Hundreds of US veterans and allies have been fasting for weeks across the country, in protest against the ongoing war in Gaza
Tag: conscientious objectors
As Trump Sets Military Against Civilians, Service Members Have Duty to Disobey
The Marines are trained in combat, not crowd control. People are likely to get hurt.
As Trump Sets Military Against Civilians, Service Members Have Duty to Disobey
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If your conscience troubles you… you may have options
In recent years, we have gotten calls on the GI Rights Hotline from service members concerned about having to police the US-Mexican border and/or police demostrations in the US. Others feel disturbed by US support for specific overseas operations, like Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank. Many call us with a troubled conscience, and some ask about applying for a conscientious objection (CO) discharge. Military regulations spell out very specific criteria for military members to qualify as a conscientious objector. Keep reading to see if a CO discharge may be appropriate for you. Even if you don’t meet the definition of a conscientious objector, you may still qualify for a different discharge. You can call us on the hotline to discuss your options: 877-447-4487.
Trump Called Threat to Journalistic Freedom After Foreign Press Hit by ‘Non-Lethal’ Rounds
The Antiwar Movement We Are Supposed to Forget
Visualize the movement against the Vietnam War. What do you see? Hippies with daisies in their long, unwashed hair yelling “Baby killers!” as they spit on clean-cut, bemedaled veterans just back from Vietnam? College students in tattered jeans (their pockets bulging with credit cards) staging a sit-in to avoid the draft? A mob of chanting demonstrators burning an American flag (maybe with a bra or two thrown in)? That’s what we’re supposed to see, and that’s what Americans today probably do see — if they visualize the antiwar movement at all.
Ukraine: Stop the assassination of the Kononovich brothers!
Ukraine: Stop the assassination of the Kononovich brothers!
ALERT! Demand the U.S. State Department and government of Ukraine take full responsibility to protect the lives of Mikhail and Alexander Kononovich!
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Tracking Dissent: US Officials Who Have Resigned Over The War on Gaza
Until Israel’s assault on Gaza ends, this page will be a resource for tracking U.S. government officials and military officers who resign in protest
Tracking Dissent: US Officials Who Have Resigned Over The War on Gaza
Airman on hunger strike at White House over Gaza support
Airman on hunger strike at White House over Gaza support
Herbert said that Bushnell’s message and actions resonated with him, but it was the silence from leadership that really propelled his desire to speak out.
“The response afterwards by the military, specifically my command and then our government – basically just not uttering a word, like not even saying his name or anything and just trying to sweep the whole situation under the rug – that’s what really infuriated me and gave me the resolve to come to DC,” he said.
Looking for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, then and now
In 1973, Madison’s Esty Dinur was living in Israel and prepared to resist the draft. Then her country was attacked.
Looking for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, then and now (archived)
Act Now To Save Ukrainian Peace Activist From Prosecution
We’ve just learned that the office of the prosecutor and the “security service” of Ukraine have published press releases claiming to have put a stop to the activities of the “vicious Russian propagandist Yurii Sheliazhenko.
Act Now To Save Ukrainian Peace Activist From Prosecution
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After apartment raid, Ukrainian pacifist believes targeting stems from Zelenskiy himself
Ukrainian Dissident Resists NATO’s Proxy War
Ukrainian journalist and exiled antiwar dissident Ruslan Kostaba has been jailed and brutally attacked for his years of opposition to his government’s war in the Donbas, and his calls for peace with Russia. From exile, he speaks to The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal about the growing movement in Ukraine against escalating the war, and the price his countrymen face for attempting to escape the war.
Ukrainian Dissident Resists NATO’s Proxy War
Ukrainian government persecutes pacifist, while Zelensky meets with neo-Nazi leader
The NATO-backed government of President Volodymyr Zelensky has officially charged Ukrainian peace activist Yurii Sheliazhenko with “justification of Russian aggression.” After the country’s Security Service (SBU) raided his Kiev apartment earlier this month, Sheliazhenko has been interrogated and placed under nightly house arrest as he awaits prosecution.
Ukrainian government persecutes pacifist, while Zelensky meets with neo-Nazi leader
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Peace Agenda for Ukraine and the World
Democracy Now: Why Is Ukraine Prosecuting Pacifist Yurii Sheliazhenko for “Justifying Russian Aggression”?
Ukraine Fires Top Military Enlistment Officers After Bribery Scandal
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