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Digest from the Movement of Conscientious Objection

September 2023

Hello! This is Artyom Klyga, The MCO Advocacy Manager, with news from the life of conscientious objectors in Russia. Russian authorities are trying not to issue foreign passports to conscripts while military personnel in war are not being given leave. The MCO challenged the label of foreign agent in the courts. Russian courts recognize the right of legal entities to make reservations. The launch of the electronic registry, which has been used to scare conscripts since April of 2023, has been postponed until 2024.

Ukraine: Can Germany extradite deserters?

Natalia Nedilko, Deutsche Welle, 14.09.2023

What about conscripted men from Ukraine, who, despite prohibition, left the country during the war and found the asylum in Germany? Can they be extradited back to Ukraine? More (in German)

News on the #ObjectWarCampaign for deserters and conscientious objectors

Rudi Friedrich, 12.09.2023

Russia, Belarus, Ukraine

After the success of our last action week for the #ObjectWarCampaign in May 2023 that was organized in solidarity with conscientious objectors and deserters from Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, we are now calling for another action week with more than 30 other organizations from Germany and Europe. It will occur on the International Human Rights Day from December 4-10, 2023. More (in English and German)