Sentence examples for refuse conscription from inspiring English sources

They refuse conscription and even non-violent "war work".

The union had opposed the war and urged members and others to refuse conscription into the armed forces.

However, the Israeli peace group closest to my heart consists of a number of feisty mothers and grandmothers who are fighting militarism in their country, including helping some of their children and grandchildren who refuse conscription in the Army.

Their doctrine of political neutrality and their refusal to serve in the military has led to imprisonment of members who refused conscription during World War II and at other times where national service has been compulsory.

Dobbins himself rebelled by refusing conscription.

Aragon and Valencia reluctantly voted some money but refused conscription of troops.

"He was a fighter against the Vietnam war and he refused conscription, so he is a guy with a stand".

More than 20,000 British men of military age refused conscription, and, usually because they also refused the alternative work offered conscientious objectors – which could be in a munitions factory – more than 6,000 went to prison for their beliefs.

As the commemorative drums of national unity start to beat again to rally us behind dominant narratives, it is time to remember that more than 20,000 men, remembered by the Peace Pledge Union, refused conscription after it was introduced in 1916, seeing it as a violation of freedom.

Seven men were at that time incarcerated for refusing conscription; Whitlam arranged for their liberation.

In 1943 he served time in jail for refusing military conscription in protest against the allied bombing of German cities.