ALERT: Moldovan oligarch’s police brutally attack political prisoners in court

February 15: The regime unleashed armed SWAT police on the Petrenko Group political prisoners, after expelling the media from the courtroom. Photo source: www.facebook.com/gheorghe.scutaru The incident took place in the courtroom of the Riscani Sector Court in Chisina, Moldova, on Monday, February 15, and was captured on a mobile phone by a witness. The exclusive footage […]

Represenatives of Western embassies suddenly appear at trial of Moldovan political prisoners

February 15: The next hearing in the case of the Petrenko Group political prisoners is underway at the Riscani District Court in Chisinau, Moldova. At the beginning of the hearing, it was announced that President of the Court O. Melnichuk had replaced the president of the judicial panel in the “Petrenko case” in connection with […]

Moldova: Mass protest at trial of Petrenko Group political prisoners

More than 1,000 protest against trial of Petrenko Group political prisoners February 15: Representatives and supporters of Our Party and the DA Platform gathered outside the Riscani District Court in Chisinau, during the latest court hearing in the case of the Petrenko group political prisoners. ‘Free Petrenko Group’ protest in Chisinau, Moldova, Feb. 15.Photo: Alexandr […]

Moldovan authorities seek to delay court case of political prisoners

February 12: The Riscani sector court in Chisinau, Moldova, is deliberately delaying consideration of the merits in the case of the Petrenko group political prisoners. Graphic: SouthFront On Thursday, it was announced that the judges want to cancel the hearing scheduled for February 15, because Judge Ludmila Ursu has a cold. This was reported to […]

Communists celebrate 73rd anniversary of the liberation of Lugansk

Commemorative events for the Day of Liberation of Lugansk were held today, February 12. The Communists, together with the leaders of the city of Lugansk, laid flowers at May 9th Park, the Pylon of Glory, the Acute memorial-grave complex and the Monument to Soldiers-Liberators. Lugansk was under German occupation for seven months (212 days). At […]

Donetsk National University remembers ‘Ghost’ Vsevolod Petrovsky

By Evgeniy Golishkin On February 11 at Donetsk National University, in one of the lecture halls of the History Faculty, an exhibition opened dedicated to the communist, graduate of the History Department, journalist and soldier Vsevolod Petrovsky. He died on February 8, 2015, during the liberation of Debaltsevo, serving with the Volunteer Communist Detachment of […]

Kiev rally demands: ‘No ban on Communist Party of Ukraine!’

On February 11, 2016, outside the Kiev Administrative Court of Appeals, a rally was held in support of the Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU) and against political repression of dissidents, particularly the Communists. Protesters held posters with slogans: “No ban on the Communist Party!”, “Fight poverty, not Communists!” and “The real opposition is the Communist […]

Lugansk Communists, veterans assist nursing home residents

February 11: Lugansk Communists and veterans gathered and handed over humanitarian aid to the Kalinovski Gerontology Center, which specializes in medical and social support for the elderly and disabled. “The lonely and the elderly are in need of attention, care and support. The idea to help them began before the New Year,” said Alexander Kalmykov, […]

Information War: Lugansk Communists’ VK pages hacked

Dear friends, comrades, associates! Attackers hacked the official pages of Lugansk Communist leader Maxim Chalenko and the group “Lugansk Communist Front” on VKontakte [social media site, Russian alternative to Facebook]. Unfortunately, VKontakte technical support has not allowed us to regain control over the accounts. Maxim Chalenko and Ekaterina Popova We declare that from February 11, […]

Happy birthday to Alexey Markov of Ghost Brigade Volunteer Communist Detachment!

By Greg Butterfield February 11: Today we celebrate the birthday of comrade Alexey Markov, a deputy commander of the Ghost Brigade of Novorossiya and political commissar of the Volunteer Communist Detachment (DKO). It’s impossible to overstate the historic role of Markov and Pyotr Birukov, the DKO’s military commander, who established an organized, multi-tendency, international communist […]