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Israeli women mobilize against ultra-Orthodox military exemptions
1 day, 13 hours ago

Israeli women mobilize against ultra-Orthodox military exemptions

Raw Story  

Exhausted by more than 14 months of war, the wives and mothers of Israeli soldiers are uniting in protest against exemptions from conscription for ultra-Orthodox men. Ultra-Orthodox residents passed by, some running, as protesters holding Israeli flags and banners shouted through megaphones demanding "conscription for all". The military has asked for extra manpower in light of the war in Gaza …

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Dodging the Draft: Why a South Korean man has been convicted for binge eating
4 weeks ago

Dodging the Draft: Why a South Korean man has been convicted for binge eating

Firstpost  

A South Korean man’s attempt to evade military service by binge eating to obesity has sparked debate over conscription in the country. Sentenced to a one-year prison term, the man doubled his meals and gained over 102 kilogrammes to avoid combat duty South Korean soldiers participate in an anti-terror drill, as part of the country's annual Ulchi civil defence exercise, …

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Women forced to flee Myanmar as junta enforces conscription to bolster troops
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Women forced to flee Myanmar as junta enforces conscription to bolster troops

The Hindu  

Estelle knew she had to flee Myanmar. The military junta had just announced it would introduce conscription to bolster its forces against myriad armed groups challenging its power, and she was terrified she would be forced to fight. The street demonstrations, which were met with a brutal crackdown, morphed into an armed resistance movement that has seen newer anti-coup forces …

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'No safe place': How Myanmar’s conscription law is forcing women and children to flee
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'No safe place': How Myanmar’s conscription law is forcing women and children to flee

Firstpost  

Thousands of people are fleeing Myanmar due to the military junta’s announcement of conscription to bolster its forces against armed groups challenging its power. File Photo- AP On February 10, Myanmar’s military junta declared the introduction of mandatory conscription for the first time since the People’s Military Service Law was passed in 2010. Moon Nay Li, joint general secretary for …

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Young men trapped between war and conscription in Myanmar’s Rakhine
6 months ago

Young men trapped between war and conscription in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Al Jazeera  

Rohingya and ethnic Rakhine see dreams of education and work disappear as conflict escalates in the long-troubled state. “Time that we could’ve spent working on our futures was wasted.” Zubair and Thura Maung are part of a new generation of young people across Myanmar whose lives have been turned upside down by the 2021 military coup. That changed last October, …

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Fears of mass migration from Myanmar as military plans to draft thousands
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Fears of mass migration from Myanmar as military plans to draft thousands

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s generals aim to make up for recruitment shortfalls and battlefield losses by drafting thousands of civilians. Hoping to make up for recruitment shortfalls and battlefield losses against armed groups fighting to reverse its 2021 coup, Myanmar’s military last month announced plans to enforce a years-old conscription law. “The people believe it is not legal because the people believe the …

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Many in Myanmar consider fleeing to Thailand to escape conscription into an army they despise
10 months ago

Many in Myanmar consider fleeing to Thailand to escape conscription into an army they despise

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Thwel, a 25-year-old schoolteacher, saw very few options left to her after Myanmar’s military announced it is implementing conscription to fill its ranks. Like many professionals, she joined the Civil Disobedience Movement that was formed to oppose military rule after the army’s 2021 seizure of power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Since then, the …

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Myanmar will start drafting 5,000 people a month into the military soon. Some think of fleeing
10 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar will start drafting 5,000 people a month into the military soon. Some think of fleeing

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government on Wednesday said it will draft 60,000 young men and women yearly for military service under its newly activated conscription law, with call-ups beginning after the April festival marking the country’s traditional New Year. Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun, spokesperson for the military government, said in a statement published in the state-run Myanma Alinn newspaper …

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Facing setbacks against resistance forces, Myanmar’s military government activates conscription law
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Facing setbacks against resistance forces, Myanmar’s military government activates conscription law

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government on Saturday activated for the first time a decade-old conscription law that makes young men and women subject to at least two years of military service if called up, effective immediately. Under the 2010 People’s Military Service Law, passed under a previous military government, men aged 18 to 45 and women 18 to 35 can …

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