Category: Actions

March 3: What is happening to Conscientious objectors and Deserters from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus?

Webinar 3 Years After the Start of the War in Ukraine

Webinar: Mo., 3rd March 2025, 6pm CET

Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qr-w6NxLRsempYiDR8G-Mw

Three years ago, Russia attacked Ukraine, resulting in devastating consequences. Yet, there are also hundreds of thousands of individuals in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine who have refused to participate in the war. What is the state of their right to conscientious objection? What about their protection?

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CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION IS A HUMAN RIGHT! EVERYWHERE!

14. DEZEMBER — NUREMBERG

German Peace Society — United Conscientious Objectors

Hi, I’m Judith. We are standing here on Kornmarkt, at the very beginning of Human Rights Street. The weather is really nice, but the theme of our demonstration is quite cold and not very pleasant. There are more than 20 armed conflicts and wars in the world, and there are many people who do not want to participate in these wars. There is a human right to consciously refuse military service, and that is why we are here to demand that this right be realized. So that people who don’t want to fight can find protection and refuge with us. Later we will continue from the Kornmarkt to the Federal Migration Office and demonstrate in front of this office.

SCHEDULE OF THE DEMONSTRATION AND DEMOROUTE

Conscientious objection is a human right! Everywhere!

DECEMBER 14, SATURDAY, FROM 13:00
90402 NUREMBERG, KORNMARKT

Connection e.V. — on December 6, 2024

MODERATION

JUDITH DIRK
pax christi — Rottenburg-Stuttgart

OPENING

RUDI FRIEDRICH
Connection e.V.

Israeli conscientious objector OR
New Profile, Israel

EVGENIY AREFYEV
Russia

ADRIY KONOVALOV
Ukraine

14:00 — START of the demonstration

YURIY SHELYAZHENKO
Ukrainian Pacifist Movement

15:30 — DEMONSTRATION at the Bundeswehr Career Center

Bavarian Refugee Council

ARTYOM KLYGA
Movement of Conscientious Objectors, Russia

OLGA KARACH
Our House, Belarus

16:30 — END of the demonstration

ROUTE of the demonstration