RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland, 12.07.2023
Kirill Schoppert is a German from Russia, comes from the Kaliningrad oblast (Königsberg) and has applied for asylum in Germany as a conscientious objector because he does not want to kill people in Ukraine who have done him no harm. His application was rejected. He is now appealing against this. More (in German)
Spring-summer conscription – New laws – MCO helps conscientious objectors – MCO signed a petition
Continue reading Digest of Movement of Conscientious Objection Russia, July 2023Movement of Conscientious Objectors (Russia), 06.2023
In the first half of 2023, Russian military courts have received 2,076 criminal cases concerning unauthorized absence from military service, as per Article 337 of the Russian Criminal Code. This number is twice as high as the total cases for the entire year of 2022 and three times higher than the pre-war year of 2021. The majority of the accused are not contract soldiers but those who have been mobilized. Courts are now issuing around 100 verdicts per week, and this number is on the rise. More (in German)