International petition to free conscientious objector Halil
Savda addressed to:
. President of
Turkey Ahmet Necdet Sezer
· Commander of
Turkish Armed Forces and Chief of General Staff Yaar Büyükanit,
· Military Court in Çorlu,
· Turkish Ambassador to the UK H.E. Mr Akin Alptuna,
· Turkish Ambassador to the USA Dr. Osman Faruk Logoglu,
This
international petition was initiated by Payday, a
network of men working with the Global Women’s Strike. Contact
payday@paydaynet.org
www.refusingtokill.net
As of 11 April 2007 23:00 GMT, 238 people from 16
countries have signed (Belgium, Canada, France,
Finland,
Greece,
Ireland,
Israel, Italy,
Kosovo,
Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey,
United Kingdom,
USA,Venezuela
)including:
· Vittorio Agnoletto Member of the European
Parliament
· John McDonnell Member of British Parliament
· Rita Zanutel, Assessora alle Politiche Sociali della Provincia
di Venezia
More signatories at
http://www.petitiononline.com/Halil/petition.html
1.
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Ben Martin
|
Payday |
UK |
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2.
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Hans Hellén |
|
Finland |
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3.
|
Roberto Carlon |
|
Venezia (Italy) |
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4.
|
Jennifer
Hautman |
|
United
Kingdom |
Invest in
Caring not Killing! |
5.
|
Sharon
de-Wit |
|
United
Kingdom |
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6.
|
Janelle
Thiessen |
|
United
Kingdom |
Please
discontinue this horrendous breach of justice Free Halil
Savda and cease in the persecution of those refusing to
fight |
7.
|
George
Tsogas |
|
United
Kingdom |
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8.
|
Michael
Moutousis |
|
United
Kingdom |
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9.
|
Natasa Polyxroniadou |
|
Greece |
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10.
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Xanthoula
Karanika |
|
Greece |
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11.
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Yiannis
Glarnetatzis |
|
Greece |
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12.
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Panayiotis
Makris |
|
Greece
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13.
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Michael
Maragakis |
|
Greece |
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14.
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Filippas
Kyritsis |
|
Greece |
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15.
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Thanasis
Makris |
|
Greece |
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16.
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Dimitris Tsouhlis |
|
Greece |
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17.
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George
Maitos |
|
Greece |
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18.
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Kyriakos
Iosifidis |
|
Greece |
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19.
|
Akrivopoulos Babis |
|
Greece |
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20.
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George
Halkias |
|
Greece |
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21.
|
George
Halkias |
|
Greece |
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22.
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Lazaros Petromelidis |
|
Greece |
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23.
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Ermioni
Frezouli |
|
Greece |
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24.
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Dimitris Sotiropoulos |
|
Greece |
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25.
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Kostas Savaidis |
|
Greece |
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26.
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Agelos Nikolopoulos |
|
Greece |
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27.
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Tasos Batas |
|
Greece |
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28.
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Agelis Michalopoulos |
|
Greece |
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29.
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Alkystis Mavraki |
|
Greece |
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30.
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Nikolas Kominis |
|
Greece |
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31.
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Nikitas Linardakis |
|
Greece |
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32.
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Kyriakos
Kapidis |
|
Greece |
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33.
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Spyros
Psyxas |
|
Greece |
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34.
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Yiannis
Chrysovergis |
|
Greece |
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35.
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Nasos Theodoridis |
|
Greece |
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36.
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Kostas Douvis |
|
Greece |
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37.
|
Association of Greek Conscientious Objectors |
|
Greece |
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38.
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Alexia
Tsouni |
|
Greece |
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39.
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Valon Canhasi |
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40.
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casi totten |
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41.
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Mary Jo
McArthur |
|
USA |
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42.
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Carol Seeley |
Women's
International League of Peace and Freedom |
USA |
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43.
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Dillon Naber |
Payday |
USA |
Every man
and woman should have the right to choose to be a pacifist |
44.
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Ruth
Todasco |
Global
Women's Strike |
|
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45.
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Susah
Hyatt Indiana University |
|
USA |
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46.
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Brittany
Stonesifer |
|
USA |
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47.
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Maggie Ronayne |
Global
Women's Strike, Ireland & Lecturer, National University of
Ireland, |
Galway,
Ireland |
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48.
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Frances
Crowe |
|
USA |
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49.
|
banu nilgun uygun |
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50.
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Helka Repo
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51.
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Eric
Gjertsen Payday |
|
USA |
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52.
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Marja Kurenniemi |
|
Finland |
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53.
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Vivian
Schatz |
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54.
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Karl
Howeth |
|
USA |
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55.
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Mario Pin |
|
Italia |
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56.
