On Monday, October 20th, 2025, a public event took place in Vienna with Sasza Belik and Artem Klyga. It was dedicated to the topic of deserters and conscientious objectors from Russia, as well as the impact of the war between Russia and Ukraine on Europe.
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VIDEO REPORT • KLYGA AND KONOVALOV AGAINST THE WAR
On October 3th, the rally «Never Again War ⸻ Lay Down the Arms!» took place in Berlin. Among those who delivered passionate and powerful speeches were the conscientious objectors Andrii Konovalov from Ukraine and Artem Klyga from Russia, who represented our organization at the event. Below you can find the video of their speeches, followed by the full text.
VIDEO ⸻ ARTEM KLYGA AND ANDRII KONOVALOV AGAINST THE WAR, Berlin Berlin TV ↷
Continue reading VIDEO REPORT • KLYGA AND KONOVALOV AGAINST THE WAREVENTS • BETWEEN WAR AND CONSCIENCE
The Russian lawyer from «Connection e.V.», Artyom Klyga, together with his colleagues from the Russian «Movement of Conscientious Objectors» (MCO), Sasha Belik and Katya Dikovskaya, will discuss how the war between Russia and Ukraine is transforming pacifist thinking, EU policy, the concept of conscription, and the right to conscientious objection.
The speakers will share insights into the work of MCO, their cooperation with «Connection e.V.», present real—life cases, and answer questions from the audience.
Format: Lecture + Q&A
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«Between War and Conscience» ⸻ an invitation to dialogue on peace, responsibility, and freedom of conscience in times of war