No to the Russian law!” – Georgia in revolt

Join us for a discussion of the youth-led revolt against state authoritarianism and Russian domination in Georgia. Georgia is being rocked by huge, youth-led protests against its pro-Russian government’s attempts to crack down on non-government organisations and civil society, through a “foreign influence” law modelled on the one passed in Russia in 2012. The protesters … Continue reading No to the Russian law!” – Georgia in revolt

KHARKIV WILL NEVER FALL UNDER RUSSIAN OCCUPATION

Exclusive interview by Christopher Ford of Ukraine Solidarity Campaign with Maksym Romanenko, a doctor and editor of the Ukrainian democratic socialist organization Social Movement. Fires in Kharkiv following a Russian attack An interview with Maksym Romanenko, a native of Kharkiv, a doctor, Ukrainian socialist, and editor of the Ukrainian democratic socialist organization Social Movement. The city … Continue reading KHARKIV WILL NEVER FALL UNDER RUSSIAN OCCUPATION

Urgent Appeal by Ukrainian Trade Unions to the European Trade Union Movement

Today, Ukrainian workers, trade unionists and the entire population of Ukraine resist the Russian aggressor and fight for the liberation of the occupied territories, where terror reigns and human rights are not guaranteed. To: Esther Lynch, ETUC General Secretary European Trade Union Congress affiliated organisations Dear Esther Lynch, dear brothers and sisters! The Confederation of … Continue reading Urgent Appeal by Ukrainian Trade Unions to the European Trade Union Movement

Internationalism or Russification

New edition of Ivan Dzyuba's classic analysis Soviet Nationalities Problem Internationalism or Russification? was written in 1965 while there was a wave of political repression in Ukraine. In the book, Dzyuba analyses from a Marxist position the national and cultural policy of the Soviet Union in Ukraine. The book was first sent to the Secretary of the Central Committee … Continue reading Internationalism or Russification

UKRAINIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS

Protests in Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk over new reforms. The student community is being rocked by a new anti-social reform: after the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Health has begun to promote an equally scandalous innovation. On 11 March, a draft of a new reform was published, which provides for changes in the distribution and … Continue reading UKRAINIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS

A PROXY WAR AGAINST RUSSIA?

The authors Andreas Bieler and Adam David Morton have published an essay in in Socialist Register 2024 in which they argue that Ukrainian resistance ‘is not a war of self-determination’,  but a  ‘proxy war between the US and its allies against Russia, fought with Ukrainian personnel on Ukrainian soil’, attacking Ukrainian political economist and member of Sotsialny … Continue reading A PROXY WAR AGAINST RUSSIA?

Russia Launches Massive Attacks to Destroy Homes, Workplaces, Energy, and Economy of Ukraine

The Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine, an affiliated organization of the ITUC, calls upon the international trade union community and the governments of democratic countries to strengthen support for Ukraine at a time when Russia is causing large-scale destruction of residential buildings, civil and energy infrastructure, and purposefully destroying the economy and workplaces. … Continue reading Russia Launches Massive Attacks to Destroy Homes, Workplaces, Energy, and Economy of Ukraine

Ukraine medical workers appeal – help get to £15k!

Five weeks early we've passed our £10k target to support the appeal from the Free Trade Union of Medical Workers in a mining region of Ukraine. So we've launched a new target, £15,000 by 31 March. A branch of the Free Trade Union of Medical Workers of Ukraine in a mining region of western Ukraine … Continue reading Ukraine medical workers appeal – help get to £15k!