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Back in the trenches?

Within the same week, the UK conscientious objector Michael Lyons was detained for 7 months and a landmark ruling in favour of conscientious objection was made by the European Court of Human Rights.

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The big red cross

Lillian Lyons, wife of imprisoned conscientious objector Michael Lyons, describes why he refused the “learning to kill” course.

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‘UK employs US army recruiting tactics’

An exclusive interview with Ben Griffin, spokesman for Veterans for Peace, and former SAS soldier

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Hey sergeant, leave them kids alone

In July ForcesWatch launched the Military Out of Schools campaign. Speakers Oskar Castro, a US activist in countering military recruitment, and Ben Griffin, ex-forces and the founder of fledgling Veterans for Peace UK, discussed how young people are militarised and what can be done about it.

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Teachers reject ‘Army propaganda’

Teachers have voted to oppose military recruitment activities in schools if they employ "misleading propaganda".

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Britain’s own child soldiers

A third of army recruits are under 18. Is it right to target the young and the underachieving poor?

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Dalston Army Showroom Closes

We're celebrating after the closure of the army showroom in the Kingsland shopping centre. We've been campaigning against the centre for two years.

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Army closes Hackney recruitment centre – for now

A controversial Army recruitment office has closed just two years after it opened amidst protests by anti war and gun campaigners.

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Court martial for Navy medic conscientious objector

A medic in the Royal Navy will face court martial on Monday 4 July despite declaring that he is a conscientious objector.

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response to Armed Forces Day

Today [Saturday 25 June] is Armed Forces Day, one of the clearest examples of the creeping militarisation of British society.

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