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The Belarusian Revolution: Lessons, Perspectives and Tactics of the Radical Left

by Pavel Katarzheuski In 1991, after the collapse of the bureaucratic model of “socialism” in the Soviet Union and in the Warsaw Pact countries, Belarus became independent. A liberal-democratic regime briefly existed in the country from 1991 to 1994, but failed to eliminate certain elements of the Soviet heritage. In 1994, the social class contradictions between … Continue reading The Belarusian Revolution: Lessons, Perspectives and Tactics of the Radical Left

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MCDONNELL AND CORBYN CALL FOR SOLIDARITY WITH BELARUS FREEDOM STRUGGLE

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

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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

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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

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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

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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