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LGBTIQ+ people in Turkey are facing an escalating crackdown, with activists detained and criminalised. We stand with conscientious objector trans activist Deniz Hikmet Hazer, arrested in these operations, and with all those resisting policies of hatred: wri-irg.org/en/story/2026/so…
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New publication: Voices of Peace
Voices of Peace brings together testimonies of conscientious objectors from across Europe and beyond - sharing stories of refusal, resistance, and solidarity in times of growing militarisation.
Read it here: wri-irg.org/en/story/2026/ne…
📢Conscientious objector trans activist Deniz Hikmet Hazer was arrested following simultaneous police operations targeting LGBTQI+ associations and activists in Turkey.
@vrizleme
LGBTIQ+ people in Turkey are facing an escalating crackdown, with activists detained and criminalised. We stand with conscientious objector trans activist Deniz Hikmet Hazer, arrested in these operations, and with all those resisting policies of hatred: wri-irg.org/en/story/2026/so…
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This #ConscientiousObjection Day ☮️ on May 15 we stand with #Pacifists 🕊️ and #WarResisters in Israel 🇮🇱, USA 🇺🇸, Russia 🇷🇺, and Ukraine 🇺🇦
Everything you need to know ➡️ betterworld.info/peace/consc… - follow us and share 📢
We must protect our right to #ObjectWar and #RefuseWar! Let’s demand an end to mandatory #Conscription this #CODay 🌐
"War is a crime against humanity!" - Pope Francis
Graphic: John | Better World Info
ALT Graphic for International Conscientious Objection Day. Two men stand holding banners which say 'End the draft now' and 'Refuse conscription'. Behind them are many other protesters in grey. The words 'Refuse war, resist for peace' are written above in green and white.
This report is both documentation and advocacy. Amid growing war preparations, it reaffirms a core principle: refusing to fight is not only a right, but essential for just and lasting peace.👇
👉 Read the full EBCO Annual Report on Conscientious Objection in Europe here:
ebco-beoc.org/sites/ebco-beo…
URGENT📢 Connection e.V., IFOR, EBCO & WRI condemn the unlawful detention of human rights defender Yurii Sheliazhenko, March 19, in Kyiv. Weeks after our call to end persecution of conscientious objectors, authorities escalate repression!
Full statement👇
bit.ly/4rIYJ0g
📣Joint Call from Conscientious Objectors and Draft Reisters in Turkey, Cyprus, Greece and Israel: No to War in Iran
You can read the full statement at the link below 👇
bit.ly/4s4Qc8M
✊🕊️ Conscientious Objector Yurii Sheliazhenko under immediate threat!
EBCO joins many peace & human rights orgs calling on Ukraine to stop persecuting conscientious objectors and drop charges against him.
Full statement on our website👇
bit.ly/46dGN5L
On Human Rights Day, our member @vrizleme (Turkey), organised a press conference. On the event, trans activist Hikmet Hazer declared conscientious objection.
🌈✊☮️ EBCO proudly stands with all conscientious objectors defending peace, freedom, and equality!
📣10 Aralık İnsan Hakları Günü’nde Vicdani Ret Açıklaması
Dün, #10AralıkDünyaİnsanHaklarıGünü kapsamında Kuşadası Eğitim-Sen Şubesi’nde Renkli Güvercin LGBTİ+ İnisiyatifi’yle birlikte düzenlediğimiz basın toplantısında, trans aktivist Hikmet Hazer vicdani reddini açıkladı.
📢 Dec 5: Students across Germany strike against conscription & militarization.
From classrooms to the streets, they demand:
➡️ “We want a say in our future!” ✊🕊️
More info 👉 @BetterWorldInfo
#schulstreikgegenwehrpflicht
#neinzurwehrpflicht
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📢 Trial of Hasan Rahvancıoğlu Postponed
On 27 Nov, the Military Court in Nicosia postponed the trial of conscientious objector Hasan Rahvancıoğlu to 22 Jan 2026. He faces three cases simply for exercising his right to conscientious objection.
Peace activists from both sides of Cyprus gathered outside the court to show solidarity, joined by one international observer representing both EBCO and War Resisters’ International.
✊EBCO stands in solidarity with Hasan, @kibrsvicdaniret and all conscientious objectors!
📢 Stop Prosecuting Turkish Cypriot Conscientious Objector Hasan Rahvancıoğlu
Connection e.V., IFOR, EBCO and @warresistersint call on authorities to immediately end the prosecution of conscientious objector Hasan Rahvancıoğlu.
Full statement👇
bit.ly/48g89IP
📽️ Conscientious Objection: Global Perspectives:
Voices from Belgium, Europe, Israel & Chile come together in this French-language roundtable on the right to refuse military service.
🌍 Shared challenges, global solidarity.
📌 Video in French.
youtube.com/watch?v=mBr4aY8Z…
🕊️ On November 6, EBCO took part in a roundtable in Brussels on conscientious objection, organized within Pressenza’s international meeting in collaboration with Agir pour la Paix.
pressenza.com/fr/2025/11/la-…