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Early Day Motion in the British parliament against Ukrainian Communist Party ban

Four members of the British parliament, two Labour and two SNP, have tabled an Early Day Motion to raise concerns about the banning of the Ukrainian Communist Party. The motion calls on the UK government to raise the issue with the … Continue reading

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May 2 massacre remembrance attacked by Automaidan thugs in Odessa

On November 2, relatives and friends of the victims of the Odessa massacre gathered at the Kulikovo field in remembrance as they do on the second of every month to mark the events on May 2, 2014. This time they … Continue reading

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Babi Yar holocaust site vandalised by Nazis for the 6th time this year

On September 13, the first day of the Jewish new year celebration, a group of nazis desecrated the memorial to over 33,000 Jews killed in 1941 over two days at the Babi Yar ravine in Kiev. Jewish organisations complained about the passivity … Continue reading

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Letter to Labour leadership candidates on Ukraine

The Solidarity with Antifascist Resistance in Ukraine campaign has sent the following letter to Labour leadership candidates asking them about their views. We will publish any responses that we receive.

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British transport workers renew support for anti-fascist resistance in Ukraine

TRANSPORT workers threw their weight behind a call for their union RMT to continue its commitment to Solidarity with the Anti-Fascist Resistance in Ukraine (Saru).

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Right Sector fascists occupy Communist Party headquarters in Odessa

On the night of June 13, armed and masked paramilitary thugs from the Right Sector, Automaidan and Maidan Self-Defence occupied the Odessa regional office of the Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU).

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Commander of Kiev “volunteer battalion” and 7 men arrested on charges of rape and torture

Ruslan Onyshchenko, the commander of the Tornado Volunteer Battalion of the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior and seven of his men were arrested on June 17 accused of rape and torture. In turn, the men accused the Luhansk Oblast police chief … Continue reading

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Ukraine’s labour reforms threaten workers’ rights

The oligarchs have joined forces to rail-road a new labour code that strips Ukrainian workers of their already modest rights. [VITALY DUDIN 4 June 2015]

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WFTU general secretary condemns EU and US support for Ukrainian fascists

“we condemn EU, US and their allies that support the Government of Ukraine and the fascists of Right Sector. It’s unacceptable for the workers and peoples to pay the contradictions and antagonisms of the imperialists ” George Mavrikos, general secretary of … Continue reading

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Ivano-Frankivsk regional council bans Communist and other parties

On April 17, the Ivano-Frankivsk regional council voted to ban the Communist Party, the Opposition Block, the Party of the Regions and the Party of Ukraine “as contrary to the national interest and for violation of the rights and freedoms … Continue reading

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