Category: CAMPAIGN

8th June 2026

Last week, we reached out to our network for support in organizing a sanctuary (Kirchenasyl). The response to this call was overwhelming: numerous people contacted us with calls, emails, connections, and concrete offers of assistance.

Thanks to this great commitment, we were able to organize a sanctuary within a very short time. We are deeply impressed by how many people were willing to take responsibility and act in solidarity.

The past few days have been marked by intensive coordination and many necessary arrangements. For this reason, we were unfortunately unable to respond to every message personally. However, we would like to explicitly emphasize how much we appreciate every single piece of feedback and every offer of support.

Our heartfelt thanks go to everyone who got involved, shared contacts, or offered their support. This strong sign of solidarity is encouraging and shows how much can be achieved together.

Thank you for your support!
Your «Connection e.V.» team

«Connection e.V.», in partnership with «War Resisters’ International» (WRI) delivered an oral statement in the plenary of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva during the discussion on the report presented by Ms. Karinna Moskalenko, Chair of the Group of Independent Experts on the situation of human rights in Belarus.

The representative of Belarus refused the report and Eritrea supported Belarus statement and highlighted several alleged good ongoing practices in the country, such as the complete eradication of extreme poverty .

Zaira Zafarana, international advocacy coordinator at «Connection e.V.», took the floor to present the violation of the right to conscientious objection in the country, the militarization of children, the support to the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and the increasing transnational repression against objectors, human rights defenders and concerned organizations and denounced de.banking practices affecting also «Our House» (Наш дом; Belarus) and its director Olga Karatch.

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Between 7th and 16th October 2025, the «Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights» of the «Organization for Security and Co—operation in Europe» organized the «Conference on the Human Dimension» in Warsaw. It was a ten—day conference with plenary sessions and side events addressing issues from across the OSCE—area. «Connection e.V.» participated in the Conference and advocated there for the right to conscientious objection to military service.

On 16 October, «Connection e.V.» organized a side event on the right to conscientious objection to military service. The event was co—hosted with the Russian «Movement of Conscientious Objectors» as well as with «Conscientious Objection Watch» from Türkiye.

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