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![]() International Support of Conscientious Objectors and Deserters
Conscientious objectors, men as well as women, need help on an international scale. Connection e.V. is committed to support war resisters.
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Freedom to Conscientious Objectors in the Middle East
Joint Statement of No to Compulsory Military Service (Egypt) and New Profile (Israel)
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Together, we in No to Compulsory Military Service (Egypt) and New Profile (Israel) confirm our support of peace and of conscientious objectors in both countries, re-affirming the human right to freedom of conscience, faith and self-determination. We condemn the way both our governments treat conscientious objectors: Natan Blank, Emad El Dafrawi, and Mohammed Fathy. |
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Turkmenistan: Four conscientious objectors imprisoned – two for the second time – and complainants harassed
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(22.02.2013)
Dovran Matyakubov and Matkarim Aminov are Jehovahs Witness conscientious objectors in Turkmenistan. They have already been imprisoned for 18 months each (being released in June 2012), but in December were sentenced to a further two years imprisonment. |
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Asylum application by AWOL U.S. GI André Shepherd to be submitted to European Court of Justice
Hearing at Munich Administrative Court is cancelled
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Yesterday, the Munich Administrative Court informed counsel for the AWOL U.S. soldier André Shepherd, attorney Reinhard Marx, that the hearing on his asylum application scheduled for next Wednesday has been cancelled. The Munich Administrative Court will submit a request for a preliminary ruling to the European Court of Justice in Luxemburg, and will therefore suspend the proceedings, thus agreeing to a motion by attorney Marx. |
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Azerbaijan: Conscientious objector given a one year prison sentence
Call to send protest letters
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(17.10.2012)
War Resisters' International has learned that 19 year-old conscientious objector, Fakhraddin Mirzayev, has been sentenced to one years' imprisonment. Fakhraddin, who is a Jehovah's Witness, was given a one-year prison sentence on 25 September by a court in Gyanja, and has lodged an appeal. |







