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‘I Am Useless With a Gun’: The Men Who Can’t Leave Ukraine
Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 are barred from leaving the country as it fights back against a Russian invasion. VICE World News spoke to young men who have stayed.
South Koreans Who Refused Conscription Start First Alternative Service Program
But the men who chose the route will not be totally free from confinement and face longer than usual service terms.
Thailand’s Annual Military Draft Is a Tough Time for Transgender Conscripts
Until only recently all drafts were required to be publicly shirtless for physical examinations.
Israelis Share the Stories They Made Up to Dodge Military Service
In a country with conscription for every man and woman, you have to tell tall tales to get out of the army.
Spooked by Russia, Lithuania Is Reintroducing Military Conscription
These new plans would apply to males between 19 and 26, and bring in around 3,500 conscripts a year. The Baltic state is also currently hoping to acquire over 100 light-wheeled tanks.
40 Ultra-Orthodox Jews Arrested In Protest Over Israeli Conscription Laws
Demonstrations broke out after four Haredi seminary students were arrested for failing to report to a military induction center to enlist.
Meeting Finland's Imprisoned Conscientious Objectors
Amnesty calls them prisoners of conscience, and their numbers are small but growing. Last year, Finland sentenced at least 40 conscientious objectors to prison or house arrest. That's up from 12 the year before.
Warring South Sudan Factions Conscripted More Than 9,000 Child Soldiers
The recruitment of children younger than 15 years is a war crime according to the Geneva Conventions and the International Criminal Court.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Are Refusing to Join the Israeli Army
Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews crowded into the center of Jerusalem on Sunday to protest against mandatory armed service. As things stand, they are exempt from being drafted into the military so that they can pray a whole bunch, but a...
I Refused to Join the Israeli Defense Forces
Late last year, Moriel spent time in a military prison for refusing to live out his childhood dream of being a military commando. Military service in Israel is mandatory by law for Jewish youth. Yet, only around half of those eligible enlist and many...