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Juha Keltti |
|
Finland |
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57.
|
joan Sage |
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58.
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Jaakko Renko |
|
Finland |
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59.
|
Elena Schiavon |
|
Italia |
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60.
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DANIELLE
CLARKE |
Unitedforpeaceandjustice
/moveonorg |
PHILADELPHIA PA USA |
AS A
VIETNAM VETERAN I UNDERSTAND A SOLDIER NOT FIGHTING IN A
UNREASONABLE WAR THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN FOUGHT |
61.
|
Maurice Montet |
UNION PACIFISTE de FRANCE |
|
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62.
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Stefania Sinigaglia |
|
Italy |
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63.
|
Malla Kantola |
|
Finland |
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64.
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Christine
Spice |
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65.
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EH Lau |
|
USA |
Support
Dignity Justice Peace worldwide |
66.
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Daniel Samartino |
|
USA |
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67.
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Ville Lind�n |
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68.
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Alessandro Braggio |
|
Italy |
Turkish
authorities must have more respect of the human rights
otherwise it is impossible the entering if Turkey in Europe |
69.
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Elsie Dean |
|
Canada |
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70.
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Sophia
Vassilakidis |
|
United
States |
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71.
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Rona Rothman |
|
USA |
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72.
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Anne
Phillips |
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73.
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Mary
Kalyna |
|
USA |
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74.
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R Addessa |
|
USA |
Turkey's
torture, imprisonment and oppression of innocent people is
no less abhorent than USA policies and practices and should
desist immediately One cannot build a true democracy of
one's people absent respect for the people's right to speak
freely and openly against the horrors of war or any
government sponsored terror Release Savda |
75.
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Dean
Kendall |
|
USA |
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76.
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Heidi Turtiainen |
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77.
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Heikki Sovijärvi |
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78.
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Mikko Koikkalainen |
|
Finland |
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79.
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Mika Varjonen |
|
Finland |
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80.
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Mikko Riikonen |
|
Finland |
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81.
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Jorma kitunen |
|
Finland |
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82.
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Koskimies Jaakko |
|
Finland |
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83.
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Christer K
Lindholm |
|
Finland |
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84.
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Ismo Pykäläinen |
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85.
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Markus
Mattsson |
University
of Helsinki |
Finland |
The
offences the Turkish government commits against its citizens
are not going to pave the way for Turkey into the EUToivo
Peppanen |
86.
|
Alan
Liddiard |
Creative
Forum |
UK |
|
87.
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Mikko Toivonen |
|
Finland |
|
88.
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Henri Juvonen |
|
Finland |
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89.
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Marina Asara |
|
Finland |
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90.
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Tuuli Vuori |
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91.
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Timo Virtala |
|
Finland |
My dream
is to visit Turkey one day I have been reading lots of good
things about Turkey, for exemple from finnish author Mika
Waltari I hope you'll join the EU as soon as possible, and I
hope you will release Halil Savda as soon as possible |
92.
|
Matti Koskimies |
|
Finland |
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93.
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Samuli Tanner |
|
Finland |
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94.
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Hannele
Tiitto |
|
Finland |
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95.
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Simo
Hellsten |
entrepreneur |
Finland |
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96.
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Diane Laison |
|
USA |
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97.
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Eusebio Strada |
|
Italia(Milano) |
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98.
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Terry Starr |
|
United
Kingdom |
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99.
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Antonio
Tondello |
Rifondazione Comunista Portogruaro |
Italy |
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100.
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MATT BRAY |
|
England |
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101.
|
Dalia & Rami Moran |
|
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102.
|
Ann
Garrett |
Green
Party +Amnesty International |
UK |
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103.
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michael
johnson |
|
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104.
|
Luca Tutino |
|
Italy |
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105.
|
Ruth Aponte |
|
USA |
|
106.
|
michal schwartz |
|
israel |
|
107.
|
Tamara
Galloway |
|
England |
Degrading
treatment of conscientious objectors will not help Turkey in
its relations with European countries |
108.
|
francesca wells |
|
|
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109.
|
Maria Ornella |
Codipep – Roma |
Rome –
Italy |
I hope
this is the very last one STOP VIOLENCE AND UP WITH HUMAN
RIGHTS RESPECT |
110.
|
Annasilvia Muriel Dell'Oro |
|
ITALY |
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111.
|
Micol Dell'Oro |
|
ITALIA |
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112.
|
Fabio Dell'Oro |
|
ITALIA |
|
113.
