Celebrating the International Day of Conscientious Objection 2020
A colourful video collection to May 15 is online now !
(15.05.2020) Today, on May 15, the International Day of Conscientious Objection, Connection e.V. and War Resisters’ International present numerous video clips from all over the world on our YouTube channel Refuse to Kill. “We received contributions from many countries that deal with varied aspects of conscientious objection, from North and South America, from Asia, from Africa, and from Europe”, says Rudi Friedrich from Connection e.V. “It is a clear commitment against war and participation in war.”
The focus of this year’s International Conscientious Objection Day is “Conscientious Objection and Asylum”. Many refugees have to leave their countries because of forced recruitment. They are denied the right to conscientious objection. However, escaping from war and forced recruitment into the military is often not seen as a reason to gain asylum. “Protecting people who do not want to participate in war”, Igor Seke for War Resisters’ International says, “would be an important and necessary step against war and oppression. This is portrayed by authentic videos made by conscientious objectors who had to flee themselves.”
To date contributions have been received from people from Angola, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Eritrea, Finland, Greece, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and USA:
Armin Lauven, Pax Christi, Germany: Active for conscientious objectors and deserters worldwide - https://youtu.be/RlB9GzmYC10
Beran İşçi, Turkey/Germany: My asylum case as conscientious objector is regarded as non-political - https://youtu.be/nNL0p4Bvxec
Berndt Püschel and Heiko Marx, Germany: International Deserters’ Network goes to the Sky – https://youtu.be/_-oLsKVtnqg
Bob Meola, U.S.: Resistance to the draft to the Vietnam war was an ultimate stand to say No - https://youtu.be/PH0qBezU76M
Connection e.V., Germany: Conscientious Objectors and Deserters Need Asylum - https://youtu.be/HNFWg9fY44I
Dustin Hausner, U.S., New York: We need to support people who do not want to commit atrocities - https://youtu.be/fGICgtA5nmY
Daniel Rezene, Eritrea/Switzerland: Recognize conscientious objection as a ground for asylum - https://youtu.be/LFcabVebPb8
Deutsche Welle / +90, Turkey: Being a Conscientious Objector - https://youtu.be/vLkw9hOf7zE
EBCO in Peace House, Brussels, contributions from various countries: Spot on Conscientious Objection - https://youtu.be/WVw3aULFiqI
EBCO/Movimento Nonviolento, contributions from various countries: Military Distancing Spot - https://youtu.be/SHdM6vFG3uU
Emanuel Matondo, Angola/Germany: I knew that war is a crime and then I refused the military service - https://youtu.be/Ahz6Joruxz4
Ercan Aktaş, Turkey/France: I came to France in October 2017 and never returned - https://youtu.be/KWX7KIMV0u4
Gunter Schmidt, painter, Germany: I always wished, war was finally dead - https://youtu.be/gdY0mnM957w
Halil Savda, Turkey/Cyprus: I dream of a nonviolent and free world - https://youtu.be/t3OSFQwSjJ8
Heinz Bartjes, Germany: Conscientious Objectors were seen as wimps and sissies - https://youtu.be/JWASZIL1SiU
Helen Kidan, Eritrea/United Kingdom: People are fleeing indefinite military service in Eritrea - https://youtu.be/cyMK822yJxU
Hüseyin Civan, Turkey: I reject conscription and war as an antimilitarist and anarchist - https://youtu.be/oTNzwCZgYMg
IDK, Germany: Views on our work - https://youtu.be/6ijTOVQ_Xb0
La Tulpa, Colombia: The antimilitarist collective speaks about militarization and patriarchal society - https://youtu.be/xMz0o5Z9emw
Lewis M. Randa, U.S.: Conscientious objection is a code word for love, for sanity, for being human - https://youtu.be/pbJ152U3nHY
Marcela Paz and Rocio Elisabeth, Chile: We want a world without war, without borders and without violence - https://youtu.be/9YrDPsp9L-A
Merve Arkun, Turkey: Conscientious is an anti-war action for women and the rejection of male-dominated codes - https://youtu.be/a_pm5cQ5tjg
Nuri Silay, Cyprus: Wherever in the world we call everyone to refuse to be part of the military- https://youtu.be/YYVSN6lgCIY
Pedro Polo, Spain: We are not soldiers, we are queers - https://youtu.be/33E3qxawdmI
Rudi Friedrich, Germany: Do you know the International Day of Conscientious Objection? https://youtu.be/KovQP36a-s8
Stephan Brües, Germany: From this on I was engaged in the peace movement - https://youtu.be/zuE76sM6Mn0
World Without War, South Korea: Active Resistance to War - https://youtu.be/2CZbmg2LUp8
Vadim Damier, Russian Federation: There was no legal means to escape the war - https://youtu.be/rBLwcqk9zRo
Aufruf zum Internationalen Tag der Kriegsdienstverweigerung - https://youtu.be/drkyQr0JSD4
Call to International Day of Conscientious Objection - https://youtu.be/2py5BASIQZ0
Llamado para el Día Internacional de la Objeción de Conciencia - https://youtu.be/oGrvGmYbOI4
Connection e.V. and War Resisters’ International: News, May 15, 2020
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