Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

Freedom to Conscientious Objectors in the Middle East

Joint Statement of No to Compulsory Military Service (Egypt) and New Profile (Israel)

(28.04.2013) Together, we in No to Compulsory Military Service (Egypt) and New Profile (Israel) confirm our support of peace and of conscientious objectors in both countries, re-affirming the human right to freedom of conscience, faith and self-determination. We condemn the way both our governments treat conscientious objectors: Natan Blank, Emad El Dafrawi, and Mohammed Fathy.

Ägypten: Zur Erklärung zur Kriegsdienstverweigerung von Emad El Dafrawi und Mohamed Fathy

(25.07.2012) Am 20. Juli 2012 erklärte der 23-jährige Mohamed Fathy Abdo Soliman seine Kriegsdienstverweigerung und seine Weigerung, der Einberufung Folge zu leisten, da dies gegen seine Überzeugung und seinem Glauben an Frieden widerspricht. Er schickte Briefe an den Verteidigungsminister, den Präsidenten der Republik, an die Vorsitzenden des Parlaments und des Shura-Rats und bat darum, statt des Militärdienstes einen zivilen Dienst ableisten zu können.

Egypt: Statement about the Conscientious Objection of Emad El Dafrawi and Mohamed Fathy

(25.07.2012) On the 20^th of July, 2012, Mohamed Fathy Abdo Soliman – 23 years old – declared his conscientious objection to being a recruit in a compulsory military service, because it contradicts his beliefs and his believing in peace. He sent letters to the minister of defense, the president of the republic, the chief of the parliament and the chief of the shura council, asking for exclusion from military service and replacing it with a civilian service.