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Daniele Jenni |
Grüne
Partei Bern-Demokratische Alternative GPB-DA |
Switzerland |
|
114.
|
Alexandra
Krefeld |
|
|
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115.
|
Daniel
Tyson |
SWP |
UK |
|
116.
|
Marco Mais |
|
Italia |
Free Halil Savda! |
117.
|
Dell'Olivo Carlo |
|
Italy -
Venice |
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118.
|
Saif JK
|
|
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119.
|
Verene
Parker |
|
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120.
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Noam Kaminer |
Refuseniks' Parents forum |
Israel |
|
121.
|
Margaret Breslau |
USA |
|
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122.
|
fatima ali |
UNITY |
UK |
|
123.
|
Jill
Yeates |
|
UK |
|
124.
|
Julienne Travers |
|
Italy |
If Turkey
wants to be part of Europe it has the absolute duty of
adhering to the fundamental values of the EU, one of which
is the right to conscientious objection with regard to
exemption from military service |
125.
|
Nicolette Blake |
Journalist |
UK |
|
126.
|
Justin
Morahan |
|
Ireland |
Free all
conscientious objectors |
127.
|
Dr Susan
Blackwell |
The
University of Birmingham |
United
Kingdom |
Conscription is so last-century |
128.
|
Roberta Lombardi |
accadueò - per l'acqua pubblica |
|
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129.
|
Antonella Cenerella |
|
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130.
|
Lee McGlade |
|
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131.
|
Ralf
Kaufeldt Almanya |
|
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132.
|
Bob
Goupillot |
Scottish
Socialist Party and T and G Union |
Scotland |
|
133.
|
Colin
Rutherford |
|
Scotland |
|
134.
|
DrCJBurns-Cox |
|
UK |
All
civilised societies respect conscientous objectors to
fighting in war |
135.
|
Katharine
Bradley |
|
UK |
|
136.
|
Selma Piro |
|
|
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137.
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Mhic McGlashan |
[+ a v
looy] |
UK |
We planned
to holiday in Turkey but not now |
138.
|
Nancy Elan
|
|
UK |
|
139.
|
Laura
Yeates |
|
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140.
|
joyce
giblin/tony giblin |
|
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141.
|
Van Looy |
|
Belgium |
|
142.
|
Alicia Alonso Merino Sodepaz-Balamil |
|
España |
|
143.
|
Nina Lopez |
Global
Women's Strike |
|
|
144.
|
Vlora
Ademi |
journalist |
Mitrovica,
Kosovo |
|
145.
|
Sahit
Mehmeti |
|
Mitrovica, Kosovo |
|
146.
|
Arta |
NA |
Kosova |
Freedom |
147.
|
Fadil
Miftari |
|
Mitrovica, Kosovo |
|
148.
|
Osman Ýþçi |
|
Turkey |
|
149.
|
Gillan
Hall |
|
UK |
|
150.
|
Aferdita Syla |
|
Mitrovica, Kosovo |
|
151.
|
Aferdita Kosovo |
|
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152.
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Richard
Pearl |
Payday |
UK |
Everyone
should have the right not to fight |
153.
|
Ed Sirett
|
|
UK |
|
154.
|
Annastina
Kaffarnik |
|
Germany |
|
155.
|
gail
martin |
|
Scotland |
|
156.
|
Melville
Johnston |
|
|
Canada |
157.
|
christine
Johnston |
Unitarian |
Canada
|
We enjoyed
our visit to Turkey so are doubly upset at the lack of human
rights |
158.
|
Harold P
Koehler |
Humanist
Association of London and Area |
Canada |
|
159.
|
Ruth di Giovanni |
|
Canada |
|
160.
|
Les
Levidow |
Campaign
Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC) |
UK
|
|
161.
|
Dr MR
Zabaleta |
LAWRS |
UK |
|
162.
|
christine
clark |
|
UK |
I demand
that the violence, degredation and total disregard for human
rights in the treatment of conscientious objectors in Turkey
must stop now |
163.
|
Chashah
Nicholas |
|
England |
|
164.
|
BANDERIER
OPHELIE |
Confédération Nationale du Travail Jura |
France |
A BAS TOUTES LES ARMEES ! |
165.
|
Roy St
Pierre |
|
United
Kingdom |
|
166.
|
Veronica
Zundel |
|
United
Kingdom |
Conscientous objection should be a basic human right for all |
167.
|
Corinna
Lotz |
A World to
Win |
UK |
|
168.
|
John
Edwards |
|
United
Kingdom |
|
169.
|
Anat Matar
|
Refuseniks' Parents forum |
Israel |
|
170.
|
Edward Egan |
Salford
Faith &Justice Commission |
UK |
|
171.
|
Lucy
MacArthur |
|
UK |
|
172.
|
Zohar
Milchgrub |
Yesh Gvul |
Israel |
|
173.
|
Andrew
Warren |
Fellowship
Party |
UK |
|
174.
