Singapore https://wri-irg.org/en en Prisoners for Peace list, November 2023 https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2023/prisoners-peace-list-november-2023 <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'ds_entity_view' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-entity-view.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'ds_1col' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * ds-1col--node--42650.html.twig * ds-1col--node-story-rss.html.twig * ds-1col--node-story.html.twig * ds-1col--node-rss.html.twig * ds-1col--node.html.twig x ds-1col.html.twig x ds-1col.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-1col.html.twig' --> <div data-history-node-id="42650" class="node node--type-story node--view-mode-rss ds-1col clearfix"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node-post-date---custom.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--node-post-date.html.twig * field--ds.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <time > 22 Nov 2023</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--body--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--body--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--body.html.twig * field--default--body--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--body.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * field--theme-ds-field-default.html.twig * field--node--body--story.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p style="line-height:1.38">1st December, Friday, is Prisoners for Peace Day, a day to show solidarity with those activists who have been imprisoned for their work for peace and conscientious objectors imprisoned for their refusal to take up arms. See a list of those imprisoned for their peace activism and conscientious objection below. We include those whose addresses we can obtain, and who are happy to have their names and stories made public.</p> <h2>Eritrea</h2> <p>All following prisoners are Jehovah’s Witnesses. They are not charged or sentenced. Initially, and for many years, the Jehovah’s Witnesses have reported that these 4 individuals, and many others, were imprisoned for conscientious objection to military service. Since January 2021 the indication has changed to “undisclosed reason”.</p> <p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px">They are imprisoned in Mai Serwa Prison.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Bereket Habteyesus</strong>, <strong>age 31</strong></li> </ul><p>Arrest date: 26 May 2014</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Henok Gebru, age 41</strong></li> </ul><p>Arrest date: 24 January 2005</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Samuel Ghirmay, age 36</strong></li> </ul><p>Arrest date: March 2009</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Yosief Fissehaie, age 36</strong></li> </ul><p>Arrest date: October 2006</p> <h2>Israel</h2> <p>We have been receiving reports of activists being detained and/or imprisoned in Israel for protesting against the ongoing war in Gaza. Due to security reasons, no names can be disclosed. However, please send your messages of solidarity with them to <a href="mailto:info@wri-irg.org">info@wri-irg.org</a> with the subject line “solidarity with Israeli peace activists”, and we will deliver your solidarity messages to them via our affiliates in Israel.</p> <h2>Singapore</h2> <p>All following prisoners are Jehovah’s Witnesses, imprisoned for conscientious objection to military service. Usually, they receive a first sentence of 12 months (but it can be up to 15 months) and a second sentence of 18 months (but it can be up to 24 months). Therefore, the total time spent is usually 30 months (but it can be up to 39 months).</p> <p>They are all imprisoned in:</p> <p><strong>Armed Forces Detention Barracks, 402 Lorong Kebasi (Mowbray Rd), 688791, Singapore</strong></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Li Ming Alexander Aw, 21</strong></li> </ul><p>Sentenced to 30 months in total for conscientious objection. Aw is currently serving his second term in prison. Release date: 01 January 2025.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Ray Young Bong, 21</strong></li> </ul><p>Sentenced to 30 months in total for conscientious objection. Bong is currently serving his second term in prison. Release date: 11 February 2025.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Nicolaus We Ern Chong, 22</strong></li> </ul><p>Sentenced to 30 months in total for conscientious objection. Chong is currently serving his second term in prison. Release date: 09 February 2024.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Dev s/o Theorajah Immanuel, 21</strong></li> </ul><p>Sentenced to 12 months for conscientious objection. It’s Immanuel’s first term in prison. </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Yong Senng Michael Lim, 20</strong></li> </ul><p>Sentenced to 12 months for conscientious objection. It’s Lim’s first term in prison. </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Anjelo C. Magdaraog</strong>, <strong>23</strong></li> </ul><p>Sentenced to 30 months in total for conscientious objection. Magdaraog is currently serving his second term in prison. Release date: 11 May 2024.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Chuang Xu Daniel Poh</strong>, <strong>20</strong></li> </ul><p>Sentenced to 12 months for conscientious objection. It’s Lim’s first term in prison. </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Johnrey Omar Yu Quiseo, 20</strong></li> </ul><p>Awaiting 1st Court Martial.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Junn Orville Yu Quiseo, 23</strong></li> </ul><p>Sentenced to 30 months in total for conscientious objection. Quiseo is currently serving his second term in prison. Release date: 30 March 2024.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Cole Dawson Flores Rinon, 20</strong></li> </ul><p>Sentenced to 30 months in total for conscientious objection. Rinon is currently serving his second term in prison. Release date: 30 September 2024.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Ming Jie Tan, 22</strong></li> </ul><p>Sentenced to 30 months in total for conscientious objection. Tan is currently serving his second term in prison. Release date: 30 March 2024.</p> <h2>Russia</h2> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Vasilets Dmitry Vitalievich </strong></li> </ul><p>Sentenced on April 7, 2023, to 2 years and 2 months in prison for refusing to participate again in military actions on the territory of Ukraine. Details of the case can be found here: <a href="https://memopzk.org/figurant/vasilecz-dmitrij-vitalevich/">https://memopzk.org/figurant/vasilecz-dmitrij-vitalevich/</a> </p> <p>Write to: </p> <p>359150, Republic of Kalmykia, Vakhtovyy settlement, Yashkulsky district, FKU KP-3 UFSIN of Russia for the Republic of Kalmykia, to Vasilets Dmitry Vitalievich, born in 1995 (in Russian – 359150, Республика Калмыкия, п. Вахтовый, Яшкульский район, ФКУ КП-3 УФСИН России по Республике Калмыкия, Васильцу Дмитрию Витальевичу, 1995 года рождения).</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Kharisov Ilnar Ilgizarovich</strong></li> </ul><p>Sentenced to 5 years in a colony for refusing to go to war with Ukraine. Some information here: <a href="https://activatica.org/content/16e577d7-18cd-487b-be56-c3547a01e9fe/zhitelya-tatarstana-prigovorili-k-5-godam-za-nezhelanie-voevat">https://activatica.org/content/16e577d7-18cd-487b-be56-c3547a01e9fe/zhitelya-tatarstana-prigovorili-k-5-godam-za-nezhelanie-voevat</a> </p> <p>The specific address of the colony where Ilnar is located could not be found, but you can try writing here: </p> <p>SIZO-1, Republic of Tatarstan, Kharisov Ilnar Ilgizarovich, born in 1992 (in Russian – CИЗО-1, Республика Татарстан, Харисов Ильнар Ильгизарович, 1992 года рождения).</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Skhorokhodov Yegor</strong> (Official name – Maltsev Igor Alexandrovich) </li> </ul><p>Skhorokhodov, born in 1999, has been serving a sentence of 3.8 years in a general regime colony under Article 213 part 2 of the Criminal Code (Hooliganism) for burning a dummy in military uniform. Details can be read here – https://t.me/FreeIgorMaltsev</p> <p>Write to: </p> <p>404103, Volgograd region, Volzhsky city, Alexandrova street, house 86, FKU IK-12 UFSIN of Russia for the Volgograd region (in Russian – 404103, Волгоградская область, г. Волжский, ул. Александрова, д. 86, ФКУ ИК-12 УФСИН России по Волгоградской области). </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Zhilin Mikhail Alexeevich</strong></li> </ul><p>Zhilin Mikhail, born in 1986, was sentenced to 6 years and 6 months of imprisonment in a strict regime colony on 20th March 2023 by the Barnaul Garrison Military Court on charges under Art. 322 part 1 ("Illegal Crossing of the State Border of the Russian Federation") and Art. 338 part 3 ("Desertion, i.e., voluntary abandonment of a unit or place of service to evade military service, committed during mobilization or martial law"). </p> <p>Zhilin Mikhail was detained on 6th December 2022 and has been in prison since then. Zhilin Mikhail is married and has two minor children. See here for more information: https://www.memopzk.org/figurant/zhilin-mihail-alekseevich/ </p> <p>Write to:</p> <p>664019, Irkutsk region, Irkutsk city, Pisareva street, house 13, FKU IK-3 GUFSIN of Russia for the Irkutsk region, Zhilin Mikhail Alexeevich born in 1986 (in Russian – 664019, Иркутская область, г. Иркутск, ул. Писарева, д. 13, ФКУ ИК-3 ГУФСИН России по Иркутской области, Жилину Михаилу Алексеевичу 1986 года рождения). Letters can be sent by regular mail.</p> <h2>Ukraine</h2> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Yurii Sheliazhenko</strong></li> </ul><p>Yurii is a conscientious objector, human rights defender and the Executive Secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement. He has been placed under partial house arrest in Kyiv on 15th August due to his peace activism in Ukraine. More information here: <a href="https://wri-irg.org/en/programmes/rrtk/co-action-alert/2023/ukraine-stop-proceedings-against-yurii-sheliazhenko">https://wri-irg.org/en/programmes/rrtk/co-action-alert/2023/ukraine-stop-proceedings-against-yurii-sheliazhenko</a></p> <p>You can send your messages of solidarity to Yurii via email (<a href="mailto:yuriy.sheliazhenko@gmail.com">yuriy.sheliazhenko@gmail.com</a>) or post, writing to the address below:</p> <p>Fortechny (former Tverskyi) Blind Alley 9, App 82, Kyiv, 01042, Ukraine</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Dmytro Zelinsky</strong></li> </ul><p>Dmytro Zelinsky is serving his 3-year jail term for refusing mobilisation on grounds of conscience. More information on Dmytro’s case is here: <a href="https://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2871">https://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2871</a></p> <p>Write to:</p> <p>78250, Ivano-Frankivska obl., Kolomiisky raion, Selo Tovmachik, Vul. Privokzalna bud. 30, Kolomiiska vipravna koloniya No. 41, Ukraine</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-programmes-projects--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--expert--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--node--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div 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'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-1col.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-entity-view.html.twig' --> Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:18:00 +0000 cmoy 42650 at https://wri-irg.org 2022: Prisoners for Peace Day https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2022/2022-prisoners-peace-day <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'ds_entity_view' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-entity-view.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'ds_1col' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * ds-1col--node--42563.html.twig * ds-1col--node-story-rss.html.twig * ds-1col--node-story.html.twig * ds-1col--node-rss.html.twig * ds-1col--node.html.twig x ds-1col.html.twig x ds-1col.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-1col.html.twig' --> <div data-history-node-id="42563" class="node node--type-story node--view-mode-rss ds-1col clearfix"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * 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'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image-formatter.html.twig' --> <div class="caption">#PfPday2022_website</div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node-post-date---custom.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--node-post-date.html.twig * field--ds.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <time > 29 Nov 2022</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--body--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--body--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--body.html.twig * field--default--body--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--body.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * field--theme-ds-field-default.html.twig * field--node--body--story.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>This Thursday, 1st December, is Prisoners for Peace Day, a day to show solidarity with those activists who have been imprisoned for their work for peace and conscientious objectors imprisoned for their refusal to take up arms.</p> <p><u>This year, we want to highlight the situation of many people in Russia and Ukraine that are imprisoned or facing imprisonment for resisting the current war in Ukraine. </u></p> <p><strong>You can find the list of Prisoners for Peace <a href="https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2022/prisoners-peace-list-november-2022">here</a>.</strong></p> <h3>Some Action Ideas - what can you do?</h3> <p>We have been told repeatedly by people who have been sent messages of solidarity while in prison, either via letters or solidarity actions, that the moral support of like-minded people has been invaluable. Your solidarity is crucial to remind the imprisoned refusers and peace activists that they are not alone and that we are aware of the significance of their resistance. On this day,</p> <ul><li>Join many others from across the world and write to those imprisoned for their peace work and conscientious objection.</li> <li>Encourage your friends, peace group, student, faith or community group to organise a card-writing session (online or physical).</li> <li>Help us spread the word on social media. Use the hashtag <em>#PfPday2022</em> and post your messages of solidarity with prisoners for peace on social media, and invite others to write to those in jail. </li> </ul><p>If you have details of other prisoners for peace not yet listed, please write to <a href="mailto:info@wri-irg.org" tabindex="-1">info@wri-irg.org</a>.</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-programmes-projects--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--expert--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * 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field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-countries.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-countries--story.html.twig * field--node--field-countries.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-countries.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Countries</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/157" hreflang="en">Ukraine</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/185" hreflang="en">Russian Federation</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/228" hreflang="en">Israel</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/169" hreflang="en">Korea, South</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/102" hreflang="en">Singapore</a></span> <span 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'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/public_files/styles/single_page_mobiles_and_tablets/public/2022-11/website_prisoners_for_peace_day_0.png?itok=YBIe7E5H" alt="Prisoners for peace day 2022 poster" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> </picture> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image-formatter.html.twig' --> <div class="caption"></div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node-post-date---custom.