European Bureau for Conscientious Objection | Bureau Européen de l'Objection de Conscience | Europäisches Büro für Kriegsdienstve |
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LGBTIQ+ people in Turkey are facing an escalating crackdown, with activists detained and criminalised. We stand with conscientious objector trans activist Deniz Hikmet Hazer, arrested in these operations, and with all those resisting policies of hatred: wri-irg.org/en/story/2026/so…
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New publication: Voices of Peace
Voices of Peace brings together testimonies of conscientious objectors from across Europe and beyond - sharing stories of refusal, resistance, and solidarity in times of growing militarisation.
Read it here: wri-irg.org/en/story/2026/ne…
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This #ConscientiousObjection Day ☮️ on May 15 we stand with #Pacifists 🕊️ and #WarResisters in Israel 🇮🇱, USA 🇺🇸, Russia 🇷🇺, and Ukraine 🇺🇦
Everything you need to know ➡️ betterworld.info/peace/consc… - follow us and share 📢
We must protect our right to #ObjectWar and #RefuseWar! Let’s demand an end to mandatory #Conscription this #CODay 🌐
"War is a crime against humanity!" - Pope Francis
Graphic: John | Better World Info
ALT Graphic for International Conscientious Objection Day. Two men stand holding banners which say 'End the draft now' and 'Refuse conscription'. Behind them are many other protesters in grey. The words 'Refuse war, resist for peace' are written above in green and white.
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Its the last weekend of our fundraiser - everything we raise before 30th September will be doubled!
wri-irg.org/en/donate
We're currently 75% of the way to our target - we can totally do this! If 150 people give £10 each we'll make it, and we'll have the resources we need.
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Join us today for our webinar "Movement in dialogue: climate justice & antimilitarism".
We will explore the question: what is the relationship between militarism and the climate crisis, and how can our movements better reflect this?
Register here: wri-irg.org/en/story/2024/we…
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War refuser Itamar Greenbeeg was sentenced yesterday to another term of 30 days in military prison. Listen to his words from the Kaplan protest last Saturday✊️
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📢 On International Conscientious Objection Day, heads of Quaker agencies from @QCEA, @BritishQuakers, @FWCCWorldOffice, Quaker Peace & Social Witness, @CFSCQuakers, @afsc_org, and @QuakerUNOffice came together to affirm the universal right to refuse to harm others.
#RefuseWar
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15 maggio: Giornata internazionale dell’obiezione di coscienza al servizio militare. il @movnonviolento rilancia la Campagna di Obiezione alla guerra a sostegno degli obiettori di coscienza russi, bielorussi, ucraini, israeliani e palestinesi.
azionenonviolenta.it/15-magg…
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Üyesi olduğumuz Avrupa Vicdani Ret Bürosu @ebcobeoc Yıllık Raporu "Avrupa'da Askerlik Hizmetine Karşı Vicdani Ret 2023/24" bugün, 15 Mayıs Uluslararası Vicdani Ret Günü'nde yayınlandı!
#vicdanirethaktır
The EBCO Annual Report “Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Europe 2023/24” was published today, May 15th, international conscientious objection day! ⬇️
ebco-beoc.org/sites/ebco-beo…
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This #ConscientiousObjectionDay we stand with #Pacifists in #Israel #Ukraine and #Russia who face imprisonment and worse.
More info here ➡️ betterworld.info/peace/consc…
We must protect our right to #RefuseWar!
Let’s demand an end to mandatory #Conscription this #CODay
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ALT Graphic for International Conscientious Objection Day. Two men stand holding banners which say 'end the draft now' and 'refuse conscription'. Behind them are many other protesters in grey. The words 'Refuse war, resist for peace' are written above in green and white.
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May 15 is International Conscientious Objectors Day. Follow @ebcobeoc for their release tomorrow of a new report on the rights of CO's across Europe, including contributions from Peace and Service Network members. How will you celebrate CO rights tomorrow?
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On #EuropeDay of Peace&Unity we call on the EU to revert back to its initial aim of making war ‘not merely unthinkable but materially impossible’ (Schuman).
On the occasion we've updated this infographic with the most recent figures, displaying several militarization indicators
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Yesterday war refusnik Tal Mitnick was sentenced to 45 more days in military jail and another 15 on probation. So far Tal has served cumulative prison terms of 105 days.
Watch him explain what helps him go on during times like this, in a panel we organized before he went back in:
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💥NEW PODCAST RELEASE💥
Episode 3 of Warrior Nation SE5 is out today! This week Joe speaks with Marah Frech from Connection, a German organisation supporting Russian & Ukrainian draft resisters. Thanks again to @warresistersint for the link.
Listen NOW👇
open.spotify.com/episode/6PH…
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Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi, Kıbrıslı vicdani retçi @MuratKanatli 'nın 2015'te yaptığı başvurusuna ilişkin kararını açıkladı; Kanatlı’nın din ve vicdan özgürlüğünün ihlal edildiği belirterek, Türkiye'yi mahkum etti
@kibrsvicdaniret @ebcobeoc @warresistersint
#vicdanirethaktır
Judgment Kanatli v. Türkiye - Impossibility for a conscientious objector to opt for alternative service instead of military service
hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conve…
#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress
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"I'm here to refuse because war has no winners. It's not a zero sum game. I want to promote peace and show that change is possible."
Sofia Orr, 18, refused to enlist today, and was sentenced for 20 days in army jail. We hope others will follow the example she sets to us all🫶☮️
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#Cyprus (North): Our solidarity with conscientious objector Halil Karapaşoğlu who was on trial today for refusing to respond to the reserve call. Read more here: wri-irg.org/en/story/2024/cy…
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Halil Karapaşoğlu’nun cezaevine girme ihtimalinin çok yüksek olduğu böylesi bir anda, Kıbrıs’ta Vicdani Ret İnisiyatifi olarak, tüm anti-militaristlerinin ve barış aktivistlerinin, 1 Şubat, Perşembe günü, 13:00’de Askeri Mahkemede görülecek olan davada dayanışmasını bekleriz
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Over the coming weeks, we'll be publishing 5 explainers on militarism and the #ClimateCrisis .
Here's #1: militarised solutions ignore the key drivers of the climate crisis (including the role of the military!)
#climatejustice
#earthcarenotwarfare