press releases

EBCO PRESS RELEASE

Ukraine: EBCO meets with the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement and calls for the immediate and unconditional end of the persecution of all conscientious objectors

                                                                                                             Kiev, 19 April 2023

EBCO PRESS RELEASE

Ukraine: EBCO visits imprisoned Christian conscientious objector Vitaly Alekseenko and calls for his immediate and unconditional release

                                                                        Kiev, 17 April 2023

17 April 2023

The Conscientious Objection Watch, War Resisters’ International, The European Bureau for Conscientious Objection, Connection e.V and International Fellowship of Reconciliation jointly submit a Rule 9.2 Submission on the implementation of the judgments under the Ülke Group of cases.

     JOINT PRESS RELEASE

Russia: Release all those who object to engage in the war and are illegally detained in the Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine

Brussels, 28 March 2023

3 March 2023        Index: EUR 25/6508/2023

GREECE: GIVE THOMAS KATSAROS a fair examination of his grounds for conscientious objection under an amended legislative framework in line with international law and standards

EBCO PRESS RELEASE

EBCO contribution in the European Parliament public hearing on conscientious objection as a human right and in particular, Russian conscientious objectors

Brussels, 2 March 2023

EBCO PRESS RELEASE

EBCO in the European Parliament public hearing on conscientious objection as a human right and in particular, Russian conscientious objectors

Brussels, 1 March 2023

EBCO PRESS RELEASE

Ukraine: Vitaly Alkeseenko is a prisoner of conscience and should be released immediately and unconditionally

Brussels, 27 February 2023

Brussels, 24 February 2023

Joint Press Release: International organisations call for actions at the Ukrainian and Russian embassies to protest against the forced mobilisation and to support conscientious objectors and deserters

22 February 2023

Joint Press Release

2/2/2023

International Organizations Call For Actions at the Belarusian Embassies on the 20^th of February to Protest Against a Possible Entry into the War in Ukraine by Belarus, and to Support Conscientious Objectors and Deserters.

JOINT PRESS RELEASE

18 January 2023

Ahead of the hearing before the Council of State, Greece’s Supreme Administrative Court, of the cases of Charis Vasileiou and Nikolas Stefanidis, conscientious objectors to military service whose applications have been rejected by the Deputy Minister of National Defence, Amnesty International, Connection e.V., the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO), the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR) and War Resisters’ International (WRI) call on the Greek authorities to annul the decisions of rejection and grant them a fair examin