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 ...

Two United States Airman spoke with NBC News in June about their reasoning behind seeking conscientious objector status, explaining their decision was based on America’s backing of Israel in its ...

Hebert, who enlisted six years ago and is based in Rota, Spain, and Bettancourt are both in the U.S. Air Force and are currently requesting to become conscientious objectors over the United States ...

Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Halil Karapasaoglu was jailed for three days on Thursday for refusing to complete his military service. Karapasaoglu appeared in military court in northern ...

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 ...

AN ISRAELI woman who has refused to serve in her country’s military will call for solidarity with conscientious objectors in London today. Marking International Conscientious Objectors’ Day, the woman ...

In medicine there are both conscientious objectors and conscientious providers. In March 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s decisions ...

At the same time, there was a surge of draft evaders and conscientious objectors to the Vietnam War, including prominent leaders like “good troublemaker” John Lewis. Refusing and avoiding ...

He eventually moved away to New York City. “It doesn’t matter why you do it,” Calderon said of becoming a conscientious objector, someone who refuses to participate in military service on ...

He had argued he was a conscientious objector, but a lower court dismissed this partially because he loves playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Released in 2017, PUBG was one of the first and ...

An 18-year-old Israeli teenager who refused to enlist in the Israeli army has been sentenced to 30 days in prison. Tal Mitnick spoke out against Israel’s assault on Gaza before his sentencing on ...