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SOLIDARITY WITH SPANISH ANTI-MILITARISTS For over five years the INSUMISION campaign has been fighting to end compulsory military service in Spain. At least ten thousand people have refused to serve in the army or do the social service ( the supposed alternative if you refuse to go in the army a bit like a nightmare version of community service ) which is used by the state to replace public service jobs. Hundreds of them have been taken to court and sentenced to between one year and twenty-eight months in jail. These young people are called INSUMISOS. At this moment there are 200 prisoners for this cause and 75 people are in hiding. The government and especially the justice minister face a situation they don't know how to deal with. Now is the time for an international campaign in support of the Insumisos and against the Spanish state which is forcing its youth into the army. Anti-militarists in Spain are asking for solidarity actions at spanish embassies and consulates such as demos graffiti or petitions demanding an amnesty for the insumisos in prison or on the run an end to trials of anti-militarists and the permanent ending of compulsory military and social service. Anyone fancy organising a demo here ? Write and protest to : Juan Alberto Belloch Justice Minister C/San Bernardo 47 28071.- Madrid Spain. Contact: MATTHEW FULLER