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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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1/11/25: G7 slams Russian attacks on energy as Ukraine decries ‘nuclear terrorism’
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#CoversProject #PierreMertens #DailyDrawing #OnKawara #ArtAndPolitics #Ukraine #Russia #NuclearTerrorism #EnergyWar #ContemporaryArt #VisualResistance

November 1, 2025 at 6:12 AM Everybody can reply

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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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28/10/25: Afghan women’s football returns to international stage in FIFA tournament
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#CoversProject #PierreMertens #DailyDrawing #ArtAsWitness #WomenInSport #Afghanistan #Freedom #Hope #ContemporaryArt #ArtistsForChange #HumanRights

October 28, 2025 at 5:31 AM Everybody can reply

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26/10/25: Sudan’s army battles RSF advances in el-Fasher, Bara as civil war rages

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#CoversProject #DailyDrawing #OnKawara #ArtAsWitness #ArtistsForPeace #SudanConflict #ArtAndWar #HumanRights #PierreMertens #ContemporaryArt #CoversForTheWorld

October 26, 2025 at 5:14 AM Everybody can reply

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25/10/25: Activists say how Mamdani stands up to Trump will start with NYPD

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October 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM Everybody can reply

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23/10/25: Louvre director recognises jewel theft failures, says she offered to resign. 👉 pierremertens.be/en/current/

#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #DailyDrawing #ArtAsWitness #ContemporaryArt #ArtAndResponsibility #MuseumsAndEthics #CulturalHeritage #MassVsIndividual

October 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM Everybody can reply

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22/10/25: WHO warns $1.7bn funding shortfall threatens polio eradication efforts.
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#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #DailyDrawing #ContemporaryArt #ArtAsWitness #PoliticalArt #HealthJustice #GlobalHealth #PolioEradication #WHO #ArtAndSociety

October 22, 2025 at 4:34 AM Everybody can reply

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20/10/25: Testimonies from released Palestinian prisoners and the condition of bodies returned to their families highlight alleged torture and abuse by Israel.
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#CoversProject #ContemporaryArt #ArtAsWitness #PoliticalArt #HumanRights #ArtistsForDemocracy

October 20, 2025 at 5:41 AM Everybody can reply

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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

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18/10/25: French massacre of WWII African riflemen ‘premeditated’, covered up. 👉 [https://pierremertens.be/en/current/](pierremertens.be/en/current/)

#CoversProject #PierreMertens #DailyDrawing #ArtAsWitness #PoliticalArt #HistoricalMemory #ColonialViolence #ArtistsForDemocracy #CurrentEventsArt

October 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM Everybody can reply

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17/10/25: Israel’s exploding robots still terrorise Gaza neighbourhoods
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October 17, 2025 at 5:30 AM Everybody can reply

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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

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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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14/10/25: US Speaker Johnson warns government shutdown could be longest in history. 👉 pierremertens.be/en/current/

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

October 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM Everybody can reply

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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

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10/10/25: BREAKING, Hamas gets guarantee of complete end to Gaza war, Israel approves ceasefire. 👉 pierremertens.be/en/current/

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

October 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM Everybody can reply

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9/10/25: Genocide label crucial in addressing atrocities in Gaza: Legal scholars

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#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #DailyDrawing #ArtAsWitness #PoliticalArt #MassVsIndividual #ArtistsForDemocracy #ContemporaryArt #Gaza #HumanRights #InternationalLaw

October 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM Everybody can reply

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8/10/25: Burkina Faso’s military gov’t arrests European NGO workers for ‘spying’

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

October 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM Everybody can reply

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8/10/25: Trump walks back offer to talk to Democrats as government shutdown extends

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

October 7, 2025 at 4:44 AM Everybody can reply

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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

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5/10/25: Israel pounds Gaza, killing 70, despite Trump’s call for it to halt bombing.

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#CoversProject #PierreMertens #OnKawara #ArtAsWitness #ArtistsForPeace #DailyDrawing #ContemporaryArt #VisualResistance #CurrentEventsArt #ChildHelp #Gaza #ArtForChange

October 5, 2025 at 5:15 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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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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2/10/2025: Israeli forces intercept Gaza flotilla; detain activists, Greta Thunberg

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#CoversProject #ArtAsWitness #DailyQuote #Gaza #FreedomFlotilla #GretaThunberg #HumanRights #CurrentEventsArt

October 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM Everybody can reply

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