Kolchenko: fight for Ukraine without slaves and without masters Life in the Russian prison: Ukrainian activist Kolchenko unveiled the details of his life behind the bars of Kopeysk penal colony on the eve of the second anniversary of his detention. On 16 May, it was two years to the day since Ukrainian activist Oleksandr Kolchenko … Continue reading Kolchenko Speaks from Putin’s Prison!
WHY ARE OLEG SENTSOV AND ALEXANDER KOLCHENKO IMPRISONED?
Free "Crimean hostages" - Sentsov, Kolchenko, Afanasyev The Show Trial On 19 August 2015, the North Caucasus Military District Court of the Russian Federation in Rostov-on-Don delivered its verdict in the trial of the so-called “Crimean terrorists”, activists Oleg Sentsov and Alexander Kolchenko, accused of creating a terrorist organization (a Right Sector cell), preparing and … Continue reading WHY ARE OLEG SENTSOV AND ALEXANDER KOLCHENKO IMPRISONED?
Free Oleh Kordiak – End Repression in Lviv
State Security Repression of Lviv anarchists: what’s happened, what to expect and what this means for each one of us. The following text appeared on the Ukrainian website Politychna Krytyka on 1 May 2016. Translated by Marko Bojcun On 28 April the State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) issued a statement that they had uncovered a group of … Continue reading Free Oleh Kordiak – End Repression in Lviv
STUDENTS DEFENDING THEIR RIGHTS
Ukrainian Youth Warning Action On 7th April n Kyiv, thousands of students participated in the All-Ukrainian Youth Warning Protest Action. The Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine reports. At 11.00, an All-Ukrainian Protest Action for decent future of Ukrainian students will be held in Taras Shevchenko Park, Kyiv. It started with a rally in … Continue reading STUDENTS DEFENDING THEIR RIGHTS
URGENT APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY FROM UKRAINIAN MINERS OF KRYVYI RIH
The Independent Union of Miners of Ukraine (NGPU) at the EVRAZ Sukha Balka mining company in Kryvyi Rih has issued an urgent appeal for solidarity – their appeal is addressed to MPs in the UK. Ukraine Solidarity Campaign has campaigned with the miners successfully against the oligarchs of EVRAZ in the past – joined by … Continue reading URGENT APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY FROM UKRAINIAN MINERS OF KRYVYI RIH
Appeal of the workers of Arselor Mittal, Kryvyi Rih
The workers of the industrial city of Kryvyi Rih have been engaged in a series of struggles with their oligarch employers. The Joint Stock Company ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih is one of the leaders among the largest enterprises of Mining and Steel Complex of Ukraine. Published below are the demands of the workers collective outlined in … Continue reading Appeal of the workers of Arselor Mittal, Kryvyi Rih
Resolutions of the Congress of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine
Draft Resolutions of the of the 7th Congress of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine YOUTH ARE THE FUTURE OF TRADE UNIONS In modern conditions the problems of the youth occupy important place as the youth plays a leading role in the civil society and in trade union in particular. Youth’s values and priorities determine … Continue reading Resolutions of the Congress of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine
Russia Declares War on Crimean Tatars
Republished below is an personal article by Halya Coynash of the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group on the ongoing oppression of the Crimean Tatars since the Russian annexation of Crimea. Once the majority of the population Crimea, the Tatars have a long history of oppression notably the mass deportation of the entire population by Stalin … Continue reading Russia Declares War on Crimean Tatars
Neo=Nazi thugs attack LGBT Equality Festival in Lviv
Halya Coynash Kharkiv Human Human Rights Protection Group The Equality Festival events planned for this weekend in Lviv have been disrupted and the activists effectively – and with violence – driven out of the city. The police did not detain any of the young far-right thugs in masks who first harassed activists, then surrounded the … Continue reading Neo=Nazi thugs attack LGBT Equality Festival in Lviv
Russian state terror, torture against Crimean Muslims
By | Halya Coynash Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group Search on Feb 11 Armed searches are continuing in Russian-occupied Crimea with torture methods used against at least one Crimean Tatar. More details have also emerged of the four Crimean Muslims remanded in custody, though none that could possibly explain their arrest. Vadim Siruk’s wife, who is … Continue reading Russian state terror, torture against Crimean Muslims