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--node-post-date.html.twig * field--ds.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <time > 21 Nov 2022</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--body--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--body--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--body.html.twig * field--default--body--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--body.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * field--theme-ds-field-default.html.twig * field--node--body--story.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>This Thursday, <strong>1st December</strong>, is <strong>Prisoners for Peace Day</strong>, a day to show solidarity with those activists who have been imprisoned for their work for peace and conscientious objectors imprisoned for their refusal to take up arms. See a list of those imprisoned for their peace activism and conscientious objection below. </p> <h2>Russia</h2> <p>Since February 2022 the Russian authorities have initiated more than 230 criminal cases against Russian citizens who opposed the so-called “special operation” in Ukraine. Most of these cases are filed for non-violent actions, classified as crimes, such as posts on social networks, peaceful protests, or distribution of anti-war stickers.</p> <p>Below, you’ll find a number of activists who are imprisoned/fined or facing imprisonment for their peaceful resistance to the war in Ukraine. The list is taken from the website Black February, prepared by Russian activists. Please note some activists are not currently in prison but detained earlier in the year and facing further sentence. To find more information about each case, please visit <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/en">http://blackfeb.ru/en</a>. </p> <p><strong>To send your messages of solidarity to the Russian activists, write to info@wri-irg.org with the title 'Solidarity' and we'll deliver your messages to them.</strong></p> <p><strong>If you're using Telegram, you can write your letter  in English as a comment to the post: <a href="https://t.me/stoparmy/2173">https://t.me/stoparmy/2173</a></strong></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Aleksey Gorinov</strong></li> </ul><p>Aleksey Gorinov is a Member of Council of the Krasnoselsky Municipal District in Moscow. He has been sentenced to 7 years in a regular security colony for “disseminating false information” during a work session. Mr. Gorinov has become the first accused in the “anti-war case” sentenced to a real term behind bars for spreading “false information about the Russian Army”.</p> <p>Read more about Aleksey Gorinov’s story here: http://blackfeb.ru/alexgen</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Irina Gen </strong></li> </ul><p>Irina Gen is a school teacher from Penza. She is being accused of “dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation motivated by hatred”. An educator with 20 years of experience, she get 5 years probation.</p> <p>Read more about Irina’s story here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/irinagen">http://blackfeb.ru/irinagen</a></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Petr Mylnikov</strong></li> </ul><p>Petr Mylnikov is a civil activist from the town of Olovyanny (the Transbaikal Territories). He has been handed a 1,000,000 rouble fine for two publications, with the accusation of containing “false information about the Russian Army”.</p> <p>Read more about Petr’s story here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/petrmen">http://blackfeb.ru/petrmen</a> </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Zaurbeck Zhambekov</strong></li> </ul><p>Zaurbeck Zhambekov is a Nalchik resident and a father of two. Zaurbeck has been sentenced to two years of conditional imprisonment. Read more about Zaurbeck’s case here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/zaurbeken">http://blackfeb.ru/zaurbeken</a> </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Altan Ochirov</strong></li> </ul><p>Altan Ochirov is a blogger and an employee of the City Administration of Elista (the Republic of Kalmykia). He is facing up to 10 years in prison for “disseminating false information about the Russian Army”.</p> <p>Read more about Altan’s story here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/altanen">http://blackfeb.ru/altanen</a> <br />  </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Andrey Novashov</strong></li> </ul><p>Andrey Novashov is a journalist from Kemerovskaya Oblast, writer for Sibreal.org* and Tayga.Info. For reposting an article about the Ukrainian "special operation", he faces up to three years in prison.</p> <p>Read more about Andrey’s story here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/andreynen">http://blackfeb.ru/andreynen</a> </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Boris Romanov</strong></li> </ul><p>Boris Romanov was engaged in civil and political activism in St. Petersburg. He created the official VK group for “Zhivaja biblioteka” (Living Library) – a civil initiative in St. Petersburg and one of the branches of the international project “Human Library”. Boris also ran for a seat in the city’s Legislative Assembly and was the admin of “Svetlanovskoye neighbours” – a VK group of Svetlanovskoye, a municipality in Vyborgsky District. It was his publication in “neighbours” that triggered the criminal investigation.</p> <p>Read more about how you can support Boris here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/borisren">http://blackfeb.ru/borisren</a></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Dmitry Ivanov</strong></li> </ul><p>Dmitry Ivanov is a Moscow State University student, the author of the Telegram channel “Protest MSU (Moscow State University)”. He’s been under arrest since the end of April and is now awaiting trial for “spreading fake news about the Russian army”. February of 2023</p> <p>Read more here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/dmitryen">http://blackfeb.ru/dmitryen</a></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Dmitry Talantov</strong></li> </ul><p>Dmitry Talantov is a human rights activist from Izhevsk and President of the Udmurt Republic Bar Association. He is facing up to 10 years in prison for publishing “fake” information. </p> <p>Read more here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/dmitryten">http://blackfeb.ru/dmitryten</a></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Giraldo Enrique</strong></li> </ul><p>Giraldo Enrique (full name Giraldo Sarái Alberto Enrique) is a Moscow entrepreneur originally from Columbia. He is facing up to 10 years in prison for “sending out false information about the Russian Army”.</p> <p>Read more here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/hiraldoen">http://blackfeb.ru/hiraldoen</a> </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Ilya Yashin</strong></li> </ul><p>Ilya Yashin is a Russian opposition politician and a friend and colleague of Boris Nemtsov assassinated in 2015. At the moment Ilya is facing up to 10 years in prison for “disseminating false information about the Russian Army”.</p> <p>Read more here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/ilyen">http://blackfeb.ru/ilyen</a></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Ioann Kurmoyarov</strong></li> </ul><p>Ioann Kurmoyarov is a Novosibirsk and St. Petersburg priest; he has a religious YouTube channel. He is facing up to 10 years in prison for “disseminating false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”.</p> <p>Read more here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/ioanken">http://blackfeb.ru/ioanken</a> </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Irina Bystrova</strong></li> </ul><p>Irina Bystrova is an artist from Petrozavodsk. She is facing up to 7 years in prison or compulsory psychiatric treatment for criticizing the “special operation”. Irina is currently awaiting the court decision.</p> <p>Read more here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/irinaben">http://blackfeb.ru/irinaben</a></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Irina Tolmacheva</strong></li> </ul><p>Irina Tolmacheva is a Novosibirsk teacher and a member of the independent trade union called Teachers Alliance. For her comment in social media she is facing a million ruble fine and up to 3 years in prison under Article 207.3, Part 1 of the Russian Criminal Code ("spreading fake news about the Russian Armed Forces"). Irina is now under a written pledge not to leave and is awaiting a subpoena together with her lawyer.</p> <p>Read more Irina’s story here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/itinaten">http://blackfeb.ru/itinaten</a> </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Mariia Ponomarenko</strong></li> </ul><p>Mariia Ponomarenko is a journalist, author of the independent publication "RusNews". She was writing and shooting about corruption in Altai and Siberia. In the past, Maria has already been tried on misdemeanors of public demonstrations.</p> <p>The St. Petersburg Court of October district arrested her for two months as a suspect in the “spreading fake news” case.</p> <p>The reason for this was the report on the death of civilians in Mariupol during the period of “special operation”, which was posted though Telegram on the Channel «Цензуры нет» (No to Censorship), which was administered by Mariia.</p> <p>The investigation has no evidence that it was Ponomarenko who wrote the post. But she is still facing up to 10 years in prison under Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.</p> <p>Read more here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/mariapen">http://blackfeb.ru/mariapen</a> </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Marina Ovsyannikova</strong></li> </ul><p>Marina Ovsyannikova is a former editor of Channel One, a Russian state-controlled TV channel. She gave up her job at the state-controlled media following the beginning of the “special operation”. Marina is facing up to 10 years in prison for an anti-war picket. The journalist is currently under house arrest.</p> <p>Read more about Marina here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/marinaoen">http://blackfeb.ru/marinaoen</a> </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Mikhail Afanasyev</strong></li> </ul><p>Mikhail Afanasyev is a journalist from Khakassia and chief editor of the publication “New Focus”. He is facing up to 10 years in prison for publishing an article on Rosgvardiya soldiers (the National Guard of the Russian Federation), who refused to participate in the “special operation”.</p> <p>Read more here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/michailaen">http://blackfeb.ru/michailaen</a> </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Oleg Belousov</strong></li> </ul><p>Oleg Belousov is a treasure hunter from St. Petersburg. He is facing up to 10 years in prison for publishing a “fake” commentary about the Russian Army.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Olga Smirnova</strong></li> </ul><p>Olga Smirnova is a St. Petersburg activist and a co-creator of the Peaceful Resistance group. On many occasions, together with her fellow activists, she organized peaceful protests. She is also a co-creator of Strategy 18, an initiative in support of the Crimean Tatars. </p> <p>In early March, she published several critical posts in Peaceful Resistance’s public group in VKontakte.</p> <p>For publishing posts against the “special military operation” Olga was charged with “dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation” (Art. 207.3), committed by a group of persons (sub-paragraph b), for personal gain (sub-paragraph g), and motivated by hatred (sub-paragraph d). The rest of the participants of Peaceful Resistance were released as witnesses.</p> <p>Read more here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/olgasen">http://blackfeb.ru/olgasen</a> </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Richard and Maria Rose</strong></li> </ul><p>Richard and Maria Rose are a young couple from Kirov. The court is about to sentence them to 10 years in prison for “dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation” and make their 6-year-old son an orphan.</p> <p> <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/rouzen">http://blackfeb.ru/rouzen</a></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Sasha Skochilenko</strong></li> </ul><p>Artist and musician Sasha Skochilenko faces up to 10 years in prison for placing several anti-war stickers in a supermarket. Due to her health conditions, this term can become a death sentence to her.</p> <p>There are multiple ways you can support Sasha. Visit here to see a number of campaigns in support of her: <a href="https://savesasha.tilda.ws/en">https://savesasha.tilda.ws/en</a></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Viktoria Petrova</strong></li> </ul><p>Viktoria Petrova’s only “crime” was making an anti-war post on VKontakte in March this year which could have been seen only by a couple hundred of her friends on there at best. For that post Vika is now facing up to 10 years in prison under the Article 207.3 (“Public dissemination of deliberately false information about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”), paragraph “e” (“motivated by hatred”).</p> <p>Read more here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/vikapen">http://blackfeb.ru/vikapen</a> </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Vladimir Yefimov</strong></li> </ul><p>Vladimir Yefimov is a journalist with 30 years of experience and Head of the Kamchatka branch of the Russian United Democratic Party “Yabloko”. He is facing up to 3 years in prison for “discrediting” the Russian army.</p> <p>Read more about Vladimir here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/vladimirefen">http://blackfeb.ru/vladimirefen</a></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Vladislav Nikitenko</strong></li> </ul><p>Vladislav Nikitenko is a human rights defender and a civil activist from Blagoveshchensk. Now he is facing a sentence of imprisonment for up to 3 years. For his critical posts in social networks about the “special military operation” he is accused of “defamation of the Russian Military Forces”. Read more about Vladislav here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/vladnicken">http://blackfeb.ru/vladnicken</a> </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Vladimir Zavyalov</strong></li> </ul><p>Vladimir Zavyalov is a businessman from Smolensk arrested for replacing price tags in a supermarket. He faces up to 10 years in prison under part 2 of Article 207.3, paragraph "d": spreading fakes about the Russian army motivated by hatred.</p> <p>Read more about Vladimir’s story here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/vladimirzen">http://blackfeb.ru/vladimirzen</a></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Yevgeny Fokin</strong></li> </ul><p>Yevgeny Fokin is a 17-year-old civil activist from Novosibirsk. He is facing up to 3 years in prison for “dissemination false information about the Russian Army”. Read more about Yevgeny’s story here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/evgenyfen">http://blackfeb.ru/evgenyfen</a></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Yevgeny Kruglov</strong></li> </ul><p>Yevgeny Kruglov is an archaeologist from Omsk who participated in expeditions of the Institute of the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Science. He is facing up to 3 years in prison for anti-war publications in VKontakte.