Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

Clear Demand for Asylum in the Face of a Refusal of Aggressive Warfare

Uploaded 14.03.2025

(18.11.2024) Since February 2022, approximately 5,400 Russian men aged between 18 and 45 have applied for asylum in Germany. Only a small fraction of these applications has been granted. These individuals are fleeing an unlawful military deployment and therefore should receive protection against potential persecution.

Connection e.V. presents analysis: Federal High Court attacks basic right to conscientious objection

Uploaded 13.03.2025

(12.03.2025) On January 16, 2025, the German Federal High Court (BGH) issued a decision on the question of whether a Ukrainian citizen could be extradited even though he had declared that he is a conscientious objector, and Ukraine had suspended the right to conscientious objection in the event of war. Today, Connection e.V. presented an analysis of the BGH decision and concludes that the BGH failed to take into account key aspects of the decision.

Federal Court of Justice attacks basic right to conscientious objection

An analysis of the decision of the court

Uploaded 13.03.2025

(12.03.2025) Connection e.V. presents an analysis of the decision of the German Federal High Court (BGH) issued January 16, 2025. The BGH defined whether a Ukrainian citizen may be extradited even though he has declared that he is a conscientious objector and Ukraine has suspended the right to conscientious objection at the beginning of war. In Ukraine, the conscientious objector is therefore threatened with conscription into the war and, if he refuses, years in prison.

A Memorial to All Deserters

Uploaded 03.03.2025

(26.02.2025) How does The Memorial for Deserters challenge conventional narratives of art and memory politics? What alternatives exist to the militaristic aesthetics of the past? Art historian Alexei Markin speaks with sculptor Volker Lang about his Memorial for Deserters in Hamburg.