War on the Balkans

Amnesty International today welcomed the provisions of the Amnesty bill - approved yesterday by the parliament of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - which include an amnesty for conscientious objectors to military service in the Yugoslav Army.

The main provisions of the law apply to an estimated 24,000 men, including conscientious objectors and deserters who refused to take part in the conflicts in former Yugoslavia. The bill covers those who refused to take up arms, those who avoided military service or registration for service and those who deserted from the Yugoslav Army.

Women's Aid to former Yugoslavia

Until the NATO bombing WATFY supported two women's groups in Pristina, Kosova, one working with people already displaced by the escalation of Serbian police and military action, and another working on an income generating project for Kosovar women.

Nine years of political activism of Woman in Black - The end of totalitarian

We wish to congratulate to all women and men citizens, non-governmental organisations, movement OTPOR and opposition parties who have contributed to the end of this fascist regime. Milosevic has been defeated on the elections of the 24th of September 2000 and the citizens have kept this victory on the streets with the civil disobedience on the 5th of October 2000..

From the Safe House Project in Budapest

9 of October 1991 - 9 of October 2000 NINE YEARS OF POLITICAL ACTIVISM OF WOMEN IN BLACK - THE END OF TOTALITARIAN REGIME

We wish to congratulate to all women and men citizens, non-governmental organisations, movement OTPOR and opposition parties who have contributed to the end of this fascist regime. Milosevic has been defeated on the elections of the 24th of September 2000 and the citizens have kept this victory on the streets with the civil disobedience on the 5th of October 2000..

War is not a "natural" state; war is not … War is, among other things, the direct consequence of militarism.

We know that the nationalist-militarist regime in Serbia survives on hatred, fear and war. We know that the obstacles and barriers produced by that regime, are strengthening insecurity and confrontation. We know that the peoples` fear is easily being used to deepen mistrust and divisions, and to build up bounders between people. We know that this can lead even to an interruption of communication.

This action has been organised by the Belgrade Women in Black Movement and the Niksic SOS Telephone. It took place in various cities in Montenegro and Serbia on the 20th , 21st and 22nd of September.

Monthly Report No. 17

Vucje, August 24-28, 2000

Monthly Report No. 16

The following articles were written by BPT-Kosovo/a team members for the BPT Newsletters No. 19 and No. 20

May 15th has been proclaimed the international conscientious objectors` day on the ICOM (International Conscientious Objectors Meeting) in the year 1983. Yet, it was only this year that the antimilitarist network, consisting of NGO from many towns in Serbia and Montenegro, organized, let us say, a notification of this day. The action of notifying this date took part in 17 towns simultaneously. Although in most of the towns the basic action consisted of delivering leaflets and sticking posters, even such modest actions were not allowed in some places by the police.