Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

PRESS RELEASE • Russian Reservist Eventually Granted Asylum in Finland ...

... — Decision Based on Military-legal and Political Risks

Uploaded 14.02.2026

13.02.2026 • A Russian citizen, R., has been granted international protection in Finland following more than three years of examination of his case — from September 2022 until November 2025.

EVENT • International Munich Peace Conference

Uploaded 01.02.2026

WHEN?
Friday, 13 February
19:00 — 22:00

WHERE?
Salesianum
St.-Wolfgangs-Platz 11
81669 Munich

«I Refuse! — Conscientious Objection as Resistance to State and Military» as part of the 24th International Munich Peace Conference, 13 — 15 February

International Munich Peace Conference

Uploaded 01.02.2026

WHEN?
Friday, 13 February
19:00 — 22:00

WHERE?
Salesianum
St.-Wolfgangs-Platz 11
81669 Munich

«I Refuse! — Conscientious Objection as Resistance to State and Military» as part of the 24th International Munich Peace Conference, 13 — 15 February

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JOINT PRESS RELEASE • Yurii Sheliazhenko*, Conscientious Objector to Military Service and Human Rights Defender...

...Under Immediate Threat

Uploaded 25.01.2026

23.01.2026 • The undersigned organizations express serious concern regarding the continued persecution of Ukrainian human rights defender Yurii Sheliazhenko, a conscientious objector to military service. He is currently under an alarming threat of being arrested and forcibly conscripted under Ukraine’s system of universal military registration, which is enforced through coercive measures including arbitrary detentions and forced transfers to conscription offices.