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No To Compulsory Recruitment: 6: Summary of our Demands

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I liked that we write our demands clearly and explicitly, so that it would be understood what do we want. Primarily we want a law having the following specifications 1- A law which doesn’t discriminate between the boy and the …

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No To Compulsory Recruitment: 5: What’s the Alternative? The Voluntary Recruiting System

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We talked a lot about the disadvantages of the conscription system and about the damages it affects the army as well as the individuals as a a result of the country following this method which in reality belongs to the …

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No To Compulsory Recruitment: 4: Conscientious Objection

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Conscientious objection is a term in the international law, it was approved by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. The idea of conscientious objection is simply: the international law (the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the two international …

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Series of “No To Compulsory Recruitment” articles – Part 2: Why are we Against Conscription?

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1- Because it’s a continuation of slavery system, because it forces the citizens against their will, to do works they didn’t choose, also unpaid… The state doesn’t have the right to force the individuals to do any works without their …

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Series of “No To Compulsory Recruitment” articles – Part 1: Conscription System and it’s Legal Framework

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The military service in Egypt is regulated by the law of the military and national service, (law number 172, year 1980) with its amendments. The law simply includes: – A compulsory military service for Egyptian males (without females) – Females …

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Letter from Maikel Nabil to his defense & the military judge coercing him to be tried militarily despite his boycott

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Mr. Maged Hanna, Negad El-Borai and my defense team I warmly thank you on your continuous efforts for my freedom and I strongly apologize for the continuous woes which I cause to you because of my insistence to take stances …

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Fragments, I’m Going Crazy in El-Marg Prison – 5

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- I wished to be outside to start a campaign for the freedom of Ilan Grapel, since he was arrested. Obviously, there are lots of things, if I didn’t do them, nobody would. 2011/10/1

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Fragments, I’m Going Crazy in El-Marg Prison – 2

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- I’m not a socialist, but I believe that food, health, peace, education, knowledge, housing and healthy environment are basic human rights. I believe in free ethical market economy. 2011/9/26 – I’m a classical liberal when it comes to economy, …

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Letter from Maikel to His Friends 2011/10/1

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Dear friends, It is saddening that the individual spends his birthday inside prison. What’s worse is to feel that his homeland is without a future under a rule lacking vision, ethics and humanity. Greetings to all strugglers for freedom. Maikel …

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Yes to Peace for Egypt

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Yes to Peace for Egypt Before it is for Israel When Ismail Sidqi pasha refused that Egypt would get-in the war of 1948, he wasn’t a traitor to Egypt or loving Israel. All about it is that Ismail Sidqi was …

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