Joe Glenton 

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Britain: International protests demand that the MoD drop the charges against Joe Glenton

(03.03.2010) Joe Glenton, the first soldier in Europe to publicly refuse to fight in Afghanistan, faces court martial on Friday 5 March. International protests in eight countries are directed at the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), demanding that the military authorities drop the charges. If convicted, Joe could be jailed for two years.

International Day of Action for UK Refusenik Joe Glenton

March 4 / 5, 2010 - Frankfurt, Colchester, Cremona, Istanbul, London, Moscow, Philadelphia, Rome

(03.03.2010) Anti-war groups in many countries are calling for all charges against Joe Glenton to be dropped. Joe Glenton should be released from military service immediately. On March 5, Joe Glenton faces court martial and possibly two years in jail for going AWOL (absent without leave). A Vigil and protest rally is going to be held in Frankfurt, March 4, 2010, from 4.30 to 5.30 p.m. at the British Consulate, Bockenheimer Landstr. 38.

Britain: War resister Joe Glenton arrested for speaking out in public

(11.11.2009) War Resisters’ International learned today that Lance Corporal Joe Glenton, who already faces charges of desertion for refusing to return to Afghanistan, has been arrested and charged with five counts of "disobeying a lawful order" for speaking at an anti-war demonstration in London on 24 October 2009, and for expressing his opposition to the war in Afghanistan to the media. War Resisters’ International calls for letters of support to Joe Glenton and for letters of protest to the British authorities.

Großbritannien: Verweigerer Joe Glenton wegen öffentlichem Auftritt verhaftet

(11.11.2009) War Resisters’ International erfuhr heute, dass der Obergefreite Joe Glenton verhaftet wurde Er ist wegen seiner Weigerung, erneut nach Afghanistan zu gehen, bereits wegen Desertion angeklagt worden. Nun folgte eine Anklage wegen fünfmaliger Befehlsverweigerung, da er am 24. Oktober 2009 auf einer Antikriegsdemonstration sprach und dort seine Ablehnung des Krieges in Afghanistan gegenüber den Medien äußerte. War Resisters’ International ruft dazu auf, Unterstützungsbriefe an Joe Glenton zu schreiben sowie Protestschreiben an die britische Regierung.