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Understanding Alexei Navalny
8 February 2021, by David Mandel -
Mass protests calling for Navalny’s release on 23 January, set to continue
27 January 2021, by Ilya Budraitskis -
Navalny’s Return and Left Strategy
22 January 2021, by Ilya Budraitskis, Ilya Matveev, Kirill Medvedev, LeftEast -
The crushing of Chechnya’s aspirations for independence:
4 November 2020, by Philippe Alcoy, Tony Woods -
Belarus: the beginning of what end?
27 September 2020, by Catherine Samary -
No to Putin’s police operation against the Belarusian people!
28 August 2020, by Russian Socialist Movement (RSD) -
Russian Socialist Movement on Belarus
12 August 2020, by Russian Socialist Movement (RSD) -
Defend Socialists and Environmental Activists in Izhevsk: Demand the politically motivated charges against Dmitriy Tsarenko be dropped!
20 May 2020, by Russian Socialist Movement (RSD) -
Why doesn’t official Russian historical politics need the real Lenin and how is his method relevant at a time of crisis
10 May 2020, by Ilya Budraitskis -
Putin’s Virus Moment
14 April 2020, by Ilya Budraitskis
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Anticapitalistas on the calling of the elections: let’s continue the struggle on the streets
Pedro Sánchez has announced that he is bringing forward the date of the elections, which will now take place on 29 November. This call for elections comes against a backdrop of major protests over the housing crisis, which have sparked a significant resurgence of mobilisation amongst the left and the working class in the face of a structural problem that is becoming increasingly urgent.
- read article...Sinistra Anticapitalista Summer University: Solidarity, Partners, Ecosocialists
“AI, Anti-Capitalist Intelligence”, the third edition of Italy’s Ecosocialist Summer University – organized by Sinistra Anticapitalista and the Livio Maitan Library – ended on Sunday 6 September 2026 with a well-attended debate on the alternative to capitalist barbarism, moderated by Armando Morgia, in which Antonella Bundu (Toscana Rossa), Dario Salvetti (formerly of GKN), Eliana Como (CGIL oppositionist), Luca Scacchi (AMR Controvento), Giulio Calella (Edizioni Alegre) and Francesco Locantore (Gauche anticapitaliste) participated, among others.
- read article...Slovenian trade unions propose referendum to overturn the new government’s anti-social policies
The parliamentary elections held in early 2026 in Slovenia resulted in a narrow majority for the right, thereby enabling the formation of a radical conservative government. This government wasted no time in taking steps to undermine the welfare state.
- read article...Statement on the Pakistani State’s Attack on Free Media “Jeddojehad”
The Pakistani military establishment had launched an attack on the online Jeddojehad. Its editor, Farooq Suhleria’s, home was raided. He could not be arrested as he was not in the country. But it means he cannot return to his job. Another member of the Editorial Board was also raided. The website has been shut down.
- read article...Open Letter from Sergio Ramirez to President Lula da Silva
“Ortega has abolished elections. Do not deny Nicaragua the right to choose freely—the same right that could make you president of Brazil for a fourth time.”
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