Support John McDonnell’s Early Day Motion 850 on Belarus John McDonnell MP, a leading socialist Member of Parliament and former Labour Shadow Chancellor has lodged an Early Day Motion in Parliament calling for “international solidarity with the people of Belarus in their struggle for freedom and democracy”. McDonnell has welcomed the demands of the trade … Continue reading MCDONNELL AND CORBYN CALL FOR SOLIDARITY WITH BELARUS FREEDOM STRUGGLE
AGAINST THE ANTI-SOCIAL DICTATORSHIP IN BELARUS
Statement of Solidarity by the Social Movement - Ukraine The bloody repression by the Belarusian government of the protests against the rigged elections shook the world. It is noteworthy that these protests were not organised by the “old” opposition (from the traditional parties), nor by the “new” opposition (former loyalists of the Lukashenka regime), nor … Continue reading AGAINST THE ANTI-SOCIAL DICTATORSHIP IN BELARUS
Statement by Belarus socialists
Mass protests and strike action continue in Belarus. We republish a statement by the Belarus Left Party ‘Just World’ which campaigns for socialism in the Republic of Belarus- a society of democracy, social justice, equality, solidarity and freedom. The Just World Party is a member of the European Left Party. Thank you to Katarzheuski Pavel … Continue reading Statement by Belarus socialists
Partisans or Workers? Figures of Belarusian Protest and Their Prospects
by Volodymyr Artiukh This is an updated and revised version of the article that first appeared in Russian in Commons: Journal of Social Critique republished from Left East website: http://www.criticatac.ro These week’s protests in Belarus have clearly overcome their initial electoral focus and morphed into an expanding dissident movement of urban middle class and workers. In … Continue reading Partisans or Workers? Figures of Belarusian Protest and Their Prospects
Belarus’ rigged presidential election must be re-run and police brutality must cease, demands ITUC
The ITUC has denounced the violent attacks by the police and the special security forces on demonstrators protesting over disputed presidential elections on Sunday evening in Belarus (9 August) and called on the government of Belarus to respect the true voice of its citizens. Dictator Alexander Lukashenko – in power for 26 years - has … Continue reading Belarus’ rigged presidential election must be re-run and police brutality must cease, demands ITUC
МКП: у Білорусі повинні бути повторні вибори, жорстокість поліції – припинена
Міжнародна конфедерація профспілок засудила жорстокі напади поліції та спеціальних сил безпеки на демонстрантів, що протестували проти спірних виборів президента в неділю ввечері в Білорусі (9 серпня). МКП закликала білоруський уряд поважати справжній голос своїх громадян. «Диктатор Олександр Лукашенко, який при владі 26 років, очевидно, втратив підтримку білоруського народу, і вибори повинні бути проведені повторно з … Continue reading МКП: у Білорусі повинні бути повторні вибори, жорстокість поліції – припинена
HOLODOMOR
QUESTION NATIONALE, STALINISME, UKRAINE Par Vincent Presumey. Étymologiquement, le mot ukrainien Holodomor contracte holod, la faim, et demoryty, qui n’a pas d’équivalent direct en français et peut se rendre par « laisser périr délibérément ». L’intentionnalité est décisive : laisser périr, c’est assassiner. Pour les Ukrainiens, le mot est donc synonyme de génocide, et, de même que Shoah désigne aujourd’hui le génocide dont … Continue reading HOLODOMOR
Towards a Political Economy of Ukraine
We are pleased to announce the publication of an exciting new book by the veteran Ukrainian socialist Marko Bojcun - Towards a Political Economy of Ukraine Selected Essays 1990–2015. Part of the Ukrainian Voices series by ibidem Verlag. The essays in this book explore the major developments, both domestic and international, that shaped the first … Continue reading Towards a Political Economy of Ukraine
Ukrainian trade unions under the guillotine
The labour market will get rid of trade unions Vitaliy Dudin Under the slogan of getting rid of old Soviet junk, Ukrainian parliamentarians want to “reform trade unions”. This reform guillotine will decapitate trade union committees, which presently force management thoroughly to deliberate over their decisions. After the unsuccessful attempt to pass the liberal law … Continue reading Ukrainian trade unions under the guillotine
Miners protesting over pay arrears arrested and tortured in Russian-controlled Luhansk ‘republic’
From left Ihor Yefanov, Vitaly Yefanov, Yevhen Mykhailichenko We republish a below an important report by the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group of the ongoing repression against mineworkers in the so-called 'Luhansk Peoples Republic', a proxy state of Russian imperialism. The miners struggles demands solidarity from the International Labour Movement - this lays down a … Continue reading Miners protesting over pay arrears arrested and tortured in Russian-controlled Luhansk ‘republic’
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з Україною) 