Moldova: Prosecutor still refuses to withdraw charges against Petrenko Group

Six leftist, anti-fascist activists have faced persecution under multiple governments in Moldova since their arrests on Sept. 6, 2015, during a peaceful anti-austerity protest in the capital of Chisinau. The “Petrenko Group” were jailed under torturous conditions for nearly six months, then put on house arrest. They still face restrictions on travel. Grigory Petrenko and […]

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RKRP flash mob demands \’No reprisals!\’

\’No reprisals!\’ Feb. 2: The Leningrad organization of the Russian Communist Workers’ Party (RKRP) held a flash mob demanding \”No reprisals!\”, against police arbitrariness and in support of the first secretary of the Tyumen organization of the RKRP, Alexander Cherepanov, against whom a criminal case was initiated for injuring a law enforcement officer. Dmitry Kuzmin, […]

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Commentary: On Russian protests and U.S. intervention

By Greg Butterfield Communists and anti-imperialists must unwaveringly oppose U.S. intervention against Russia. Workers and oppressed people in the U.S. have no interest in supporting the Western demonization of President Vladimir Putin or the Russian people. We should remind our class that while U.S. federal, state and local officials from both capitalist parties repress Black […]

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