</p> <p>Read more about Yevgeny’s story here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/evgenyken">http://blackfeb.ru/evgenyken</a></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Little-known cases and proceedings</strong></li> </ul><p>Many people who have the status of an accused in an “anti-war case” are neither journalists, nor human rights or civil activists. There are no petitions to support them, no telegram channels or articles in independent media. All that can be found about their criminal charges are a few scraps of news or posts in telegram channels. To see a number of those that Black February website could find out, see here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/listen">http://blackfeb.ru/listen</a></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>The Kazan Case</strong></li> </ul><p>A number of activists from Kazan are facing up to 10 years in prison based on criminal charges for “involving persons in mass riots” and “calls to terrorism”. Since March the Kazan law enforcement authorities have been putting pressure on those who publicly oppose the “special operation”. Some of them have faced criminal charges for “involving persons in mass riots” and “calls to terrorism”. See some of those activists below:</p> <p><strong>Timur Tukhvatullin</strong></p> <p>Activist of the Libertarian Party; detained on March 17, 2022 as a suspect in the “persuasion to participate in mass riots” case. In the beginning of July law enforcement authorities <a href="https://ovd.news/express-news/2022/06/02/v-kazani-prekratili-presledovanie-aktivista-lpr-po-delu-o-sklonenii-k">dropped the charges</a> against him due to “lack of evidence of his involvement in the case”</p> <p><strong>Andrey Boyarshinov</strong></p> <p>Activist from Kazan, employee of the Kazan Federal University; Initially was a witness in the “persuasion to participate in mass riots” case. Because he refused to answer questions, law enforcement <a href="https://www.idelreal.org/a/31757671.html">detained</a> Andrey as a suspect. Then on March 20, 2022, a case <a href="https://ovd.news/express-news/2022/03/20/na-kazanskogo-aktivista-zaveli-ugolovnoe-delo-o-prizyvah-k-terrorizmu">was launched</a> against him under article 205.1, part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“calls to terrorism”) for his posts in the anti-war telegram channel. Andrey <a href="https://www.idelreal.org/a/31775735.html">will remain</a> in the detention center until August 18, 2022; under the new article he is facing up to 7 years in prison</p> <p><strong>Marina Ionova (Shoyetova) </strong></p> <p>Eco-activist from Kazan; <a href="https://www.idelreal.org/a/31770344.html">detained</a> on March 25, 2022 at the train station when she was coming back from a retreat in Moscow. She was charged in connection with the “persuasion to participate in mass riots” case. She was released after spending two days at a temporary holding facility with a notice of a mandatory (court) appearance</p> <p><strong>Ruslan Terentiev</strong></p> <p>Detained on March 17, 2022 following a search; after spending two days at a temporary holding facility he <a href="https://www.idelreal.org/a/31760813.html">was released</a> along with other people detained in connection with the “Kazan case”; <a href="https://ovd.news/express-news/2022/03/31/v-kazani-propal-aktivist-podozrevaemyy-v-sklonenii-k-massovym-besporyadkam">gone missing</a> at the end of March; we have no further information about his whereabouts</p> <p>Read more about the Kazan case here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/kazanden">http://blackfeb.ru/kazanden</a> </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Bogdan Ziza</strong></li> </ul><p>Bogdan Ziza is an artist from Yevpatoria (the Republic of Crimea). He is facing up to 5 years in prison for his alleged involvement in an attempt to set fire to the City Administration building.</p> <p>On the night of May 16, 2022 unidentified individuals <a href="https://ru.krymr.com/a/news-administrazia-evpatorii-kraska/31852837.html">threw</a> yellow-and-blue paint onto the Yevpatoria City Administration building. News media also reported that a Molotov cocktail had been tossed into the Mayor’s office. On the same day the law enforcement <a href="https://ru.krymr.com/a/krym-yevpatoriya-administratsiya-zholto-sinyaya-kraska-bogdan-ziza/31855119.html">announced</a> that they had detained a suspect, while a state-owned channel <a href="https://crimea24.tv/content/vandal-kotoriy-zhyoltoy-i-siney-kraskoy/">published</a> a video of “the vandal expressing remorse”. The “vandal” turned out to be the 27-year-old photographer and 3D modeling artist Bogdan Ziza.</p> <p>According to the <a href="https://crimea24.tv/content/sled">Mayor’s office</a>, Bogdan threw the paint onto the City Administration building and tried to set fire to the entrance door. In contrast, the Federal Security Service <a href="https://meduza.io/news/2022/05/20/hudozhnik-bogdan-ziza-oblil-meriyu-evpatorii-zheltoy-i-siney-kraskoy-i-brosil-v-nee-kokteyl-molotova-emu-grozit-do-15-let-kolonii">claims</a> that the artist tossed a Molotov cocktail through the window, but it didn’t explode. First, the artist was fined and promised to be released, but then incendiary mixtures <a href="https://ovd.news/express-news/2022/05/20/v-krymu-fsb-zavela-ugolovnoe-delo-o-pokushenii-na-sovershenie-terakta-iz-za">were allegedly found</a> at his place. A few days later a criminal case <a href="https://ovd.news/express-news/2022/05/20/v-krymu-fsb-zavela-ugolovnoe-delo-o-pokushenii-na-sovershenie-terakta-iz-za">was launched</a> against Bogdan for “destruction of property” (article 167, part 1 of the RF Criminal Code).</p> <p>Read more here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/bogdanzen">http://blackfeb.ru/bogdanzen</a> </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Grigory Mumrikov</strong></li> </ul><p>Grigory Mumrikov is an artist and composer from Moscow. He is facing up to 5 years in prison because of a thwarted anti-war protest planned by his friend Danila Tkachenko.</p> <p>Read more about Grigory’s case here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/grigorymen">http://blackfeb.ru/grigorymen</a>  </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Irina Dmitrieva (Nelson)</strong></li> </ul><p>Irina Dmitrieva (Nelson) is a former lawyer and a mother of four from the town of Novaya Derevnya in the Novgorod region. In early 2022, on the eve of the “special operation”, Irina Dmitrieva <a href="https://ovd.news/express-news/2022/05/05/na-zhitelnicu-novgorodskoy-oblasti-zaveli-delo-o-prizyvah-k-terrorizmu-iz-za">wrote</a> a few comments opposing the “special operation” and against sending Russian soldiers to Ukraine. These comments provided grounds for launching a criminal case against her under article 205.2, part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“public calls to and justification of terrorism”). She is facing up to 7 years in prison.</p> <p>Read more about Irina’s case here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/irinaden">http://blackfeb.ru/irinaden</a> </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Kirill Martyushev</strong></li> </ul><p>Kirill Martyushev is a student from Tyumen and a participant in anti-war protests. He is facing up to 5 years in prison for publishing an “extremist video”.</p> <p>On the evening of February 24, 2022, in Tyumen, 22-year-old student Kirill Martyushev staged a single person anti-war protest against the “special operation”. On the same day he <a href="https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2022/03/07/ugolovnyi-kodeks-mira">was detained</a> by the police, and on March 1 he <a href="https://www.sibreal.org/a/fsb-obvinila-tyumentsa-v-ekstremizme-za-kritiku-voennyh-deystviy-v-ukraine/31740679.html">was fined</a> 19,000 roubles by the court. The investigators <a href="https://semnasem.org/news/2022/03/07/sud-tyumeni-otpravil-aktivista-v-sizo-iz-za-posta-o-dejstviyah-policejskih">believe</a> that right after he was detained, the activist published a video in his telegram channel criticizing the police. This video provided grounds for launching a criminal case against him.</p> <p>Read more about Kirill’s case here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/kirillmen">http://blackfeb.ru/kirillmen</a></p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Leonid Rybakov</strong></li> </ul><p>Leonid Rybakov is an entrepreneur and civil activist from Tomsk. He is facing up to 5 years in a penal colony because of an anti-war post in VKontakte.</p> <p>Read more about Leonid’s story here: <a href="http://blackfeb.ru/leonren">http://blackfeb.ru/leonren</a> </p> <h2>Ukraine</h2> <p>Because of the current war with Russia, Ukraine suspended the right to conscientious objection and closed the border for men between 18 and 60. Over 100,000 men have evaded war involvement in Ukraine and fled abroad. At the time of writing, there are known to be four conscientious objectors on probation because they refused to enlist. Besides, there are no known conscientious objectors in prison, but we suspect there are unreported cases. </p> <p>Meanwhile, there are ongoing cases of two conscientious objectors, neither of whom is in prison at the moment. They face charges which might result in their imprisonment. </p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Vitaliy Alekseinko</strong></li> </ul><p>On 15 September 2022 conscientious objector Vitaliy Vasyliovych Alekseienko, was found guilty of ‘evasion of military service during mobilisation' and sentenced to a year in prison. Alekseienko filed an appeal in which he asked to be released with a probation term. The Ivano-Frankivsk Court of Appeal has scheduled a hearing of his appeal on 17 November 2022.</p> <p>Read here for more information and to send support letters for Vitaliy here: https://wri-irg.org/en/programmes/rrtk/co-action-alert/2022/ukraine-conscientious-objector-vitaliy-alekseinko-sentenced-0</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Ruslan Kotsaba</strong></li> </ul><p>The trial of Ukrainian journalist, pacifist and conscientious objector Ruslan Kostaba continues. He’s being tried simply because he publicly expressed his pacifist views. Find more information about Ruslan’s case here: <a href="https://wri-irg.org/sites/default/files/public_files/2021-01/2020-12-07_the_ruslan_kotsaba_story-2.pdf">https://wri-irg.org/sites/default/files/public_files/2021-01/2020-12-07_the_ruslan_kotsaba_story-2.pdf</a> </p> <p>Follow <a href="https://www.facebook.com/peaceukraine"><em>Ukrainian Pacifist Movement </em></a>on social media for further updates from Ukraine.</p> <h2>Israel</h2> <p>In September, four conscientious objectors from Israel, Shahar Schwartz (18-year-old), Einat Gerlitz (19), Evyatar Moshe Rubin (19), and Nave Shabtay Levin (18) have jointly declared their refusal to join the Israeli army, stating their refusal to take part in the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Activists are currently serving time in prison. By the end of their final imprisonment, they'll have spent from 80 to 105 days in total in prison. See more information here: https://wri-irg.org/en/programmes/rrtk/co-action-alert/2022/israel-refusers-shahar-einat-evyatar-and-nave-imprisoned-again</p> <p>Follow our page, as well as <a href="https://www.facebook.com/refusersn"><em>Refuser Solidarity Network</em></a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mesarvot"><em>Mesarvot</em></a> for further updates.</p> <p><strong>Write to them, sharing your messages of solidarity using the link here</strong>: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedRdk8KZH1CG9UWBRiKf7RGcp2bowaN13KQruJAvh-Ook1aA/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedRdk8KZH1CG9UWBRiKf7RGcp2bowaN13KQruJAvh-Ook1aA/viewform</a> </p> <p><strong>Alternatively, you can send emails to info@refuser.org with the title "Solidarity with the 4".</strong></p> <p><strong>You can also post your messages of solidarity with them on social media using the hashtag #SupportThe4.</strong></p> <h2 style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:24px; margin-bottom:8px">Singapore</h2> <p>All following prisoners are Jehovah’s Witnesses, imprisoned for conscientious objection to military service. Usually, they receive a first sentence of 12 months (but it can be up to 15 months) and a second sentence of 18 months (but it can be up to 24 months). Therefore, the total time spent is usually 30 months (but it can be up to 39 months).</p> <p>They are imprisoned in:</p> <p style="line-height:1.38">Armed Forces Detention Barracks, 402 Lorong Kebasi (Mowbray Rd), 688791, Singapore</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Li Ming Alexander Aw, 20</strong></li> </ul><p>Imprisoned for 12 months for conscientious objection. It’s Aw’s first term in prison.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Ray Young Bong, 20</strong></li> </ul><p>Imprisoned for 12 months for conscientious objection. It’s Bong’s first term in prison.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Nicolaus We Ern Chong, 21</strong></li> </ul><p>Imprisoned for 30 months for conscientious objection in total. It’s Chong’s second term in prison.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Aravind Ganesh, 25</strong></li> </ul><p>Imprisoned for 30 months for conscientious objection in total. It’s Ganesh’s second term in prison.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Shao Qi Koh, 22</strong></li> </ul><p>Imprisoned for 30 months for conscientious objection in total. It’s Koh’s second term in prison.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Yi Jie Lukas Lee, 20</strong></li> </ul><p>Imprisoned for 30 months for conscientious objection in total. It’s Lee’s second term in prison.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Anjelo C. Magdaraog, 22</strong></li> </ul><p>Imprisoned for 12 months for conscientious objection. It’s Magdaraog’s first term in prison.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Junn Orville Yu Quiseo, 22</strong></li> </ul><p>Already served time in prison for conscientious objection. Awaiting 2nd Court Martial.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Edrenz James Ramos, 22</strong></li> </ul><p>Imprisoned for 30 months for conscientious objection in total. It’s Ramos’s second term in prison.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Cole Dawson Flores Rinon, 19</strong></li> </ul><p>Imprisoned for 12 months for conscientious objection. It’s Flores’s first term in prison.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Raj s/o Rajamogn Rohan, 25</strong></li> </ul><p>Imprisoned for 30 months for conscientious objection in total. It’s Rohan’s second term in prison.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Lie Hao Norman Sek, 22</strong></li> </ul><p>Imprisoned for 30 months for conscientious objection in total. It’s Sek’s second term in prison.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Ming Jie Tan, 21</strong></li> </ul><p>Already served time in prison for conscientious objection. Awaiting 2nd Court Martial.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Won Kiat Yap, 21</strong></li> </ul><p>Imprisoned for 30 months for conscientious objection in total. It’s Yap’s second term in prison.</p> <h2>South Korea</h2> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Shim, H. S., age 26, </strong></li> </ul><p>Shim is a Jehovah Witness who was Imprisoned for 18 months for conscientious objection. Shim is being held in Cheonan Correctional Institution (Address: 127 Cheonilgo 1-gil, Seonggeo-eup, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea).</p> <h2>Eritrea</h2> <p>All following prisoners are Jehovah’s Witnesses. They are not charged or sentenced. Initially, and for many years, the Jehovah’s Witnesses have reported that these 4 individuals, and many others, were imprisoned for conscientious objection to military service. Since January 2021 the indication has changed to “undisclosed reason”.