Israel: Sixty teens declare refusal to serve in the army
On 5th January, sixty teenagers from Israel published an open letter declaring their refusal to serve in the army in protest of the policies of occupation and apartheid of the Israeli State.
WRI stands in solidarity with Ukrainian conscientious objector Ruslan Kotsaba
Ukrainian journalist, conscientious objector and a member of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement Ruslan Kotsaba will be put on trial again on Friday (22nd January)
Tajikistan: Three and a half years' jail for "illegal" conscientious objection
Conscientious objector Rustamjon Norov, 22, was jailed despite his offer to perform alternative civilian service for three and a half years, the longest known sentence.
Turkmenistan: Conscientious objector jailed, awaiting second trial
Arrested in December 2020, 20-year-old conscientious objector Ruslan Artykmuradov is awaiting trial in prison for refusing compulsory military service. He offered to do an alternative civilian service, but Turkmenistan does not offer this, despite repeated United Nations calls.