Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

The Israeli military imprisoned me for 10 days for staying true to my moral compass

(23.10.2022) Sliman Abu Ruken, a 19 years old Druze enlistment refuser, had spent 10 days in military prison. With support by the Mesarvot network he received his military exemption three weeks ago. This is his statement:

Refuseniks from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine say no to war

(29.09.2022) On the occasion of Refugee Day on 30 September, PRO ASYL and Connection e.V. present voices of conscientious objectors from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. All of them are threatened with criminal proceedings in their countries of origin and need protection from persecution. The German government is to make generous use of their options to grant humanitarian visas.

Video published about conscientious objector Onur Erden

16 years of persecution in Turkey - still no asylum

(08.09.2022) „If I would have completed my military service and would have participated in an operation in East, I would have killed women, childs and people of Kurds, Armenians and other nationalities, they would have rewarded me, declared me a hero. But because I refused to play the dirty game, refused to be a soldier, refused to fight, they accused me of being a terrorist.“

Today Connection e.V. published a video film about Onur Erden, conscientious objector from Turkey. For 16 years now, he has been subject to unending persecution and has therefore sought asylum in Germany. 

Watch video on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/OVceFBhZ_dU

8:20 min, Turkish with German and English undertitles

Onur Erden’le Weismain’da - Türkiye’den bir vicdani retçi

Onur Erden ile video

(08.09.2022) Vicdani retçi Onur Erden, 2006 yılında Türkiye’de askere çağrılmıştı, ancak çok geçmeden vicdani reddini orduya açıklamış ve emirleri reddetmişti. Birkaç ay sonra firar etti. Videoda vicdani retçi olarak yıllarca süren zulmü, hiç bitmeyen bir tutuklama ve kovuşturma döngüsünü anlatıyor. 2020’de sığınma talebinde bulunmak için Almanya’ya kaçtı. Başvurusu reddedildi.