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‘I Am Useless With a Gun’: The Men Who Can’t Leave Ukraine

03.17.22

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South Koreans Who Refused Conscription Start First Alternative Service Program

10.27.20

By Junhyup Kwon
Thailand’s Annual Military Draft Is a Tough Time for Transgender Conscripts

04.05.19

By Edoardo Liotta
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Sweden reintroduces compulsory military service as tensions with Russia increase

03.02.17

By David Gilbert
Israelis Share the Stories They Made Up to Dodge Military Service

07.08.16

By Dalia Mandel
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Spooked by Russia, Lithuania Is Reintroducing Military Conscription

02.25.15

By Sally Hayden
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40 Ultra-Orthodox Jews Arrested In Protest Over Israeli Conscription Laws

02.02.15

By Harriet Salem
Meeting Finland’s Imprisoned Conscientious Objectors

08.05.14

By David Mac Dougall
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Warring South Sudan Factions Conscripted More Than 9,000 Child Soldiers

04.30.14

By Samuel Oakford
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Are Refusing to Join the Israeli Army

03.05.14

By Daniel Tepper
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By Jack Barry
I Refused to Join the Israeli Defense Forces

04.24.13

By Alon Aviram

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