Tag Archives: international solidarity
Protest and propaganda: What the Russian embassy row is all about
by Alex Snowdon
What’s behind the hysteria over protesting outside the Russian Embassy? Alex Snowdon considers the motives of Stop the War’s critics.
Another day passes without those who apparently want to protest at the Russian Embassy actually calling a protest outside the Russian Embassy.
| SBU arrested Brazilian volunteer Rafael Lusvarghi
The Brazilian citizen Rafael Lusvarghi who was a fighter in the Donbass militias has been arrested in the International airport of Boryspil (Kiev). Reportedly, he was arrested after Great Britain (some sources mention British Airways) made his plane bound for Moscow land in Kiev. According to the words of SBU workers he fought at the side of the Donetsk People’s Republic. It has been reported by the Prosecutor’s office of Kiev on October 6. According to the department, the Brazilian was arrested at abut 9 am. They revealed that he was since September 2014 in the battalion Viking of the DPR. He took part in defence operations in Vergulyovka, Pervomayskoe, Gorlovka, Starobeshevo, Debaltsevo and Donetsk airport. The SBU already posted a video with his arrest during which he was treated like a terrorist, which might also the official charge.
The next day Donetsk news agency confirmed the fact of arrest and gave some new details. During a body search the operatives seized the DPR military ID with Strelkov`s signature, passport of a foreign country and laptop with a correspondence at once called to be “terrorist”.
Immediately after detention the SBU workers managed to come up with and to extend such skills and professions to him as military skier, climber, explosive expert, radio operator, expert on hostage-taking. The criminal proceedings were initiated against Latin America citizen with a wording “formation of a terrorist organization”.
Donetsk news agency denies SBU version that arrested man is a “foreign mercenary” and describes Rafael Lusvarghi as a warrior-internationalist who had been standing for the freedom of the LPR and DPR.
Alongside this the Ukrainian authorities continue denying the existence of international mercenaries from Turkey, Sweden and the US within AFU and squads of volunteer-punitive.
| Un démenti ferme mais fraternel de la brigade Henri Krasucki
Ce n’était pas un canular, la brigade Henri Krasucki existe bel et bien et voici leur réponse au démenti hâtif de la CGT, une mise au point ferme et fraternelle… .
Ci-dessous, leur réponse à la confédération CGT, publié le 29 septembre 2016 sur la page Facebook du Bataillon international de libération du Rojava , suivie d’un article qui décrit ce qui se passe au Rojava. :
| Reconciliation instead of repression
Many personalities including members of parliament have signed a statement in support of the democratic forces in Ukraine under persecution:
We are seriously concerned about the facts of the systematic pressure on the opposition in Ukraine.
On September 4th, right-wing radicals had the attacked “Inter” TV channel. The channel’s office was burned by nationalists, only the miracle helped to avoid human casualties. Threats of physical violence are coming against journalists and editors of “NewsOne” channel. In fact, all of the independent media are facing direct violence or the threat of violence from nationalist organizations.
| “It’s Weird that U.S. Citizens Don’t Know”
In early September 2016, a Veterans For Peace delegation traveled to the small island of Okinawa, Japan to stand in solidarity with the local people to oppose the construction of new helipads. 3 members of the delegation were former US Marines who were once stationed on Okinawa and are now standing with the local people.
