Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

Türkiye/Turkey: Sürgün yolum - My road to exile

Video mit Beran Mehmet İşçı

(05.05.2021) Beran Mehmet İşçı declared his conscientious objector in Turkey 2018 and fled to Germany. In this video he tells about his reasons for refusing the military service and to leave Turkey as well as about his experiences as asylum seeker. The video has been published to the International Day of Conscientious Objection, May 15, 2021.

Turkish with English and German undertitles.

Türkiye/Türkei: Sivil Ölüme Rağmen Varız, Buradayız - We are here though the Civil Death

Video with İnan Mayıs Aru

(05.05.2021) The Conscientious Objection Association, Vicdani Ret Derneği, focuses on the experiences of conscientious objectors in Turkey. In the first interview published as part of a video series, the association share the story of İnan Mayıs Aru, who declared his conscientious objection in 2008. The video has been published to the International Day of Conscientious Objection, May 15, 2021.

Turkish with English undertitles

International Conscientious Objection Day

Solidarity with conscientious objectors in Turkey

(09.04.2021) Every year on 15th May, the International Conscientious Objection Day, we organise solidarity with conscientious objectors (COs) and draw attention to their resistance to war. This year we have a particular focus on Turkey – working closely with Conscientious Objection Association (Vicdani Ret Derneği).

EBCO calls for the dropping of all charges against Ruslan Kotsaba

Open Letter

(07.04.2021) To Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine

Dear Prosecutor General,

On behalf of the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection, I am writing to you to call for the immediate and unconditional end of the criminal prosecution against Ukrainian journalist, pacifist and conscientious objector Ruslan Kotsaba, simply because he publicly expressed his pacifist views.