</p> <p>They are imprisoned in Mai Serwa Prison.</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Bereket Habteyesus, age 20</strong></li> </ul><p>Arrest date: 26 May 2014</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Henok Gebru, age 40</strong></li> </ul><p>Arrest date: 24 January 2005</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Samuel Ghirmay, age 35</strong></li> </ul><p>Arrest date: March 2009</p> <ul><li aria-level="1"><strong>Yosief Fissehaie, age 35</strong></li> </ul><p>Arrest date: October 2006</p> <p> </p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-programmes-projects--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * 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style="text-decoration:none">Below is a list of some of those currently in prison for their conscientious objection to military service and their work for peace. We include those whose addresses we can obtain, and who are happy to have their names and stories made public. In some cases, nicknames are used and 'care of' (c/o) addresses given, where that person is happy to be contacted, but does not want their contact details spread publicly.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 style="line-height:1.26; background-color:#ffffff; padding:4pt 0pt 8pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:22.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Oswald,sans-serif"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Singapore</span></span></span></span></span></span></h2> <p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">All following prisoners are Jehovah’s Witnesses, imprisoned for conscientious objection to military service. Usually, they receive a first sentence of 12 months (but it can be up to 15 months) and a second sentence of 18 months (but it can be up to 24 months). Therefore, the total time spent is usually 30 months (but it can be up to 39 months).</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Ca Leb (Azariah) Wa, age 21</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Second term. Expected release date: 11 May 2022</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Donovan Yong, age 20</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Second term. Expected release date: 30 June 2022.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Edrenz James Ramos, age 21</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Second term. Expected release date: 08 February 2023.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Ganesh Aravind, age 24</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Second term. Expected release date: 08 February 2023.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Joshua Soon, age 26</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Second term. Expected release date: 31 March 2022.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"> Lie Hao Norman Sek, age 21</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Second term. Expected release date: 29 March 2023.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Nicholas Ang, age 21</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Second term. Expected release date: 11 May 2022.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Raj s/o Rajamogn Rohan, age 24</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Second term. Expected release date: 08 February 2023.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Shao Qi Koh, age 21</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Second Term. Expected release date: 29 March 2023.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Shawn Jonathan Kumar, age 23</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Second Term. Expected release date: 30 June 2022.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Yi Jie Lucas Lee, age 19</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Second Term. Expected release date: 29 March 2023.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Nicolaus Wei Ern Chong, age 20 </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">First term. Expected release date: 15 August 2022.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Junn Orville Yu Quiseo, age 21</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">First term. Expected release date: 04 October 2022.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Ming Jie Tan age 20</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">First term. Expected release date: 04 October 2022.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Won Kiat Yap, age 20</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">First term. Expected release date: 16 May 2022.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Fang Zhen Lim, age 32</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Refused reservist training and was sentenced to 27 weeks in prison. Expected release date: 23 June </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Anjelo C. Magdaraog, age 21</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; padding:0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Awaiting 1st Court Martial.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; padding:0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">For all above</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">, write to </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Singapore Armed Forces Detention Barracks, 402 Lor Kebasi, 688791, Singapore</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 style="line-height:1.26; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:10px; padding:4pt 0pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:22.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Oswald,sans-serif"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Republic of Korea</span></span></span></span></span></span></h2> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Shim, H. S., age 26</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Jehovah’s Witness. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release date: 03 June 2023. Imprisoned in </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Cheonan Correctional Institution</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">J.S. Jeong, age 23 </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Jehovah’s Witness. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release date: 30 June 2022. Imprisoned in Uijeongbu Correctional Institution.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">S.H. Choi, age 29</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Jehovah’s Witness. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release date: 10 November 2022. Imprisoned in Uijeongbu Correctional Institution.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Jeong-hoon Hong </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Arrested on 8 March 2021. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release: August 2022. Imprisoned in Seoul Detention Center. (Address: #2298, 143, Anyangpangyo-ro, Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea zip code 15829).</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Gyeong-taek Oh </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; padding:0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Arrested on 12 March 2021. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release: August 2022. He has recently been transferred to Yeoju Correctional Institution. (Address: #464, 107, Yanghwa-ro, Ganameup, Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea  zip code 12627).</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 style="line-height:1.26; background-color:#ffffff; padding:4pt 0pt 8pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:22.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Oswald,sans-serif"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Eritrea</span></span></span></span></span></span></h2> <p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Eritrea continues to imprison conscientious objectors. The below are all Jehovah's Witness, imprisoned for conscientious objection to military service. Eritrea's military service is indefinite, for men and women, and starts in the final two years of high school, which is in a military camp.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"> Bereket Habteyesus, age 29</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Arrest date: 26 May 2014</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"> Henok Gebru, age 39</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Arrest date: 24 January 2005</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Samuel Ghirmay, age 34</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Arrest date: March 2009</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Yosief Fissehaie, age 34</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; padding:0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Arrest date: October 2006</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; padding:0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">For all above</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">, write to: </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Mai Serwa Prison, Asmara, Eritrea</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 style="line-height:1.26; background-color:#ffffff; padding:4pt 0pt 8pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:22.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Oswald,sans-serif"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">U.S.A</span></span></span></span></span></span></h2> <p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; padding:0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">In October 24, 2019, seven peace activists, known as the Kings Bay Plowshares 7, were found guilty and charged with a range of crimes, including trespassing, depredation of government property for their protest actions at Kings Bay nuclear submarine base in Georgia on April 4, 2018. During 2020 and 2021, all activists were sentenced to serve in prison between 10 to 33 months. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; padding:0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">The</span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://kingsbayplowshares7.org/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#cc5b07"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none"><span style="text-decoration-skip-ink:none"> Kings Bay Plowshares </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">support group announced that as of 23rd November 2021, all 7 activists have completed their sentences and been released. You can still write to them and send your messages of solidarity via </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#cc5b07"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">kingsbayplowshares@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; padding:0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Read the bios of the activists here: </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://kingsbayplowshares7.org/about/bios/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#cc5b07"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none"><span style="text-decoration-skip-ink:none">https://kingsbayplowshares7.org/about/bios/</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 style="line-height:1.26; background-color:#ffffff; padding:4pt 0pt 8pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:22.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Oswald,sans-serif"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Israel</span></span></span></span></span></span></h2> <p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; padding:0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Eran Aviv (19) and Shahar Perets (19) have spent 114 days (in six terms) and 88 days (in four terms) behind bars respectively for their refusal to serve in the Israeli military. In November, Eran received an exemption from military service by the end of his sixth term in prison. Shahar received her exemtion after completing her fourth term in prison in January 2022. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; padding:0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Write to Shahar for solidarity </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8-NWPdzfAh-SGf8iJyzHorFLAzpIqIrG8aCINwAEQEU99CQ/viewform" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#cc5b07"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none"><span style="text-decoration-skip-ink:none">here</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; padding:0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">There are currently no reported conscientious objector in Israel at the moment. However, there might be other conscientious objectors jailed in the coming weeks and months. For up-to-date info follow </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mesarvot" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#cc5b07"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none"><span style="text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Mesarvot</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"> and </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.refuser.org/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#cc5b07"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none"><span style="text-decoration-skip-ink:none">Refuser Solidarity Network</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"> as well as WRI website.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 style="line-height:1.26; background-color:#ffffff; padding:4pt 0pt 8pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:22.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Oswald,sans-serif"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Ambazonia</span></span></span></span></span></span></h2> <p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">There are multiple activists in Ambazonia at the moment. They are imprisoned for expressing their conscientiously held belief that the fundamental human rights of the people of Ambazonia, formerly the United Nations Trust Territory of Southern Cameroons under United Kingdom administration, needs to be respected by all — including the French neo-colonial regime in Cameroon and its allies. Below is a list of some of them.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul><li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Mancho Bibixy (Sep ’16 —) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Tsi Conrad (Sep ’16 —) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Tha Emile Angwe (Sep ’16 —) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Aselech Martin (Sep ’16 —) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Tamngwa Martin (Sep ’16 —) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Guingah Valentine (Sep ’16 —) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Awah Thomas (Sep ’16 —) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Penn Terence (Jan ’17 —)</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Mr. Wilfred Tassang (5 Jan ’19 —) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Mr. Julius AyukTabe (5 Jan '19—) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Profesor Augustine Awasum (5 Jan ’19—) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Dr. Cornelius Njikimpi Kwanga (5 Jan ’19 —) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Dr. Henry Kimeng (5 Jan ’19 —) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Dr. Fidelis Ndeh-Che (5 Jan ’19 —) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Dr. Egbe Ogork (5 Jan ’19 —) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Barrister Shufai Berinyuy (5 Jan ’19 —) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Barrister Eyambe Elias (5 Jan ’19 —) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li aria-level="1" style="list-style-type:disc"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Dr. Nfor Ngalla Nfor (5 Jan ’19 —) </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p style="line-height:1.38; background-color:#ffffff; margin-bottom:15px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">For all above</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">, write to, </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-weight:700"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Prison Principale Kondengui Yaoundé, B. P 100, YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-programmes-projects--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--expert--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--node--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> 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THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-theme--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-theme--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-theme.html.twig * field--expert--field-theme--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-theme.