Imprisonment of eight prisoners of conscience: Thanasis Giannousis, Kostas Doxas, Pavlos Pouliakas, Pavlos Savvidis, Periklis Vasilaropoulos, Pavlos Sarantidis, Pavlos Karadimos and Filimonas Mangiorgos: The above men were sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in May and July 1996 for refusing to perform military service. As Jehovah’s Witnesses they are opposed to performing any kind of military service. As conscientious objectors and prisoners of conscience Amnesty International is calling for their immediate and unconditional release. They are currently serving their sentences in Sindos Military Prison, near Salonica.
