‘The sergeant told him that he cannot make a call because he is a military prisoner, and that he cannot use the phone because he didn’t wear his hat on time,’ Ferera’s lawyer says. Uriel Ferera, the young Orthodox…
Stikkord: conscription
Egypt blogger hospitalized after hunger strike
Jailed Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad, who has been on hunger strike since August 23, has been transferred to a prison infirmary after suffering serious heart problems, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Thursday. It came after Lebanese blogger…
EGYPT: Imprisoned pacifist blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad on hunger strike moved to solitary confinement
Maikel Nabil SanadMaikel Nabil Sanad, the imprisoned pacifist blogger and conscientious objector sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for «insulting the military» on 10 April 2011 (see co-alert, 11 April 2011), began a hunger strike in protest against his continued imprisonment…
Regjeringen vil avvikle den sivile verneplikten
Regjeringen ønsker å legge ned den sivile verneplikten fra nyttår. Det går frem i et brev som er sendt fra siviltjenesteadministrasjonen på Dillingøy til norske organisasjoner. Saken skal opp i Stortinget til høsten, men allerede nå stoppes innkallingen av nye…