Armenia: Jehovah's Witnesses apply for alternative military service
Iravunk web site, Yerevan
7 Oct 04
October
The law on alternative service in the Armenian Republic has been
effective since 1 September.
Twenty young men applied to the Armenian Defence Ministry by 1
October, saying they would like to perform alternative service. Most
of them are Jehovah's Witnesses but there are also those who want to
evade military service for other motives.
Iravunk web site, Yerevan
7 Oct 04
October
The law on alternative service in the Armenian Republic has been
effective since 1 September.
Twenty young men applied to the Armenian Defence Ministry by 1
October, saying they would like to perform alternative service. Most
of them are Jehovah's Witnesses but there are also those who want to
evade military service for other motives.