArt #GenocideInGaza #SolidarityThroughArt

July 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM Everybody can reply

Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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19/10/25: Afghanistan, Pakistan agree to immediate ceasefire after talks in Doha.
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#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #DailyDrawing #ContemporaryArt #ArtAsWitness #PoliticalArt #MassVsIndividual #ArtistsForDemocracy #CurrentEventsArt

October 19, 2025 at 5:18 AM Everybody can reply

Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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15/09/25: Ai Weiwei and the lost backpack: A Chinese exile’s brush with bureaucracy 👉 pierremertens.be/en/current/

#AiWeiwei #China #Exile #Bureaucracy #CoversProject #ArtAsWitness #CurrentEventsArt

September 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM Everybody can reply

Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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30/9/25: Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia by a military court in Kinshasa.

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#DRCongo #Kabila #Justice #CoversProject #ArtAsWitness #DailyQuote #OnKawara #HumanRights #CoversForTheWorld

October 3, 2025 at 5:36 AM Everybody can reply

Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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19/4/25: Russia jails 19-year-old Daria Kozyreva who used poetry and graffiti to protest Russia’s war on Ukraine.

#ArtAsResistance #PoetryIsNotACrime #FreedomOfExpression #ArtistsInPrison #ArtAgainstWar #ContemporaryArt #CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara

April 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM Everybody can reply

Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

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7/7/25: Iran demands accountability for Israel and US after ‘war of aggression’

#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #DailyDrawing #ArtAsWitness #MassVsIndividual #ConceptualArt #JoanMiró #Iran #Israel #Accountability #MiddleEastConflict

July 7, 2025 at 5:48 AM Everybody can reply

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Pierre J.M.M. Mertens

@pierre-mertens.bsky.social

10/5/25: European leaders in Ukraine’s Kyiv to press Russia for 30-day ceasefire

#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #DailyDrawing #ArtAsWitness
#UkraineWar #CeasefireNow #ArtAndPolitics #ContemporaryArt #VisualResistance
#MassVsIndividual #ArtReflectsNews #PeaceThroughArt

May 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM Everybody can reply

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