A Ghost is haunting Kiev

In Kiev, they are still afraid of Mozgovoi September 17: The new Ukrainian sanctions list includes a lot of people. On the list, for example, are the 81-year-old artistic director of the Academic Chamber “Vivaldi Orchestra,” Svetlana Bezrodnaya, and 90-year-old academician Boris Rounov. On this list are Israeli journalists, Communist deputies from Greece, and many others. But one […]

Emergency picket and press conference: Stop repression against antifascist leaders in Moldova!

Tell Moldovan officials, President Obama and European Union:Free Grigory Petrenko & Anti-Oligarchy Protesters Emergency picket and press conference Monday, Sept. 215pm to 6pmMoldovan Mission to the UN35 East 29th Street, New York, NY 10016Called by Solidarity with Ukraine Antifascists CommitteeFacebook event page Sign the petition: https://goo.gl/tNrBg1 On Sept. 6, police in Chisinau, Moldova, brutally attacked a protest […]

Look to the sky: A visit with the communists of the Ghost Brigade

By Susann Witt-StahlJunge Welt Ukrainian positions are just 500 meters away. “In the first light of dawn, it’s particularly dangerous. The snipers try their luck,” warns a fighter of the communist unit, pointing to a hill. On the adjacent barricade stands a sign that says “Mines.” The front at the village of Donetsky, where unit […]

Moldova gov’t adopts new anti-Soviet, anti-Russian measures

Moldovan authorities declared the Soviet past “occupation” September 17: Moldova’s Defense Minister said that the monuments of the Soviet “occupation,” Soviet tanks from the Second World War standing on pedestals throughout the country, should be removed. On Wednesday, the Defense Minister of Moldova Anatol Şalaru oversaw the dismantling of a monument of the Soviet T-34 […]

Political prisoner Pavel Grigorchuk: ‘Moldovans connected by a single chain’

In an interview with a Pan.md journalist, civil society activist Pavel Grigorchuk, arrested on September 6 during a protest at the Prosecutor General’s Office, said that they brought iron chains with them “as a theatrical prop, to improvise a scene, to show that all Moldovan citizens live in a country usurped by clans of oligarchs.” […]

Red Bloc members under attack by Moldova authorities: interim leader

Interim leader of the party “Our Home is Moldova” [Red Bloc]* demands release of imprisoned comrades *Translator’s note: “Our Home is Moldova” is the Red Bloc party’s old name. The party is still legally registered under that name for electoral purposes, and some media continue to use it.September 16: The interim head of the party […]

Moldova police caught on video planting evidence against Petrenko’s spouse

Plahotniuc decided to settle accounts with Petrenko by putting presure on his wife September 15: On Tuesday, following the trial of the political prisoners of the “Petrenko Group,” security forces staged a campaign of intimidation against the wife of former deputy Grigory Petrenko. As OMEGA news agency learned, earlier in the day, several police officers […]

Ukraine junta in crisis: Behind the fascist riots in Kiev

By Greg Butterfield In Kiev, Ukraine, thousands of neo-Nazis staged a violent riot outside the Verkhovna Rada, or parliament, on August 31. Two National Guard troops and one police officer were killed. Over 100 people were injured, including Deputy Interior Minister Vasyl Paskal. Thirty people were arrested. (The Telegraph, Aug. 31) Ihor Humeniuk, himself a […]

Picket in support of Moldovan political prisoners held at Appeals Court

September 15: At the Appeals Court building in Chisinau, Moldova, where hearings of the “Petrenko Group” were held, a group of civil society activists organized a picket in support of the political prisoners. Photos: OMEGA On Wednesday, during a court hearing on the case of the “Petrenko group,” in which it considered the petition of […]

Moldova: Appeals court upholds 30-day jail sentence for Petrenko, Red Bloc activists

Former deputy Grigory Petrenko, along with Red Bloc party activist Alexander Roshko, will remain under arrest until October 6. On Wednesday, September 15, a hearing of the Appeals Court was held in Chisinau, Moldova, during which it considered the petition by attorneys of the political prisoners to strike down the decision of the lower court. […]