The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine proposes Verkhovna Rada to raise the retirement age for women from 55 to 60 years, annually increasing it to 6 months, from February 1, 2011. Stated in the draft 7455 "On measures to ensure the legislative reform of the pension system", registered on the site of the Parliament on 13 December.
November 15 Kaliningrad intellectuals appealed to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with a request to suspend the transfer of Kirch ROC. An open letter signed by about 50 people.
Today, 20 December, in Kharkiv on routes not work 162 trolleybuses and 196 trams due to the fact that workers KP "Gorelectrotrans" on strike, seeking payment of wages. This situation is similar to last year, when drivers of trams and trolley buses went on strike and not go to work for over a week.
From the words of the strikers, most of the drivers and conductors have not been paid since mid-July. According to the deputy prosecutor of the Kharkiv region, to date, wage arrears amounted to more than 22 million hryvnia.Each employee should on average 10 thousand UAH.
10th-13th of December were international days of solidarity with repressed Belarusian anarchists and social activists. Actions took place in 13 cities of six countries. In upcoming days, there will be discussions and fundraising in three more cities of Poland and Belarus.
Currently there are four persons in Belarusian prisons, who are accused of having taken part to various political actions between September 2009 and September 2010.
Events on December 11 at the Manege Square showed how traffic rules of football fans in Moscow rotten and "Cormorant". We are not surprised that the cynicism with which a crowd of 3000 suburban young "hooligans", the old Liquor "gitlerofilov, and fashionable children's" AIR max "" zigovala "near the Kremlin, Zhukov monument and eternal flame. Actually not surprised and that law enforcement agencies responded loyally and given an opportunity to "fans" to let off steam.
Today, Dec. 12, about 30 anarchists and anti-fascists in Moscow conducted an illegal procession. Around 8 pm, with a column covering the street Fire and signal flare went on Maroseyka by the Belarusian embassy, chanting "Freedom for Belarus anarchists," "Putin and Luke freaks, anarchists to freedom," "Games in the policy - the case by a condom!" and other slogans. The protesters carried a banner "We demand an end to repression against Maxim Vetkin, Dedkov Nicholas, Alexandra Frantskevych, Igor Olinevicha" black and red flags.
This afternoon, in the center of Irkutsk, the anarchists of the Initiative Food Not Bombs held a rally in solidarity with anarchist prisoners in Belarus. Participants in the initiative have fed a dozen homeless people free hot vegetarian soup. Near the site of action anarchists placed the banner: "Freedom of Belarusian activists!" and handed out leaflets about a hundred passers-by and the homeless. Despite the bitter cold enough passersby eagerly took flyers.
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In the evening on December 10 in Tyumen cafe "books" was a concert in support of a well-known civic activist Andrey Kutuzov party "Autonomous Action, accused the FSB of distributing" extremist leaflets. Dec. 14 to begin the court in this case. Educated public accusation is false and sucked from the finger. People who know Andrew personally or by his active work, decided to organize themselves and express their solidarity with him through the recital.Here's what came of it.
Today in Moscow Manege Square several thousand people gathered to express a protest. The rally was dedicated to the memory of Egor Sviridov, fans Spartak Moscow, who was murdered on December 6 in a scuffle with Caucasians. Organizers are encouraged to avoid the Nazi slogan "because most likely this is a provocation scum", but murder will out, and a core set of chants was: "Moscow - Russian city," "We are Slavs," "Only Russian, only the victory!" Russian's time to fight back, one for all and all for one! "
Bulk stencils with direct appeals to release Belarusian anarchist decorated passages of Irkutsk. Show this sign of solidarity with the repressed comrades did not prevent even a low temperature outside, reaching -30 degrees.
In Turkey, police brutally attacked the students who wanted to protest against the Summit of the Prime Minister and university rectors. One pregnant student (19 years) lost her baby, as the police continually kicked her in the stomach, even though she yelled that she was pregnant.
Due to the fact that the Belarusian government again resorted to political repression and shows his dictatorial essence, IFA (International of Anarchist Federations), meeting in Sofia on 30-31 October 2010, reports that:
- He is opposed to any social and political activism, organized under the institutional and hierarchical control;
- Condemns all forms of repression against activists, whether they are anarchists or not;
- Expresses its solidarity with the persecuted fellow anarchists and all the victims of the regime;
Action in support of HIV-infected ended detention!
About ten people have launched on Monday morning (two days before the 1 December - International Day Against HIV and AIDS) in the Constitutional Court building 30-meter black banner with the words "Half of the treatment - half the laws." It was under this slogan for this fall was more than ten shares in different cities of Russia. Their members believe that they are not required to seek coordination of events at the state, which effectively deprives them of the right to life.
November 17 CNT-AIT started the action, aimed at the public expression of his conflict with the University Komputense in connection with the recruitment of students for scholarship and calls for withdrawal of the plan budget balansa.My gathered from 14:00 to 15:00 before the office of student vitserektorata (Student Vicerector's), putting a banner that read: "No more cuts and precarious contracts. There is no plan for fiscal balance. No work for a stipend." The protest was ass to raise awareness in the working heart.
Bosses block to prevent employees bargain made public the fact of the strike.
November 26, about 100 workers at the site of the stadium construction in Lviv Evro2012 strike.
Workers who are employees of the firm COMFORTBUD not pay salaries for three months.
November 28 in Ufa, in the all-Russian day of united action the residents of hostels, the Union initiated the coordinating councils of Russia, held a demonstration followed a rally in defense of social rights. The event was attended by the following community organizations: Board of Public "Civil Action", "Board of Bashkirian Hostel", "Autonomous Action Ufa", "Left Front", BashDOP "Area 02".
Yesterday, on November 27 in Irkutsk again Picket against the commercialization of education and health. By the protesters also joined activist parents' children - in the garden! ". Participants of the rally handed out to passers-two hundred copies of the special issue of the newspaper "Free Siberia and leaflets explaining its position.
November 25 in Tyumen, held a preliminary court hearing on the case participant "Autonomous Action" Andrey Kutuzov, who was accused of producing and distributing "extremist" leaflets. Judge Garipova did only one thing: admitted the positive characteristics for Andrew and places of work and residence. The defense petition, but the judge dismissed them, saying that the application will be considered later in the course of the case on its merits.
National Union of Students and Union of Universities and colleges in the UK have pledged to spend on the streets of London a new mass demonstration against the increase of fees for higher education with students of Minsk universities. The action is scheduled for November 30.
Italian students participating in protests against the university reform, was released from the siege of Leaning Tower of Pisa in Pisa, which was under their control within three hours.
Historic Landmark, which is included in UNESCO's World Heritage list, is not affected. Day of demonstrators descended slogans protest slogans from the last level of the tower, and built around the "human shield" by cutting off access to tourists.
June 11th is the International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason & All Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners. This action day has a long history, it was organized first time 20 years ago in 2004. In the first year, we managed to paint a graffiti to wall of one of the most guarded objects of Moscow,...
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war...