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-theme--story.html.twig * field--node--field-theme.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-theme.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Theme</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/57" hreflang="en">Conscientious objection</a></span> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--comment--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--comment--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--comment.html.twig * field--default--comment--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--comment.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * field--theme-ds-field-default.html.twig x field--node--comment--story.html.twig * field--node--comment.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--comment.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/wri_main/templates/field/field--node--comment--story.html.twig' --> <section class="comments"> <h2>Add new comment</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=42470&amp;2=comment&amp;3=comment" token="4kSmBw1RJ1QgP701giI292JkL9RAOXg2Ap0ydB6Z9Kc"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/wri_main/templates/field/field--node--comment--story.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-1col.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-entity-view.html.twig' --> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:15:40 +0000 cmoy 42470 at https://wri-irg.org On December 1st support and write to Prisoners for Peace https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2021/december-1st-support-and-write-prisoners-peace <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'ds_entity_view' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-entity-view.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'ds_1col' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * ds-1col--node--42454.html.twig * 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src="/sites/default/files/public_files/styles/single_page_mobiles_and_tablets/public/2021-11/prisoners_for_peace_day_2021.png?itok=vXpbAXOc" alt="Prisoners for peace day postcard" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> </picture> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image-formatter.html.twig' --> <div class="caption"></div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node-post-date---custom.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--node-post-date.html.twig * field--ds.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <time > 18 Nov 2021</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--body--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--body--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--body.html.twig * field--default--body--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--body.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * field--theme-ds-field-default.html.twig * field--node--body--story.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p style="margin-bottom:11px">December 1st is Prisoners for Peace Day. On this day (and every day) we encourage you to show solidarity with the activists and conscientious objectors imprisoned due to their peace work and their refusal to take arms and perform military service.</p> <p>This year we highlight and denounce how countries like Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Eritrea, and Israel continue to prosecute and imprison conscientious objectors. </p> <p><strong>Find a list of prisoners for peace <a href="https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2021/prisoners-peace-list-november-2021">here</a>, download the list <a href="https://wri-irg.org/system/files/2021-11/prisoners_for_peace_2021_1.pdf">here</a> or below.</strong> </p> <h2>What can you do on this day?</h2> <p>We have been told repeatedly by people who have been sent messages of solidarity while in prison, either via letters or solidarity actions, that the moral support of like-minded people has been invaluable. Your solidarity is crucial to remind the imprisoned refusers and peace activists that they are not alone and that we are aware of the significance of their resistance. On this day,</p> <ul><li><strong>Join many others from across the world and write </strong>to those <a href="https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2021/prisoners-peace-list-november-2021">imprisoned for their peace work and conscientious objection</a>.</li> <li><strong>Encourage your friends, peace group, student, faith or community group to organise a card-writing session</strong> (online, or if the Covid-19 regulations allow, physical).</li> <li><strong>Help us spread the word on social media</strong>. Use the hashtag #PfPday21 and post your messages of solidarity with prisoners for peace on social media, and invite others to write to those in jail.</li> </ul><p>If you have details of other prisoners for peace not yet listed, please write to <a href="mailto:info@wri-irg.org">info@wri-irg.org</a>.</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--upload--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--upload--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--upload.html.twig * field--default--upload--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--upload.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * field--theme-ds-field-default.html.twig * field--node--upload--story.html.twig * field--node--upload.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--upload.html.twig * field--file.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-upload field--type-file field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Attached file</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'file_link' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/file/file-link.html.twig' --> <span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf icon-before"><span class="file-icon"><span class="icon glyphicon glyphicon-file text-primary" aria-hidden="true"></span></span><span class="file-link"><a href="https://wri-irg.org/system/files/2021-11/prisoners_for_peace_2021_1.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=2020253" title="Open file in new window" target="_blank" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom">Prisoners for Peace List 2021</a></span><span class="file-size">1.93 MB</span></span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/file/file-link.html.twig' --> </div> </div> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-programmes-projects--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--expert--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--node--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Programmes &amp; Projects</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/1" hreflang="en">Right to Refuse to Kill</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/2" hreflang="en">Prisoners for Peace</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/465" hreflang="en">Front Page</a></span> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-countries--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-countries--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-countries.html.twig * field--expert--field-countries--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-countries.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-countries--story.html.twig * field--node--field-countries.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-countries.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Countries</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/169" hreflang="en">Korea, South</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/102" hreflang="en">Singapore</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/177" hreflang="en">Tajikistan</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/164" hreflang="en">Eritrea</a></span> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-theme--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-theme--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-theme.html.twig * field--expert--field-theme--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-theme.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-theme--story.html.twig * field--node--field-theme.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-theme.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Theme</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/57" hreflang="en">Conscientious objection</a></span> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--comment--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--comment--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--comment.html.twig * field--default--comment--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--comment.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * field--theme-ds-field-default.html.twig x field--node--comment--story.html.twig * field--node--comment.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--comment.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/wri_main/templates/field/field--node--comment--story.html.twig' --> <section class="comments"> <h2>Add new comment</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=42454&amp;2=comment&amp;3=comment" token="KcEC3SqtwpFHko-7fDwHpDFuAIE5ItFARxoKEo-0o5s"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/wri_main/templates/field/field--node--comment--story.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-1col.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-entity-view.html.twig' --> Thu, 18 Nov 2021 04:39:45 +0000 Natalia 42454 at https://wri-irg.org In Prison Now: Prisoners for Peace List, November 2021 https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2021/prison-now-prisoners-peace-list-november-2021 <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'ds_entity_view' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-entity-view.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'ds_1col' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * ds-1col--node--42458.html.twig * ds-1col--node-story-rss.html.twig * ds-1col--node-story.html.twig * ds-1col--node-rss.html.twig * ds-1col--node.html.twig 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BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image-formatter.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'responsive_image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image.html.twig' --> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/public_files/styles/single_page_desktop/public/in_prison_now.png?itok=Nbald1bv 1x" media="screen and (min-width: 992px)" type="image/png"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/public_files/styles/single_page_mobiles_and_tablets/public/in_prison_now.png?itok=htY3KITS 1x" type="image/png"/> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/public_files/styles/single_page_mobiles_and_tablets/public/in_prison_now.png?itok=htY3KITS" alt="In Prison image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> </picture> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image-formatter.html.twig' --> <div class="caption"></div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node-post-date---custom.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--node-post-date.html.twig * field--ds.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <time > 30 Nov 2021</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--body--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--body--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--body.html.twig * field--default--body--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--body.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * field--theme-ds-field-default.html.twig * field--node--body--story.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p style="line-height:1.38">Below is a list of some of those currently in prison for their work for peace. We include those whose addresses we can obtain, and who are happy to have their names and stories made public. In some cases, nicknames are used and 'care of' (c/o) addresses given, where that person is happy to be contacted, but does not want their contact details spread publicly.</p> <h2>Singapore</h2> <p>All following prisoners are Jehovah’s Witnesses, imprisoned for conscientious objection to military service. Usually, they receive a first sentence of 12 months (but it can be up to 15 months) and a second sentence of 18 months (but it can be up to 24 months). Therefore, the total time spent is usually 30 months (but it can be up to 39 months).</p> <ul><li><strong>Ca Leb (Azariah) Wa, age 21</strong></li> </ul><p>Second term. Expected release date: 11 May 2022</p> <ul><li><strong>Donovan Yong, age 20</strong></li> </ul><p>Second term. Expected release date: 30 June 2022.</p> <ul><li><strong>Edrenz James Ramos, age 21</strong></li> </ul><p>Second term. Expected release date: 08 February 2023.</p> <ul><li><strong>Ganesh Aravind, age 24</strong></li> </ul><p>Second term. Expected release date: 08 February 2023.</p> <ul><li><strong>Joshua Soon, age 26</strong></li> </ul><p>Second term. Expected release date: 30 March 2022.</p> <ul><li><strong> Lie Hao Norman Sek, age 21</strong></li> </ul><p>Awaiting 2nd Court Martial following his first term in prison.</p> <ul><li><strong>Nicholas Ang, age 21</strong></li> </ul><p>Second term. Expected release date: 11 May 2022.</p> <ul><li><strong>Raj s/o Rajamogn Rohan, age 24</strong></li> </ul><p>Second term. Expected release date: 08 February 2023.</p> <ul><li><strong>Shao Qi Koh, age 21</strong></li> </ul><p>Awaiting 2nd Court Martial following his first term in prison.</p> <ul><li><strong>Shawn Jonathan Kumar, age 23</strong></li> </ul><p>Second Term. Expected release date: 30 June 2022.</p> <ul><li><strong>Yi Jie Lucas Lee, age 19</strong></li> </ul><p>Awaiting 2nd Court Martial following his first term in prison.</p> <ul><li><strong>Nicolaus Wei Ern Chong, age 20 </strong></li> </ul><p>First term. Expected release date: 15 August 2022.</p> <ul><li><strong>Junn Orville Yu Quiseo, age 21</strong></li> </ul><p>Awaiting 1st Court Martial.</p> <ul><li><strong>Ming Jie Tan age 20</strong></li> </ul><p>Awaiting 1st Court Martial.</p> <ul><li><strong>Won Kiat Yap, age 20</strong></li> </ul><p>First term. Expected release date: 16 May 2022.</p> <p><strong>For all above</strong>, write to <strong>Singapore Armed Forces Detention Barracks, 402 Lor Kebasi, 688791, Singapore</strong></p> <h2>Republic of Korea</h2> <ul><li><strong>J.S. Jeong </strong></li> </ul><p>Jehovah’s Witness. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release date: 30 June 2022. Imprisoned in Uijeongbu Correctional Institution.</p> <ul><li><strong>S.H. Ahn </strong></li> </ul><p>Jehovah’s Witness. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release date: 23 April 2022. Imprisoned in Yeoju Correctional Institution.