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RUSSIA Despite the war, workers’ resistance is making its way
Despite the repression of any expression of protest against the war in Ukraine, one of our correspondents says: « It is extremely significant that several groups of soldiers have refused to go to Ukraine. For an enlisted man, refusal means immediate and permanent dismissal from the army and possible legal action.” Among the collective refusals of…
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Freedom for American Women! Freedom for Afghan women! Freedom for women throughout the world!
As soon as the press leaked the intention of reactionary Supreme Court justices to challenge the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy (abortion), thousands, then hundreds of thousands of women and men, sometimes together with trade unions, took to the streets across the United States. On 15 May, major demonstrations will take place to defend…
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May Day around the WorldThe International Campaign against War Is Getting Organised
On May Day 2022, workers and their organisations gathered in many countries around the world – with many exceptions this year: in many countries, war, repression, and restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic – prevented workers from gathering. Conversely, in some countries where workers are on the offensive, such as Sri Lanka (photo), some of…
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To the participants of the 3 April International Emergency Meeting Against War, to the correspondents of the International Workers’ Committee Our appeal will be handed out at May Day demonstrations all over the world
Dear comrades, The participants in the International Emergency Meeting Against War from 48 countries have decided that on May 1st, the International Day of Workers’ Struggle, the same call will be spread throughout the world to proclaim with one voice the opposition of workers and youth to war. Hundreds of signatures have been added to…
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DOWN WITH THIS WAR ! DOWN WITH « NATIONAL UNITY » / SACRED UNION!UKRAINE The People Face Up to the Russian Army
In Ukraine, the Russian army is bombing Kharkov and Mariupol… but is not advancing as quickly as the Kremlin thought. At the entrance to Energodar (Zaporizhia region), Russian tanks even had to retreat on 2 March in the face of several thousand inhabitants. Similar scenes are being repeated in the occupied cities: hundreds, sometimes thousands…
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RUSSIE 13 500 manifestants arrêtés
Un puissant mouvement d’opposition à la guerre en Russie a surgi spontanément dès le 24 février, premier jour de la guerre. Le site russe OVD-Info, qui recense les actes de répression, indique que depuis le 24 février plus de 13 500 manifestants contre la guerre ont été arrêtés. Ce qui signifie que probablement quarante ou cinquante fois plus de…
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IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, « national unity » / sacred union behind NATO
On 1 March, the elected members of the European Parliament were called upon by the president of the European Commission, Von der Leyen, to vote on a resolution « on Russian aggression against Ukraine« . This resolution: Welcomes the swift adoption of sanctions by the Council; Calls for the scope of sanctions to be broadened…
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« Workers of the world, let’s unite against war and exploitation! » Statement by the Independent and Democratic Workers Party (POID)
The entry of Russian troops into Ukraine on 24 February marks a turning point in the months-long escalation between Russia and the NATO countries led by the US administration. It is now a full-blown war. It is aimed at denying the Ukrainian nation any sovereignty and imposing Great Russian domination anew. For the workers, young…
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IWC is consistent on the stand that “This war is disastrous for the working class.” Nambiath Vasudevan
Statement by Nambiath Vasudevan from India, coordinator with Daniel Gluckstein (France) of the International Workers’ Committee against War and Exploitation, for a Workers International (IWC). This war is disastrous for the working class. The war that is now taking place in Ukraine will lead to an increase of the price of goods and especially of…
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No to War, no to Exploitation! Daniel Gluckstein
Editorial of Workers’ Tribune (French POID’s weekly) by Daniel Gluckstein, France, coordinator with Namiath Vasudevan (India) of the International Workers’ Committee against War and Exploitation, for a Workers International (IWC). February 22, 5 pm. At the time of this writing, no one knows what the outcome of the escalation toward war in Eastern Europe will…
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