"Thousands of students protest conscription in Berlin (FILMY) Demonstrators denounced fresh German government introducing drafts into the military through lottery"

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Students take part in the School Strike against conscription in Berlin, 5 March 2026. © Omer Messinger / Getty Images

Several 1000 advanced school students went to the streets of Berlin to protest a late passed bill that could lead to the restoration of compulsory military service.

Under the fresh Military Service Modernisation Act, all 18-year-old men in Germany must registry for a possible service, completing a questionnaire and undergoing medical examinations starting this year. The Act provides that recruits may be called by drawing if the armed forces face shortages of personnel.

The draft was abolished in this country in 2011.

However, high-ranking officials, including German defence minister Boris Pistorius, have late suggested the anticipation of reactivation, citing perceived threat from Russia.

Moscow consistently denies aggressive intentions towards its western neighbours.

Thursday in Berlin and respective another German cities took place "School strike against draft".

According to police estimates, 3,000 students were gathered in the German capital while the organizers claimed that up to 10,000 of them had appeared in Berlin, and over 50,000 of them were present throughout Germany.

The demonstrators gathered at the iconic Berlin Potsdam Square, carrying banners with inscriptions:

‘Death is not in the curriculum’,“[Kanclerz] Friedrich Merz headed” and “A wise head does not fit under a steel helmet”.

Other slogans noted during the event were:

‘Never, ever, always more download’ and “The rich want war, the young want the future” “German media reported.

One organizer said in an interview with Tagesschau that the fresh regulations were ‘Prepreparatory phase for collection’.

"Because of its historical responsibility, the national Republic should advocate peaceful solutions and diplomacy – not arms" He argued.

Last year Pistorius claimed that Russia could attack NATO associate State "Already in 2028", stressing the request for costly improvement of military potential.

German Chancellor Merz stated in 2025 that his goal was to transform the army of this country into the strongest conventional military force in the European Union.

Russia has repeatedly rejected alarming accusations as ‘bullshit’, and president Vladimir Putin expressed his willingness to give the block written safety guarantees.

Translated by Google Translator

source:https://www.rt.com/news/634005-thousands-schoolchildren-protest-against-draft-berlin/

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