|
Cari
Mitchell |
English
Collective of Prostitutes |
UK |
|
175.
|
Eric
Penrose |
Brent &
Harrow Mental Health Association |
UK |
|
176.
|
Toby
Penrose |
|
UK |
|
177.
|
Selma
James |
Global
Women’s Strike |
UK |
|
178.
|
Michael Kalmanovitz |
Payday |
UK |
|
179.
|
Helen |
WinVisible
– Women with visible and Invisible disabilities |
UK |
|
180.
|
Sam
Weinstein |
Utility
Workers Union of America |
USA |
|
181.
|
Lisa Longstaff |
Crossroads
Women’s Centre |
UK |
|
182.
|
Didi Rossi |
Wages Due
Lesbians |
UK |
|
183.
|
Hazel
Sillitoe |
Unmanageabletv |
UK |
|
184.
|
Cristel
Amiss |
Women of
Colour in the Global Women’s Strike |
UK |
|
185.
|
Nina Lopez |
Global
Women’s Strike |
UK |
|
186.
|
Lori Nairne |
Wages Due
Lesbians |
USA |
|
187.
|
Norma Rana |
|
UK |
|
188.
|
Mukhtar
Rana |
|
UK |
|
189.
|
Jenny
Hautman |
Crossroads
Women’s Centre |
UK |
|
190.
|
B Melinde |
|
UK |
|
191.
|
R Melinde |
|
UK |
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192.
|
Bob Labi |
|
UK |
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193.
|
Neil Naik |
|
UK |
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194.
|
Tanja
Hollmann |
|
UK |
|
195.
|
B Simonds |
Women
Against Rape |
UK |
|
196.
|
Daniela Dillon |
|
UK |
|
197.
|
Patrick
Dillon |
National
Health Service |
UK |
|
198.
|
Tim
Flatman |
|
UK |
|
199.
|
Tahir Suleyman |
|
UK |
|
200.
|
Issa
Farrah |
|
UK |
|
201.
|
D Stephen |
|
UK |
|
202.
|
Hanna
Demel |
Global
Women’s Strike |
UK |
|
203.
|
Niki Adams |
Legal
Action for Women |
UK |
|
204.
|
Kristina Brandemo |
|
UK |
|
205.
|
Anne Neale |
Wages Due
Lesbians |
UK |
|
206.
|
Kim
Sparrow |
Single
Mothers Self-Defence |
UK |
|
207.
|
Ariane Sacco |
|
UK |
|
208.
|
Agnes Orbadi |
|
UK |
|
209.
|
Emily
Churchill |
Student |
UK |
|
210.
|
Helen
Owder |
|
UK |
|
211.
|
Saskia
Ellis |
Black
Women’s Rape Action Project |
UK |
|
212.
|
Senga |
Black
Women’s Rape Action Project |
UK |
|
213.
|
Rita |
All
African Women’s Group |
UK |
|
214.
|
Anne-Marie |
All
African Women’s Group |
UK |
|
215.
|
Areta
Hautman |
|
UK |
|
216.
|
Anna
Thorburn |
|
UK |
|
217.
|
Sara
Walker |
|
UK |
|
218.
|
Claire
Glasman |
Global
Women’s Strike |
UK |
|
219.
|
Solveig
Francis |
Global
Women’s Strike |
UK |
|
220.
|
John
McDonnell |
Member of
the Parliament of the United Kingdom |
UK |
|
221.
|
George
Fowler |
|
UK |
|
222.
|
Maria Cordon |
|
Venezuela |
|
223.
|
Chashah Nicholas |
|
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224.
|
Jacques Gregoire |
|
France |
|
225.
|
Vittorio Agnoletto |
Member of European Parliament |
Italy |
|
226.
|
Katharine Bradley |
|
UK |
|
227.
|
Pio Russo Krauss |
|
Italy |
|
228.
|
Lina Mirasoli |
|
Italy |
|
229.
|
Gennaro Varriale |
|
Italy |
|
230.
|
Sophia Vassilakidis |
|
|
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231.
|
Syndesmos Antirrision Syneidisis |
Greek
Association of Conscientious Objectors |
Greece |
|
232.
|
Marco Mais |
|
Italy |
|
233.
|
Eusebio Strada |
|
Italy |
|
234.
|
Carlo Dell’Olivo |
Payday men’s network |
Italy |
|
235.
|
Mario Pin |
|
Italy |
|
236.
|
Loredana
Spadon |
|
Italy |
|
237.
|
Chris Bluemel |
|
UK |
|
238.
|
Rita Zanutel |
Assessora alle Politiche Sociali della
Provincia di Venezia |
Italy |
|