The undersigned organizations express grave concern about the ongoing persecution of Ukrainian human rights defender Yurii Sheliazhenko, a conscientious ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted a man who refused to serve in the military because of his religious beliefs, a ruling expected to affect the fate of more than ...

Rising global tensions have sparked renewed debate over what conscription could look like for American men ...

The death of 6-year-old Hind Rajab in February after she was trapped under Israeli fire in Gaza sparked international condemnation — and for Larry Hebert Jr., an active duty U.S. airman, the incident ...

"Coop" brings hidden WWII conscientious objector stories of life Jan. 18 at KHOI. It's a one-man show exploring courage, history and resilience.

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This past semester, pro-Palestine protests erupted on college campuses across the United States. University administrators faced institutional turmoil, attempting to appease alums, donors, and ...

Five people stand trial in Eskişehir on charges of "alienating the public from military service" on the grounds of their support for conscientious objector Enver Aydemir. Aydemir's father and his ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The nation’s only conscientious objector to win a Medal of Honor was buried Monday with a final salute of 21 gunshots, although he refused to carry a weapon during his service in ...

Conscientious objector Şendoğan Yazıcı has been sentenced to five months and 18 days in prison for allegedly "inciting disobedience to the law" under Article 217 of the Turkish Penal Code. The ...

Do we think that conscientious objectors are a problem for the world (or our country), and not a possible solution to the world’s problems? Let’s look at it. Imagine a world without conscientious ...