</p> <ul><li><strong>S.H. Choi </strong></li> </ul><p>Jehovah’s Witness. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release date: 10 November 2022. Imprisoned in Uijeongbu Correctional Institution.</p> <ul><li><strong>Jeong-hoon Hong </strong></li> </ul><p>Arrested on 8 March 2021. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release: August 2022. Imprisoned in Seoul Detention Center. (Address: #2298, 143, Anyangpangyo-ro, Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea zip code 15829).</p> <ul><li><strong>Gyeong-taek Oh </strong></li> </ul><p>Arrested on 12 March 2021. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release: August 2022. He has recently been transferred to Yeoju Correctional Institution. (Address: #464, 107, Yanghwa-ro, Ganameup, Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea  zip code 12627).</p> <h2>Eritrea</h2> <p>Eritrea continues to imprison conscientious objectors. The below are all Jehovah's Witness, imprisoned for conscientious objection to military service. Eritrea's military service is indefinite, for men and women, and starts in the final two years of high school, which is in a military camp.</p> <ul><li><strong> Bereket Habteyesus, age 29</strong></li> </ul><p>Arrest date: 26 May 2014</p> <ul><li><strong> Henok Gebru, age 39</strong></li> </ul><p>Arrest date: 24 January 2005</p> <ul><li><strong>Samuel Ghirmay, age 34</strong></li> </ul><p>Arrest date: March 2009</p> <ul><li><strong>Yosief Fissehaie, age 34</strong></li> </ul><p>Arrest date: October 2006</p> <p><strong>For all above</strong>, write to: <strong>Mai Serwa Prison, Asmara, Eritrea</strong></p> <h2>U.S.A</h2> <p>In October 24, 2019, seven peace activists, known as the Kings Bay Plowshares 7, were found guilty and charged with a range of crimes, including trespassing, depredation of government property for their protest actions at Kings Bay nuclear submarine base in Georgia on April 4, 2018. During 2020 and 2021, all activists were sentenced to serve in prison between 10 to 33 months. </p> <p>The<a href="https://kingsbayplowshares7.org/"> Kings Bay Plowshares </a>support group announced that as of 23rd November 2021, all 7 activists have completed their sentences and been released. You can still write to them and send your messages of solidarity via <a href="mailto:kingsbayplowshares@gmail.com">kingsbayplowshares@gmail.com</a>.</p> <p>Read the bios of the activists here: <a href="https://kingsbayplowshares7.org/about/bios/">https://kingsbayplowshares7.org/about/bios/</a> </p> <h2>Israel</h2> <p>Eran Aviv (19) and Shahar Perets (19) have spent 114 days (in six terms) and 58 days (in three terms) behind bars respectively for their refusal to serve in the Israeli military. In November, Eran received an exemption from military service by the end of his sixth term in prison. Shahar will refuse to perform again and is expected to receive another prison sentence in the coming days. </p> <p><strong>Write to Shahar</strong><strong> for solidarity <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8-NWPdzfAh-SGf8iJyzHorFLAzpIqIrG8aCINwAEQEU99CQ/viewform">here</a>.</strong></p> <p>Meanwhile, conscientious objector Oren Feld, 29, spent 14 days in prison in November for refusing to do his reserve duty in the Israeli military.</p> <p>There might be other Israeli conscientious objectors jailed for their refusal to be conscripted in the coming weeks and months For up-to-date info follow <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mesarvot">Mesarvot</a> and <a href="https://www.refuser.org/">Refuser Solidarity Network</a> as well as WRI website.</p> <h2>Ambazonia</h2> <p>There are multiple activists in Ambazonia at the moment. They are imprisoned for expressing their conscientiously held belief that the fundamental human rights of the people of Ambazonia, formerly the United Nations Trust Territory of Southern Cameroons under United Kingdom administration, needs to be respected by all — including the French neo-colonial regime in Cameroon and its allies. Below is a list of some of them.</p> <ul><li><strong>Mancho Bibixy (Sep ’16 —) </strong></li> <li><strong>Tsi Conrad (Sep ’16 —) </strong></li> <li><strong>Tha Emile Angwe (Sep ’16 —) </strong></li> <li><strong>Aselech Martin (Sep ’16 —) </strong></li> <li><strong>Tamngwa Martin (Sep ’16 —) </strong></li> <li><strong>Guingah Valentine (Sep ’16 —) </strong></li> <li><strong>Awah Thomas (Sep ’16 —) </strong></li> <li><strong>Penn Terence (Jan ’17 —)</strong></li> <li><strong>Mr. Wilfred Tassang (5 Jan ’19 —) </strong></li> <li><strong>Mr. Julius AyukTabe (5 Jan '19—) </strong></li> <li><strong>Profesor Augustine Awasum (5 Jan ’19—) </strong></li> <li><strong>Dr. Cornelius Njikimpi Kwanga (5 Jan ’19 —) </strong></li> <li><strong>Dr. Henry Kimeng (5 Jan ’19 —) </strong></li> <li><strong>Dr. Fidelis Ndeh-Che (5 Jan ’19 —) </strong></li> <li><strong>Dr. Egbe Ogork (5 Jan ’19 —) </strong></li> <li><strong>Barrister Shufai Berinyuy (5 Jan ’19 —) </strong></li> <li><strong>Barrister Eyambe Elias (5 Jan ’19 —) </strong></li> <li><strong>Dr. Nfor Ngalla Nfor (5 Jan ’19 —) </strong></li> </ul><p><strong>For all above</strong>, write to, <strong>Prison Principale Kondengui Yaoundé, B. 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'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-theme--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-theme--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-theme.html.twig * field--expert--field-theme--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-theme.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-theme--story.html.twig * field--node--field-theme.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-theme.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Theme</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/57" hreflang="en">Conscientious objection</a></span> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--comment--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--comment--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--comment.html.twig * field--default--comment--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--comment.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * field--theme-ds-field-default.html.twig x field--node--comment--story.html.twig * field--node--comment.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--comment.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/wri_main/templates/field/field--node--comment--story.html.twig' --> <section class="comments"> <h2>Add new comment</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=42458&amp;2=comment&amp;3=comment" token="yyq3vxhDDqLvoZ_L7fjc-NCkfDMZUE1FtoF_w8S6TRA"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/wri_main/templates/field/field--node--comment--story.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-1col.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-entity-view.html.twig' --> Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:01:45 +0000 cmoy 42458 at https://wri-irg.org Conscientious objectors in prison, June 2021 https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2021/conscientious-objectors-prison-june-2021 <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'ds_entity_view' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-entity-view.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'ds_1col' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * ds-1col--node--42419.html.twig * ds-1col--node-story-rss.html.twig * ds-1col--node-story.html.twig * ds-1col--node-rss.html.twig * ds-1col--node.html.twig x ds-1col.html.twig x ds-1col.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-1col.html.twig' --> <div data-history-node-id="42419" class="node node--type-story node--view-mode-rss ds-1col clearfix"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node-post-date---custom.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--node-post-date.html.twig * field--ds.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <time > 30 Jun 2021</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--body--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--body--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--body.html.twig * field--default--body--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--body.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * field--theme-ds-field-default.html.twig * field--node--body--story.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p style="margin-bottom:11px"><strong>Conscientious objectors to military service continue to be imprisoned in many countries today. WRI regularly updates its list of imprisoned conscientious objectors and organise solidarity for them. Below, you will see conscientious objectors who are known to be behind bars or serving in labour camps by June 2021.</strong></p> <h2>Singapore</h2> <p>All following prisoners are Jehovah’s Witnesses, imprisoned for conscientious objection to military service. Usually, they receive a first sentence of 12 months (but it can be up to 15 months) and a second sentence of 18 months (but it can be up to 24 months). Therefore, the total time spent is usually 30 months (but it can be up to 39 months).</p> <p>They are imprisoned in:</p> <p>Armed Forces Detention Barracks, 402 Lorong Kebasi (Mowbray Rd), 688791, Singapore</p> <p><strong>1- Ca Leb (Azariah) Wa</strong></p> <p>Second term. Expected release date: 11 May 2022</p> <p><strong>2- Donovan Yong</strong></p> <p>Second term. Expected release date: 30 June 2022.</p> <p><strong>3- Edrenz James Ramos</strong></p> <p>First term. Expected release date: 11 August 2021.</p> <p><strong>4- Ganesh Aravind</strong></p> <p>First term. Expected release date: 11 August 2021.</p> <p><strong>5- Joshua Soon</strong></p> <p>Second term. Expected release date: 30 March 2022.</p> <p><strong>6- Lie Hao Norman Sek</strong></p> <p>First term. Expected release date: 30 September 2021.</p> <p><strong>7- Nicholas Ang</strong></p> <p>Second term. Expected release date: 11 May 2022.</p> <p><strong>8- Raj s/o Rajamogn Rohan</strong></p> <p>First term. Expected release date: 11 August 2021.</p> <p><strong>9- Shao Qi Koh</strong></p> <p>First term. Expected release date: 30 September 2021.</p> <p><strong>10- Shawn Jonathan Kumar</strong></p> <p>Second Term. Expected release date: 30 June 2022.</p> <p><strong>11- Yi Jie Lucas Lee</strong></p> <p>First term. Expected release date: 30 September 2021.</p> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Republic of Korea</h2> <p><strong>1- H. Park</strong> </p> <p>Jehovah’s Witness. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release date: 3 December 2021. Imprisoned in Suwon Detention Center. (Address: P.O Box 17, Dongsuwonucheguk Gyeonggi- do, 442-190 Republic of Korea)</p> <p><strong>2- S. Jeong </strong></p> <p>Jehovah’s Witness. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release date: 30 June 2022. Imprisoned in Uijeongbu Correctional Institution.</p> <p><strong>3- B. Yoo</strong> </p> <p>Jehovah’s Wintess. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release date: 27 October 2021. Imprisoned in Hwaseong Correctional Institution. (Address: 238-12, Seokgyo-ri, Mado- myeon, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea)</p> <p><strong>4- H. Ahn </strong></p> <p>Jehovah’s Witness. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release date: 23 April 2022. Imprisoned in Yeoju Correctional Institution.</p> <p><strong>5- H. Choi </strong></p> <p>Jehovah’s Witness. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release date: 10 November 2022. Imprisoned in Uijeongbu Correctional Institution.</p> <p><strong>6- Jeong-hoon Hong </strong></p> <p>Arrested on 8 March 2021. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release: August 2022. Imprisoned in Seoul Detention Center. (Address: #2298, 143, Anyangpangyo-ro, Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea zip code 15829).</p> <p><strong>7- Gyeong-taek Oh </strong></p> <p>Arrested on 12 March 2021. Sentence: 18 months. Expected release: August 2022. He has recently been transferred to Yeoju Correctional Institution. (Address: #464, 107, Yanghwa-ro, Ganameup, Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea  zip code 12627).</p> <h2>Eritrea</h2> <p>All following prisoners are Jehovah’s Witnesses. They are not charged or sentenced. Initially, and for many years, the Jehovah’s Witnesses have reported that these 4 individuals, and many others, were imprisoned for conscientious objection to military service. Since January 2021 the indication has changed to “undisclosed reason”.</p> <p>They are imprisoned in Mai Serwa Prison.</p> <p><strong>1- Bereket Habteyesus</strong></p> <p>Arrest date: 26 May 2014</p> <p><strong>2- Henok Ghebru</strong></p> <p>Arrest date: 24 January 2005</p> <p><strong>3- Samuel Ghirmay</strong></p> <p>Arrest date: March 2009</p> <p><strong>4- Yosief Fessehaye</strong></p> <p>Arrest date: October 2006</p> <h2>Tajikistan</h2> <p><strong>1- Rustamjon Norov</strong></p> <p>Jehovah’s Witness. Arrest date: 1 October 2020. Sentence: 3.5 years. Imprisoned in: YaS 3/6, Khujand, Tajikistan. Expected release: 2024.</p> <p><em>Main sources: the <a href="https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/world/jehovahs-witnesses-in-prison-2/" target="_blank">Jehovah’s Witnesses website</a>, <a href="https://www.forum18.org/" target="_blank">Forum 18</a>, and World without War about the Republic of Korea.</em></p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-programmes-projects--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--expert--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * 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field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-countries.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-countries--story.html.twig * field--node--field-countries.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-countries.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Countries</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/177" hreflang="en">Tajikistan</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/164" hreflang="en">Eritrea</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/102" hreflang="en">Singapore</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/169" hreflang="en">Korea, South</a></span> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME 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class="comments"> <h2>Add new comment</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=42419&amp;2=comment&amp;3=comment" token="n-_cr2Hb9AijJTdD3poW6F9sXRNjv3Szv_gJqxbqcrA"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/wri_main/templates/field/field--node--comment--story.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-1col.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-entity-view.html.twig' --> Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:51:20 +0000 cmoy 42419 at https://wri-irg.org Prisoners for peace list: 2020 https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2020/prisoners-peace-list-2020 <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'ds_entity_view' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-entity-view.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'ds_1col' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * ds-1col--node--42290.html.twig * ds-1col--node-story-rss.html.twig * 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field--expert--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--node-post-date.html.twig * field--ds.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <time > 27 Nov 2020</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--body--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--body--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--body.html.twig * field--default--body--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--body.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * field--theme-ds-field-default.html.twig * field--node--body--story.