In the Donetsk region, female employees of the coal mine ‘Kurakhivska’ of the state-owned enterprise "Selydivvugillya" are continuing their hunger strike against wage arrears.
‘for me it’s cheaper to bury them than to stop production at the pit’.”
Yefim Zvyagilsky, the Ukrainian parliamentarian and owner of the Zasiadko mine in Donetsk where an unknown number of miners have been killed in an explosion. According to M.Volynets leader of Confederation of Independent Unions of Ukraine, there are currently identified only 21 of the 33 people killed. The mine management adopts a practice - common … Continue reading ‘for me it’s cheaper to bury them than to stop production at the pit’.”
SLAVERY IN THE DONETSK AND LUHANSK “PEOPLES REPUBLICS”
The report below was originally published by the Ukrainian association Liva Opozytsiya – Left Opposition the moves against free trade unions in these areas of Donbas are a matter of concern for the international labour movement. The Confederation of Free Trade Unions is no longer able to function in these areas, and independent trade unions are being declared … Continue reading SLAVERY IN THE DONETSK AND LUHANSK “PEOPLES REPUBLICS”
Report on the human rights mission to the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts
The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group [KHPG], together with the German NGO ‘European Exchange’ and representatives of NGOs from the Russian Federation and Germany with the support of the German Foreign Ministry, carried out an international mission to monitor human rights in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts on territory which is back under Ukrainian control. … Continue reading Report on the human rights mission to the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts
Interview with a Ukrainian Marxist and soldier fighting in the Donbas
Andriy M. (the name was changed) is one of those Kiev white-collar leftists, who after some hesitations supported Maidan last winter and in spring took a decisive stand against the reaction in Crimea and in Eastern Ukraine. His stand finally led him to the Ukrainian army and now Andriy is taking part in the ATO … Continue reading Interview with a Ukrainian Marxist and soldier fighting in the Donbas
St. Petersburg Neo-Nazi Sadist in Donbas – ‘Russia’s Pride and Glory’
Halya Coynash Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group From torturing puppies and calling on fellow neo-Nazis to kill down-and-outs and animals in St. Petersburg, Alexei Milchakov turned to killing Ukrainians in Donbas. Graphic pictures of his time fighting together with Kremlin-backed militants can be found on his VKontakte page – “Alexei Milchakov - Russia’s Pride and … Continue reading St. Petersburg Neo-Nazi Sadist in Donbas – ‘Russia’s Pride and Glory’
Poroshenko Stops Benefits: Donbas Ukrainians feel betrayed
The Ukrainian government has issued a blow to people living in areas under the control of Kremlin-backed militants. That at least is how many Ukrainians from Donbas view measures taken which could leave some of the most vulnerable people in Donbas effectively abandoned. First on Nov 7 the government announced that it would no longer … Continue reading Poroshenko Stops Benefits: Donbas Ukrainians feel betrayed
Miners Union Warns of Ecological Disaster in Donbas
Military action and destruction contribute of the ecological disaster in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions Mykhailo VOLYNETS, Chairman of the Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine: ‘It’s possible in the near future that there will be an ecological disaster in Donbass region, as well as in some areas of Russia. I’ll try to explain my … Continue reading Miners Union Warns of Ecological Disaster in Donbas
SEPARATISTS SHOOT WORKER PROTESTS IN DONBAS
SOCIAL PROTESTS AND REPRESSION IN SEPARATIST RUN DONBAS The news about social protests has reached Donbass, the region which is struggling to separate from Ukraine. The protests are directed against the policies of separatist government. The protesters suffered threats and violent repressions for their actions. On September 22, the people of Atratsit (Luhansk region) went out to the city central square, by the premises of the … Continue reading SEPARATISTS SHOOT WORKER PROTESTS IN DONBAS
A Popular Front for Russian Nationalism
A Popular Front for Russian NationalismThe “Manifesto of the Popular Front for the National Liberation of Ukraine, Novorossiya and Transcarpathian Rus’.” (1)by Dale StreetThis is the title of the manifesto adopted at a conference – attended by people who regard themselves as being of the left, and by representatives of various brands of Russian nationalism, … Continue reading A Popular Front for Russian Nationalism