‘What’s this all for?’: Russian deserters call on former comrades to join them
By Pjotr Sauer, The Guardian
Nearly 50,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war in Ukraine (…) the war in Ukraine had become the leading cause of death for young Russian men.
Read More‘The EU must play a peaceful role in Ukraine’
By Mao Valpiana MANIFESTO
‘Helping conscientious objectors and deserters is very challenging. They are not welcome anywhere, even if supporting them costs less than any missile and saves lives.’ – Olga Karatch, Belarus activist
Read MoreDefend peace in Ukraine – Week of action 4-10 December 2023
By international organisations
On 10 December 2023, International Human Rights Day, more than 30 organisations from Europe are calling for weeks of action for protection for all those who refuse military service in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
Read MoreGreece and France – Victories for the Papers for All movement
Financial Times article & Marche des Solidarités release
While the Greek government has announced its intention to regularise 300,000 Sans-Papiers, Sans-Papiers strikers working on one of the Olympic Games building site in France have won their regularisation.
Read MoreDefend Ukrainian pacifist Yurii Sheliazhenko
By Connection e.V.
Ukrainian human rights defender, conscientious objector, pacifist, human rights defender and the Executive Secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, has been placed under partial house arrest being accused of ‘justifying the Russian aggression’.
Read MoreAction at Canadian embassy, London UK Regularize all undocumented migrants
By Global Women Against Deportations & Payday
On Friday 15 September, join us for an action at the Canadian embassy in London. We will deliver undocumented migrants’ message. Canada: Regularise Now!
Read MoreSupport Regularization of Undocumented Migrants in Canada
Global Women Against Deportations and Payday
Migrants’ movements in Canada are organising to demand regularization of undocumented migrants’ status on and around 17th September. Read their call for action.
Read MoreVictory for Keith Lamar – his execution moved to January 2027
By Keith Lamar on death row
The governor has issued a reprieve, meaning that the projected execution date has been moved to January 13th, 2027. Let’s keep moving forward everybody. Let’s keep demanding justice.
Read MoreIsrael: Mothers call on their children to refuse occupation
Mothers Against Violence (Israel)
We, Mothers Against Violence, call on our children to refuse regular and reserve army service in the occupied territories…
Read MoreGathered to Mark Anniversary of Historic Prison Hunger Strike, Advocates Vow to End Solitary Confinement in California
By Yen-Tung Lin and Luke Baltay – solitarywatch.org
On July 8 and 9 2023, solitary survivors, their families, activists, and scholars gathered to mark the tenth anniversary of the 2013 hunger strike in the Pelican Bay State Prison, which became the largest prison hunger strike ever held in the United States.
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