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Away from Torture and Authoritarian War Conscription
Human Rights and Immediate Peace Negotiations for a Sovereign Ukraine When and Where 2:00 PM, likely at the train station square. Bring signs, hot drinks, and a good mood! Reports of human rights violations against Ukrainians, including the use of torture to force them into participation in the war, continue to rise. According to…
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The Left Emigration Forum took place in Cologne
On November 2-3, 2024, the Left Emigration Forum took place in Cologne. More than 70 participants from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine took part in it. Among the topics discussed were: the problem of evacuating activists from the risk of repression, the creation of networks and mechanisms for mutual assistance among emigrants, a political program of…
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We are expanding our activities!
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BPL’s Position on the Ukrainian Regime
We are publishing our organization’s position on what we consider the Ukrainian part of the solution to the current international and social crisis in Eastern Europe. To gain a more comprehensive understanding of our stance, it should be viewed in conjunction with what we have written regarding Russia (https://postsovietleft.org/ru/2024/10/22/позиция-bpl-по-российскому-режиму/). The war in Ukraine emerged as…
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BPL’s Summer Activities
Summer is traditionally considered a time of relative political calm. People go on vacation or focus on personal matters, and there are usually fewer political events taking place. Nevertheless, our organization remained active throughout the season, promoting an anti-capitalist, internationalist agenda and seeking new supporters. Members of BPL participated in two major gatherings of communist…
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The BPL’s position on the Russian regime
The war in Ukraine is the result of a crisis in international relations. The current negotiation process system has failed to stop and prevent the war. Despite mutual sanctions, the hands of imperialists are unbound. Eastern Europe, and primarily Ukraine, has become the battlefield. While there may be debates about the causes, timeline, and overall…
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Can’t find the enemy? Create one!
Recently, a number of Russian official bodies have been actively ranting on the subject of all things foreign. Thus, as recently as the beginning of this month, a number of Russian activists abroad had their domestic passports cancelled. This is effectively cutted them off from being able to make many transactions remotely in Russia. Yesterday…
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Feedback on Our Brochure from a Political Prisoner
Today, Vladimir Timofeev received a package from France containing a brochure about our political prisoners. At present, the brochure has been published in Russian, French, Spanish, English, and Italian. Comandante sends his heartfelt thanks to Elmar Rustamov, Sergei Krupenko, and all the comrades (including those in France) who contributed to creating this brochure and sending…
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Ukraine: All Eyes on Mobilization
For over two months now, Ukraine has been operating under a new mobilization law. We see horrifying images of conscription-age men being forcibly detained nearly every day on social media and the official press. Public dissatisfaction with these methods often leads to conflicts, isolated, and even relatively large protests. They sometimes turn into direct acts…
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BPL’s position on the snap parliamentary elections in France
There will be snap elections in France in June-July, in which essentially the entire choice is centred around left, right and centrist. We believe that it is our duty today to critically support our comrades in the New Popular Front, who today oppose both the right-wing revanche and the ruling coalition. A special place here…
