Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

Solidarity with U.S. AWOL soldier André Shepherd

Invitation to court hearing on asylum case, and meeting with the press afterwards

(03.11.2016) On 16 November 2016, the Munich Administrative Court will be hearing the case of the request for asylum submitted in November 2008 by the 39-year-old AWOL U.S. soldier André Shepherd.

Pro Asyl, the conscientious objectors' network Connection e.V., the Bavarian Refugee Council, the German Peace Association (DFG-VK), Bavarian section, and the Munich American Peace Committee (MAPC) invite you to come to Munich for this.

Wednesday, 16 November 2016 in Munich

12:45: André Shepherd and his supporters will be available in front of the courthouse

1:30 p.m.: Hearing in the Administrative Court, Bayerstr. 30, Room 7

Afterwards: Meeting with the press at Hotel Jedermann, Bayerstr. 95

Abraham Mehreteab

Article nécrologique

(18.12.2015) C’est Rudi Friedrich, animateur du réseau Connexion Ev (soutien aux déserteurs) qui nous apprend la triste nouvelle du décès le 7 décembre 2015 de notre ami Abraham, survenu à l’hôpital d’Offenbach-am-Main. Il a été emporté à 44 ans d’une tumeur au cerveau.

Abraham Mehreteab

An obituary to an activist of Eritrean Antimilitarist Initiative

(10.12.2015) Last Monday Abraham passed away in Offenbach, Germany. For many years he had been engaged in the Eritrean Antimilitarist Initiative and recently translated the Handbook for Nonviolent Campaigns, as well as the book From Dictatorship to Democracy, into Tigrigna and spread them in the Eritrean community.

"Thank you for this wonderful recognition"

Human Rights Award of Foundation PRO ASYL for U.S. AWOL soldier André Shepherd

(12.09.2015) Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for this wonderful recognition. It warms my heart to see the steadfast solidarity for the struggles that we are currently facing. I want to take a moment and thank all of the organizations and individuals who have traveled with me on this journey.