If I go to my local newsstand and take a copy of the newspaper without paying for it, that would be stealing, and stealing is ...

Do we think that conscientious objectors are a problem for the world (or our country), and not a possible solution to the world’s problems? Let’s look at it. Imagine a world without conscientious ...

Now that Facebook's a big nasty corporation, it's not only attracted a lot of bad press, it's inspired more direct action. In the run-up to the IPO and its messy aftermath we've read a few ...

When he was the mayor of Burlington, a congressman, and even after he became a U.S. Senator, this tidbit didn’t lead to any raised eyebrows: Bernie Sanders applied for conscientious objector status ...

Amnesty International on Friday condemned Thailand’s charges against activist and conscientious objector Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, who is facing trial on September 9 for refusing military conscription ...

Conscientious objection to military service does not necessarily constitute an obstacle to criminal extradition proceedings, Germany's top court ruled on Wednesday. According to the Federal Court of ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - Dozens of South Korean conscientious objectors were released from jail on parole on Friday after a landmark court decision that conscience is a valid reason to refuse mandatory ...

A court in Sivas has sentenced conscientious objector Çınar Koçgiri Doğan to five months in prison for refusing compulsory military service, making him the first conscientious objector in nearly a ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - Dozens of South Korean conscientious objectors are set to be released from jail on parole on Friday after a landmark court decision that conscience is a valid reason to refuse ...