openDemocracy spoke to three Russian men about their fears of being drafted and how they have coped in the past year A year ago today (21 September), the Russian authorities announced the start of ...

Niger's military junta has declared a general mobilisation and requisition of people and resources to combat jihadist ...

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has unveiled its final strategy ahead of the 2026 General Elections, targeting the mobilisation of 14 million voters nationwide. NRM Secretary General ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has commented on the draft law adopted by the Ukrainian parliament to improve certain issues of mobilisation, military registration, and military service.

On September 21, the Russian President ordered a partial mobilisation for some of the country’s citizens as a means to combat the scale of Moscow troop casualties from the war. Since March, General ...

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine determines mobilisation plans based on the needs of specific military units, taking into account their losses, functional purpose, manning levels and ...

“A week ago you could have called it relocating, but now the whole situation is like a stampede,” Oleg* wrote to openDemocracy on Telegram. In the week since Vladimir Putin announced a mobilisation of ...

President Vladimir Putin’s “partial mobilisation” is Russia’s first since the second world war. Officially, he plans to boost troop numbers by calling up 300,000 reservists. But Putin’s official ...

Ukraine began mobilising civilians into the army after declaring martial law in February, 2022 (File) A Ukrainian parliamentary committee met on Thursday to review proposed changes to the rules on ...

When Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation of Russian reservists and the need for 300,000 fighters to join his war in Ukraine, he insisted the men would be summoned according to strict ...

The Federal Government has introduced stricter conditions for contractors seeking mobilisation fees as it moves to enforce greater accountability in project execution. The Minister of Works, David ...