Conscientious Objection in East Germany - Leaving East Germany

Leaving East Germany

Between 1984 and 1985, 71,000 East Germans were expelled from the country for participation in civil rights movements. Many people who wished to emigrate from East Germany would do things such as refuse to serve in the NVA to be put on the "black list" and expelled.

By the late 1980s, the vast majority of conscientious objectors were people who wished to emigrate.

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