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Last Updated: 9 December, 2020</p> <p>Below is a list of some of those currently in prison for their work for peace. Write to them on 1st December, <em><a href="https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2020/prisoners-peace-day-1st-december">Prisoners for Peace Day</a></em>, help us grow our solidarity!</p> <p>We include those whose addresses we can obtain, and who are happy to have their names and stories made public. In some cases, nicknames are used and 'care of' (c/o) addresses given, where that person is happy to be contacted, but does not want their contact details spread publicly.</p> <h2>Ambazonia</h2> <p>Here some of the prisoners for the expression of their conscientiously held belief that the fundamental human rights of the people of Ambazonia, formerly the United Nations Trust Territory of Southern Cameroons under United Kingdom administration, needs to be respected by all — including the French neo-colonial regime in Cameroon and its allies.</p> <ul><li><strong>Mancho Bibixy</strong> (Sep ’16 —)</li> <li><strong>Tsi Conrad</strong> (Sep ’16 —)</li> <li><strong>Tha Emile Angwe</strong> (Sep ’16 —)</li> <li><strong>Aselech Martin</strong> (Sep ’16 —)</li> <li><strong>Tamngwa Martin </strong>(Sep ’16 —)</li> <li><strong>Mr. Wilfred Tassang </strong>(5 Jan ’19 —)</li> <li><strong>Profesor Augustine Awasum</strong> (5 Jan ’19 —)</li> <li><strong>Dr. Cornelius Njikimpi Kwanga</strong> (5 Jan ’19 —)</li> <li><strong>Dr. Henry Kimeng </strong>(5 Jan ’19 —)</li> <li><strong>Dr. Fidelis Ndeh-Che</strong> (5 Jan ’19 —)</li> <li><strong>Dr. Egbe Ogork</strong> (5 Jan ’19 —)</li> <li><strong>Barrister Shufai Berinyuy</strong> (5 Jan ’19 —)</li> <li><strong>Barrister Eyambe Elias </strong>(5 Jan ’19 —)</li> <li><strong>Dr. Nfor Ngalla Nfor </strong>(5 Jan ’19 —)</li> </ul><p><strong>For all above, write to: Prison Principale Kondengui Yaoundé, B. P 100, YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon</strong></p> <h2>Eritrea</h2> <p>Eritrea continues to imprison conscientious objectors. The below are all Jehovah's Witness, imprisoned for conscientious objection to military service.</p> <p>Eritrea's military service is indefinite, for men and women, and starts in the final two years of high school, which is in a military camp.</p> <ul><li><strong>Henok Ghebru</strong> (01 Feb ‘05 —)</li> <li><strong>Yosief Fessehaye</strong> (01 Oct ‘06 —)</li> <li><strong>Samuel Ghirmay</strong> (01 Mar ‘09 —)</li> <li><strong>Bereket Habteyesus </strong>(26 May ‘14 —)</li> <li><strong>Yosief Tesfamariam </strong>(01 May ‘12 —)</li> <li><strong>Samuol Dawit </strong>(09 Apr ‘16 —)</li> </ul><p><strong>For all above, write to: Mai Serwa Prison, Asmara, Eritrea</strong></p> <h2>South Korea</h2> <p>Despite the recognition of the right to conscientious objection, there are still conscientious objectors in prison in South Korea. This year, along with 5 COs currently in prison, there is also a peace activist, Song Kang- ho, who was sentenced to 2 years for his nonviolent protest against the construction of a naval base on Jeju Island, South Korea.</p> <ul><li><strong>H.H Park </strong>(expected release date 03 Dec ‘21) Write to: <strong>P.O Box 17, Dongsuwonucheguk Gyeonggi- do, 442-190 Republic of Korea </strong></li> <li><strong>J.S Bang</strong> (expected release date 10 Sep ’21) Write to: <strong>P.O. Box 20, Gunpo, Gyeonggi- do, 437-050, Republic of Korea</strong></li> <li><strong>Jong-hoon Eun</strong> (30 Sep 2019 — 30 Mar ‘21) write to: <strong>127, Halmi-ro, Okgu-eup, Gunsan- si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea (zip code: 54172) </strong></li> <li><strong>Kang-Ho Song</strong> (23 Sep 2021 —) Write to: <strong>Jeju Post Office PO Box 161, Jeju City, Jeju Island, South Korea, (zip code: 63166)</strong></li> <li><strong>S.B Yoo</strong> (Expected release date 27 Oct ’21) Write to: <strong>238-12, Seokgyo-ri, Mado- myeon, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea </strong></li> <li><strong>Sang-yoon Song</strong> (21 Aug ‘19 — 28 Feb ’21) Write to: <strong>107, Yanghwa-ro, Ganam-eup, Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea (zip code: 12655)</strong></li> <li><strong>S.H. Ahn </strong>(expected release date 23 Apr '22). Write to: <strong>Chuncheon Correctional Institution, Box 69 P.O. Chuncheonucheguk Chuncheon-si Gangwon-do, 200-710, Republic of Korea</strong></li> </ul><h2><strong>USA</strong></h2> <p>In October 24, 2019 seven peace activists were found guilty and charged with a range of crimes, including trespassing, depredation of government property for their protest actions at Kings Bay nuclear submarine base in Georgia on April 4, 2018.</p> <p>This year <strong>Carmen Trotta</strong>, <strong>Clare Grady</strong>, <strong>Elizabeth McAlister</strong>, <strong>Martha Hennessy</strong> and <strong>Patrick O'Neill</strong> were sentenced individually and virtually to serve in prison between 10 to 33 months. <strong>Mark Colville</strong> has not been sentenced as he refuse to give up his right to appear in person in court and until is safe to do so.</p> <p><strong>Fr. Steve Kelly</strong> sentenced to 33 months (which he had already serve) remains in jail in Brunswick waiting to be transported by the U.S. marshals to Tacoma, Washington for a probation violation from a prior trespass conviction at the West Coast Trident base. He refused to comply with supervised probation and was then arrested at Kings Bay.</p> <p><strong>To know how you can support these peace activists and other updates go to: kingsbayplowshares7.org</strong></p> <p><strong>To check Stephen Kelly's address and mail instructions, go to www.nukeresister.org/inside- out/.</strong></p> <h2><strong>Singapore</strong></h2> <p>Singapore does not recognise the right to conscientious objection. Conscientious objectors usually serve two terms in prison, the first up to 15 months and the second up to 24 months - which means that they can serve up to 39 months behind bars. Bellow all Jehovah's Witness, imprisoned for conscientious objection to military service.</p> <ul><li><strong>Donovan Yong</strong> (expected release date 31 Dec ‘20)</li> <li><strong>Edrenz James Do Ramos </strong>(expected release date 12 Aug ’21)</li> <li><strong>Ganesh Aravind </strong>(expected release date 12 Aug ’21)</li> <li><strong>Joshua Soon </strong>(Awaiting 2nd martial court)</li> <li><strong>Kang Yu Ho</strong> (Benedict) (expected release date 02 Apr '21)</li> <li><strong>Lie Hao Norman Sek </strong>(expected release date 30 Sep '21)</li> <li><strong>Raj s/o Rajamogn Rohan</strong> (expected release date 12 Aug ’21)</li> <li><strong>Shao Qi Koh </strong>(expected release date 30 Sep '21)</li> <li><strong>Shawn Jonathan Kumar </strong>(expected release date 31 Dec ’20)</li> <li><strong>Yi Jie Lucas Lee </strong>(expected release date 30 Sep '21)</li> <li><strong>Nicholas Ang</strong> (Awaiting 2nd martial court)</li> <li><strong>Ca Leb (Azariah) Wa </strong>(Awaiting 2nd martial court)</li> </ul><p>For all above, write to: <strong>Singapore Armed Forces Detention Barracks, 402 Lor Kebasi, 688791, Singapore</strong></p> <h2><strong>Tajikistan</strong></h2> <p>In Tajikistan, military service of two years is compulsory for almost all able-bodied young men between the ages of 16 and 27. There is no law regulating alternative service for conscientious objectors and those unable to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience face prosecution.</p> <ul><li><strong>Rustamjon Norov</strong>, 22-year-old conscientious objector, is in prison at the moment and facing prosecution for refusing compulsory military service on grounds of conscience. He faces two to five years' imprisonment if convicted. Write to: <strong>Ya/T 9/2 Investigation Prison, Khujand, Sugd Region, Tajikistan</strong></li> </ul><h2><strong>Israel</strong></h2> <p>Starting from August, 19 year-old refuser <strong>Hallel Rabin</strong> has spent more than 50 days in military prison in 4 separate terms. She was imprisoned for her refusal to be enlisted. Hallel has recently been released and exempted from military service. However, there might be other Israeli COs jailed for their refusal to be conscripted in the coming weeks and months</p> <p>For up-to-date info on how to write to COs in prison in Israel, please check our <a href="https://www.wri-irg.org/en/programmes/co_alerts">Conscientious Objection Action Alerts</a>.</p> <h2>Turkmenistan</h2> <p>In Turkmenistan, military service is compulsory for men between 18 and 27, and it is generally two years. Despite repeated calls by the United Nations, the Turkmenistan state doesn't offer any civilian alternative to military service. This year nine conscientious objectors are known to be in prison.</p> <ul><li><strong>Eldor Saburov</strong> (expected release some time in 2022)</li> <li><strong>Azat Ashirov</strong> (31 Jul ‘19 — 31 Jul ‘21)</li> <li><strong>Bahtiyar Atahanov</strong> (15 Jul ‘19 — 31 Jul ‘23)</li> <li><strong>Eziz Atabayev</strong> (19 Dec ‘18 — 31 Dec ‘20)</li> <li><strong>Kamiljan Ergashov </strong>(expected release some time in 2022)</li> <li><strong>Myrat Orazgeldiyev </strong>(expected release some time in 2021)</li> <li><strong>Sanjarbek Saburov</strong> (expected release some time in 2022)</li> <li><strong>Serdar Dovletov</strong> (expected release some time in 2022)</li> <li><strong>Vepa Matyakubov</strong> (expected release some time in 2022)</li> </ul><p>For all above, write to: <strong>Seydi Labour Camp, 746222 Lebap velayat, Seydi, uchr. LB-E/12, Turkmenistan</strong></p> <h2><strong>Finland</strong></h2> <p>In Finland, there is conscription for all citizens assigned as male at birth. The right to conscientious objection is recognised but the length of alternative civilian service is punitive. For decades, many Finnish conscientious objectors have declared 'total objection', refusing the conscription system altogether (including alternative service), emphasising the system's militaristic content or referring to their religious beliefs. Many total objectors have served time behind bars or in house arrest due to their refusal. Matias Selin, a Jehovah's Witness, is one them who is serving a house arrest due to his total objection at the moment.</p> <ul><li>Matias Selin (07 Sep '20 - 26 Feb '21). 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class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Theme</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/57" hreflang="en">Conscientious objection</a></span> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--comment--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--comment--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--comment.html.twig * field--default--comment--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--comment.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * 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srcset="/sites/default/files/public_files/styles/single_page_mobiles_and_tablets/public/2020-09/fn_herstal.jpg?itok=sJbCMfPf 1x" type="image/jpeg"/> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/public_files/styles/single_page_mobiles_and_tablets/public/2020-09/fn_herstal.jpg?itok=sJbCMfPf" alt="A soldier fires a vehicle mounted machine gun" title="A US soldier fires a FN Herstal M240B machine gun" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> </picture> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image-formatter.html.twig' --> <div class="caption">A US soldier fires a FN Herstal M240B machine gun</div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node-post-date---custom.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--node-post-date.html.twig * field--ds.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <time > 18 Sep 2020</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--body--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--body--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--body.html.twig * field--default--body--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--body.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * field--theme-ds-field-default.html.twig * field--node--body--story.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>FN Herstal (“Fabrique National Herstal”) is a Belgian arms company that specialises In producing rifles and handguns. The company was founded in 1889 and is owned - via a holding company called Herstal Group – by the regional government of Wallonia. Herstal Group owns a number of other affiliated companies and manufacturing facilities around the world, including:</p> <ul><li>US Repeating Arms Company (USA)</li> <li>Browning Arms Company (USA)</li> <li>FN America (USA) – a merger of FN Manufacturing and FNH USA</li> <li>FNH UK (UK)</li> <li>NOPTEL (Finland) – acquired in 2011</li> </ul><h1>Weapons</h1> <p>FN Herstal and its various subsidiaries produces a vast array of handguns, rifles, submachine guns, machine guns, and weapons for helicopters and other aircraft, as well as a range of “less lethal” weapons used by police and security personnel. Weapons produced by FN Herstal are in use by over 100 countries around the world, and have been used in many of the major conflicts throughout the 20th century.</p> <p>Recent weapon developments include the deFNder™ Light, a remote weapon station which is mounted on top of a vehicle and can integrate many FN machine guns, and allows the operator to control and fire the machine gun from inside the vehicle. The company produces similar platforms for higher calibre weapons and for mounting on naval vessels. The Belgian government recently announced the purchase of 135 deFNder™ Light systems, armed with a 7.62mm machine gun.</p> <p>Other weapons produced by FN Herstal have been used by dozens of countries, for many decades. For example, the FN MAG is a machine gun originally designed in the 1950s. It remains in production in various models and variants, and has been used by more than 80 countries. The FN MAG is also produced by a number of other companies under license. For example, the Indonesian state owned company PT Pindad produces the FN MAG as the SPM2 GPMG. Similar arrangements exist with arms companies in Sweden, Egypt, India, and Singapore.</p> <h1>“Less lethal” weapons</h1> <p> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'entity_embed_container' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/entity_embed/templates/entity-embed-container.html.twig' --> </p><div alt="An FN303 less lethal weapon. It looks similar to a rifle but has an air tank and circular magazine" data-embed-button="image_embed" data-entity-embed-display="image:responsive_image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{&quot;responsive_image_style&quot;:&quot;body_inline_half&quot;,&quot;image_link&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="7358653c-cdff-4a83-8d8e-43a593d39283" data-langcode="en" class="align-right embedded-entity"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'responsive_image_formatter' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image-formatter.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'responsive_image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --> <img srcset="/sites/default/files/public_files/styles/large/public/fn303.png?itok=-9-Pa2P0 1x" src="/sites/default/files/public_files/styles/large/public/fn303.png?itok=-9-Pa2P0" alt="An FN303 less lethal weapon. It looks similar to a rifle but has an air tank and circular magazine" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /><!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --><!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image.html.twig' --><!