Putim Olketa lo Prison Bikos lo Faith blo Olketa—Ukraine
For almost 30 years, Olketa Jehovah’s Witness lo Ukraine benefit from wanfala law wea givim right lo conscientious objectors for duim alternative civilian service. Disfala alternative civilian service givim opportunity for olketa involve lo olketa difren community service and lo semtaem olketa savve maintainim neutral stand blo olketa.
Bat taem war hem start lo Ukraine lo February 24, 2022, olketa faendaot dat wanfala legal mechanism hem no stap for alternative civilian service during mobilization, and diswan lead go for criminal prosecution blo staka conscientious objectors. Olketa fail for acknowlegem strongfala biliv wea motivatim olketa conscientious objectors for no compromisim position blo olketa. And olketa no respectim tu right blo olketa hia for duim samting followim konsens blo olketa. Datfala treatment wea olketa kasem hem no consistent witim olketa principle blo human rights and Constitution of Ukraine, wea sei: “If kantri needim eni citizen for joinim army bat datwan againstim religious biliv blo hem, hem savve replacem datfala duty witim alternative (nonmilitary) service.”
Start lo July 18, 2025, faevfala Witness man nao stap lo prison for conscientious objection and each wan lo olketa kasem sentence blo 60 months. And nara tufala Witness man, distaem olketa lo pretrial detention, and olketa weit for kot case blo olketa.
Concern blo Olketa International Organization
Thrifala UN Special Rapporteurs talemaot dat olketa concern abaotem hao Ukraine hem no provaedem alternative civilian service. Lo leta wea olketa raetem lo gavman blo Ukraine, dated November 8, 2023, olketa sei: “Mifala concern tu abaotem prosecution blo persons wea refuse for duim compulsory military service base lo konsens blo olketa, includim prosecution blo olketa wea involve for advocatim rights for conscientious objection for military service.”
Taem Laen
July 18, 2025
Total blo eitfala Witness stap lo prison.
February 24, 2022
Olketa introducem martial law, and full mobilization hem start.
June 23, 2015
High Court of Ukraine upholdim right for conscientious objection during military mobilization lo case blo Vitaliy Shalaiko.
December 1991
Adoptim law blo Alternative (Nonmilitary) Service.
February 28, 1991
Olketa Jehovah’s Witness officially register lo Ukraine.