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10th October 2014 - Action on Galatasaray square (Istiklal street)

EBCO participated in the action on conscientious objection organised by the Association of Conscientious Objection in Turkey (VR-DER) on Galatasaray square (Istiklal street) on 10th October 2014. During the action, Vedat ZENCIR, one of the two first Turkish conscientious objectors who declared their conscientious objection on ideological grounds in 1990, burnt the arrest warrant that police issued against him on 27/07/2014. Another Turkish conscientious objector, Ercan AKTAS, also burnt the arrest warrant that police issued against him on 03/09/2014.

Presentation of EBCO Annual Report 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey (photos)

The European Bureau for Conscientious Objectors (EBCO) presented its Annual Report 2014 “Conscientious objection to military service in Europe 2014” in a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey.

The press conference was organised by the Association of Conscientious Objection in Turkey (VR-DER) and took place on Friday 10th of October 2014 at 11:00 at Cezayir Toplantı Salonu, Galatasaray-Beyoğlu. The moderator of the press conference was Metin BAYRAK, member of the Association of Conscientious Objection in Turkey (VR-DER), and the speakers were:

Photos from the successful event organised on the occasion of the International Day of Non-Violence 2 October 2014

Photos from the successful event organised on the occasion of the International Day of Non-Violence 2 October 2014 at 21:00 in POREIA theatre, Athens, Greece, where the outstanding performance of “BLASTED” theatre play of Sarah Kane was followed by an interesting open discussion with the audience on the manifestations of violence which are addressed by the theatre play, with:
• Dimitris Tarloou, Artistic Director of POREIA theatre and director of the “BLASTED” theatre play;

2nd of October - International Day of Non-Violence

Invitation Press Conference Pacifists versus Military Service: Conscientious objectors in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey ask to apply Human Right Standards of the Council of Europe

Friday 16 May 2014 at 11:00
Peace House, rue Van Elewyckstraat 35, 1050 Brussels (Ixelles, close to place Flagey)

Speakers:

Friedhelm Schneider (German), president European Bureau for Conscientious Objection, and Derek Brett (UK), observers at the trial (military court) of Greek CO Dimitris Sotiropoulos in Thessaloniki om 12 May;

Doğan Özkan, representative of the Turkish Association of conscientious objectors.

Press contact:
Sam Biesemans, vice-president EBCO, , mobile 0032 477 268893.

Actions in Paris for Turkish/Kurdish conscientious objectors

GDAMS 2014 Action in Athens, Greece

ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΑ ΗΜΕΡΑ ΔΡΑΣΗΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΙΣ ΣΤΡΑΤΙΩΤΙΚΕΣ ΔΑΠΑΝΕΣ
http://demilitarize.org

Οι στρατιωτικές δαπάνες συνεχίζουν να μειώνονται στη Δύση, αλλά αυξάνονται παντού αλλού, λέει το SIPRI

14 Απριλίου 2014: Δράσεις σε όλο τον κόσμο για τη μείωση των στρατιωτικών δαπανών και την αύξηση των κοινωνικών δαπανών

EBCO offended at unprecedented harassment and detention of its activists in Athens and demands explanations and apology from the Greek authorities

Murat Kanatli 

Brussels, 3 March 2014

“EBCO is offended at the provocative and outrageous harassment of its activists in Athens and their detention in the General Police Directorate of Attica, after their symbolic peaceful protest against the imprisonment of Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector Murat Kanatli.

April 15, Action in Athens on military spending

aiaOn 15 April 2013 EBCO participated in the global day of action on military spending, by publishing a press release and organising an action in front of the Gre

Protest in Syntagma square for Bradley Manning

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Hearing in the European Parliament to present EBCO's annual report on the right to conscientious objection in the EU member states

European Bureau for Conscientious Objection

PRESS RELEASE

EBCO’s report 2012 on conscientious objection to military service in Europe presented today in the European Parliament

Brussels, 26 September 2012

Public hearing in the European Parliament on 26 September 2012

Public event on World Refugee Day organised by EBCO and GFR in Athens, Greece

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PRESS RELEASE

STOP THE ARMS, NOT THE REFUGEES

Public event with conscientious objectors from Israel, Iran and Europe

Amnesty InternationalAthens, 28 May 2012

EBCO's symbolic solidarity action with Bradley Manning

BrManEBCO activists in Brussels are calling for Bradley to be free and join them for coffee. They have reserved a place for him at their table in a beautiful garden.

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