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image-formatter.html.twig' --></div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/entity_embed/templates/entity-embed-container.html.twig' --> <p>FN Herstal also produce a series of weapons it describes as “less lethal”, intended to be carried and used by police and security personnel who “who required a capability that lay between the baton and the firearm”. The primary weapon advertised by the company is the FN 303, a should fired weapon that can be loaded with a range of different projectiles, including impact, paint, and OC powder. The US subsidiary, FN America, also advertises the FN303-P, which looks similar to a handgun. There is at least one reported death associated with the FN303; in 2005 Victoria Snelgrove was shot in the eye by police in Boston, killing her. Two years after the incident the Boston police <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/23/us/23pepper.html">destroyed their stock of FN303 guns</a>.</p> <p>Weapons produced by FN Herstal have recently been spotted being carried by police and security personnel in the USA, responding to protests carried out by the Black Lives Matter movement. The Omega Research Foundation website identifies a number of concerns with the weapon, including high capacity firing causing “an overdose of irritant especially in confined spaces”, and weather conditions affecting the weapons accuracy, increasing the risk of head and upper body injuries.</p> <p>As well as the US police the weapon has also been used by the police in Turkey, Belgium, Georgia, Finland, <a href="https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/anti-riot-police-officers-ask-demonstrators-leave-the-news-photo/170960044">Brazil</a> and Luxembourg. There are <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34810155">also reports of a large export of 2,000 FN303</a>’s to Libya in 2008, alongside hundreds of other weapons and over a million rounds of ammunition. The weapon has also been used by the <a href="https://www.wired.com/2008/05/paintball-gun-o/">US military in Iraq</a>.</p> <h1>Stop Arming Saudi</h1> <p>Weapons produced by FN Herstal have been used by the Saudi-led coalition in the war in Yemen. A group of researchers identified the use of <a href="https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/business/56362/proof-that-belgian-arms-sold-to-saudi-arabia-are-being-used-in-yemen/">FN F2000 automatic weapons</a>, which are produced solely in Belgium and sold through the US subsidiary.</p> <p>In February 2020 the regional government of Wallonia <a href="https://www.thedefensepost.com/2020/02/06/belgium-saudi-arabia-arms-wallonia/">blocked a number of export licenses</a> which would have permitted the export of arms to the Royal Saudi Air Force.</p> <p>In 2019, Amnesty International documented evidence of the use of the FN Minimi – a submachine gun - by a Yemeni militia called “The Giants”, who are supported by the United Arab Emirates. A week after Amnesty’s report was published it was revealed that FN Herstal would be displaying the <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/02/uae-arms-fair-showcases-belgian-weapon-in-use-by-yemeni-militias/">Minimi at the IDEX2019 arms fair</a>. At the time Patrick Wilken, Arms Control and Human Rights Researcher at Amnesty International, said “It’s a jarring sight to have FN Herstal hawking the Minimi in the UAE after we exposed how the Emiratis illicitly gave this weapon to an unaccountable militia in Yemen.”</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-programmes-projects--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--expert--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--node--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Programmes &amp; Projects</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/programmes/war-profiteer-companies" hreflang="en">War profiteer companies</a></span> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-countries--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-countries--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-countries.html.twig * field--expert--field-countries--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-countries.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-countries--story.html.twig * field--node--field-countries.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-countries.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Countries</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/166" hreflang="en">Belgium</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/216" hreflang="en">United States of America</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/121" hreflang="en">Saudi Arabia</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/149" hreflang="en">Yemen</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/173" hreflang="en">Sweden</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/120" hreflang="en">Egypt</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/90" hreflang="en">India</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/102" hreflang="en">Singapore</a></span> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-theme--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-theme--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-theme.html.twig * field--expert--field-theme--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-theme.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-theme--story.html.twig * field--node--field-theme.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-theme.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Theme</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/507" hreflang="en">Police militarisation</a></span> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-police-militarisation-them--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-police-militarisation-them--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-police-militarisation-them.html.twig * field--expert--field-police-militarisation-them--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-police-militarisation-them.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-police-militarisation-them--story.html.twig * field--node--field-police-militarisation-them.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-police-militarisation-them.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Police militarisation theme</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/pm-themes/equipment-training-and-tactics" hreflang="en">Equipment, training and tactics</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/pm-themes/who-profits" hreflang="en">Who profits?</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/pm-themes/repression-protest" hreflang="en">Repression of protest</a></span> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-companies--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-companies--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-companies.html.twig * field--expert--field-companies--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-companies.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-companies--story.html.twig * field--node--field-companies.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-companies.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Companies</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/704" hreflang="en">FN Herstal</a></span> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--comment--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--comment--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--comment.html.twig * field--default--comment--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--comment.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * field--theme-ds-field-default.html.twig x field--node--comment--story.html.twig * field--node--comment.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--comment.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/wri_main/templates/field/field--node--comment--story.html.twig' --> <section class="comments"> <h2>Add new comment</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=42197&amp;2=comment&amp;3=comment" token="XdNNdf7aGiEV9GUG6TGFiW-w6HCwV5-Ez5CkugKaTyU"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/wri_main/templates/field/field--node--comment--story.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-1col.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-entity-view.html.twig' --> Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:10:27 +0000 Andrew 42197 at https://wri-irg.org https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2020/war-profiteer-month-fn-herstal#comments CONCODOC updated: new reports on Austria, Kyrgyzstan and Singapore https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2016/concodoc-updated-new-reports-austria-kyrgyzstan-and-singapore <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'ds_entity_view' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-entity-view.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'ds_1col' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * ds-1col--node--26339.html.twig * ds-1col--node-story-rss.html.twig * ds-1col--node-story.html.twig * ds-1col--node-rss.html.twig * ds-1col--node.html.twig x ds-1col.html.twig x ds-1col.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-1col.html.twig' --> <div data-history-node-id="26339" class="node node--type-story node--view-mode-rss ds-1col clearfix"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node-post-date---custom.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--node-post-date.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date--story.html.twig * field--node--node-post-date.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--node-post-date.html.twig * field--ds.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <time > 13 Apr 2016</time> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--body--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--body--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--body.html.twig * field--default--body--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--body.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * field--theme-ds-field-default.html.twig * field--node--body--story.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><a href="/programmes/world_survey/country_report/en/Kyrgyzstan"></a></p> <!-- THEME DEBUG --><!-- THEME HOOK: 'entity_embed_container' --><!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/entity_embed/templates/entity-embed-container.html.twig' --><div alt="" data-embed-button="image_embed" data-entity-embed-display="image:responsive_image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{&quot;responsive_image_style&quot;:&quot;body_inline_1_3&quot;,&quot;image_link&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="081361ee-8384-431f-b14d-8e9ecc0e9964" title="" class="align-right embedded-entity" data-langcode="en"> <!-- THEME DEBUG --><!-- THEME HOOK: 'responsive_image_formatter' --><!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image-formatter.html.twig' --><!-- THEME DEBUG --><!-- THEME HOOK: 'responsive_image' --><!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image.html.twig' --><!-- THEME DEBUG --><!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --><!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --><p><img srcset="/sites/default/files/public_files/styles/max_325x325/public/images/kyrgyzstan-provinces-outline-map.home.gif?itok=Utt0VvwS 1x" src="/sites/default/files/public_files/styles/medium/public/images/kyrgyzstan-provinces-outline-map.home.gif?itok=YQw3tFl8" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /></p> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/image.html.twig' --><!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image.html.twig' --><!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/modules/responsive_image/templates/responsive-image-formatter.html.twig' --></div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/entity_embed/templates/entity-embed-container.html.twig' --><p> We update our <a href="/co/rtba/">World survey of conscription and conscientious objection to military service</a> on a rolling basis.</p> <p>Updated reports on conscription and conscientious objection to military service are now available on <a href="/programmes/world_survey/country_report/en/Austria">Austria</a>, <a href="/programmes/world_survey/country_report/en/Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a> and <a href="/programmes/world_survey/country_report/en/Singapore">Singapore</a>.</p> <p>Find all the available reports <a href="/en/co/rtba/index.html">here</a>.</p> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-programmes-projects--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--expert--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-programmes-projects--story.html.twig * field--node--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-programmes-projects.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Programmes &amp; Projects</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/1" hreflang="en">Right to Refuse to Kill</a></span> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-countries--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-countries--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-countries.html.twig * field--expert--field-countries--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-countries.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-countries--story.html.twig * field--node--field-countries.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-countries.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Countries</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/102" hreflang="en">Singapore</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/247" hreflang="en">Kyrgyzstan</a></span> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/113" hreflang="en">Austria</a></span> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--field-theme--rss.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-theme--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--story.html.twig * field--expert--node--field-theme.html.twig * field--expert--field-theme--story.html.twig * field--expert--story.html.twig * field--expert--field-theme.html.twig * field--expert.html.twig * field--ds-field-expert.html.twig * field--node--field-theme--story.html.twig * field--node--field-theme.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--field-theme.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <div class="field--label tags--label field-label-above">Theme</div> <div class="wri-main--tags"> <span class="rel-tag" > <a href="/en/taxonomy/term/57" hreflang="en">Conscientious objection</a></span> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-field-expert.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/contrib/bootstrap/templates/system/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--comment--rss.html.twig * field--default--node--comment--story.html.twig * field--default--node--story.html.twig * field--default--node--comment.html.twig * field--default--comment--story.html.twig * field--default--story.html.twig * field--default--comment.html.twig * field--default.html.twig * field--theme-ds-field-default.html.twig x field--node--comment--story.html.twig * field--node--comment.html.twig * field--node--story.html.twig * field--comment.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/wri_main/templates/field/field--node--comment--story.html.twig' --> <section class="comments"> <h2>Add new comment</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=26339&amp;2=comment&amp;3=comment" token="nl3cgJXDKqnTrrhkaV4OWfgTtxE_lxMNb30dADVBpWY"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/wri_main/templates/field/field--node--comment--story.html.twig' --> </div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-1col.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'modules/contrib/ds/templates/ds-entity-view.html.twig' --> Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:01:39 +0000 HBrock 26339 at https://wri-irg.org https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2016/concodoc-updated-new-reports-austria-kyrgyzstan-and-singapore#comments