Students Strike Across Germany in Protest Against Military Service
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More than 45,000 students across Germany have protested against plans to reinstate compulsory military service. Demonstrations have taken place in more than 100 cities, as protesters have opposed the government's plans to change the military service system. The protests began after the Defense Ministry began calling up 18-year-olds for medical checkups as part of a new law on military service. According to the students, although the system curre…
Germany’s Young People Are Saying: We Will Not Fight Your War
by Martin Armstrong, Armstrong Economics: Something is happening in Germany that the politicians pushing Europe toward militarization should pay very close attention to. More than 45,000 students walked out of their classrooms across over 100 cities to protest the country’s new military-service system and the possibility that compulsory service will follow. These are the young people Berlin […]
The protest started after the Ministry of Defence began to recruit 18-year-old men for the design of the military in more than 100 cities in Germany. However, the demonstrators fear that they would be able to re-establish their military service. The protests began after the Ministry of Defence began to recruit 18-year-old men for the design of the military. The military service remains voluntary. However, the demonstrators fear that they would b…
A school strike was held in Germany on Friday against the possible reintroduction of compulsory military service. More than 45,000 people took part in it across around a hundred cities. The strike was triggered by the fact that several 18-year-old boys from northern German cities received invitations to undergo medical examinations, even though they did not want to join the army. Medical examinations have been mandatory for all 18-year-olds sinc…
Throughout Germany, tens of thousands of students took to the streets to demonstrate against possible conscription. As the initiative "School strike against conscription" announced, there were around 100 demonstrations in which more than 45,000 people participated.
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