Baba Jan is a political activist in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) facing a life sentence along 12 more at Gahkooch jail. He is a federal committee member of the Awami Workers Party and president of the Progressive Youth Front. He was sentenced on charges of rioting and organising illegal rallies in 2010. His real “crime” was to help the victims of Atta Abad Lake to receive a fair compensation. The lake was established after the land sliding that blocked the path of the river.
In 2010, when the people of Ali Abad, the main city of Hunza Valley, protested for fair compensation for all the genuine victims of the Atta Abad Lake, the police opened fire, killing two protesters, the father and his son. There was immediately very strong protests and people rebelled. Baba Jan was not there at the time. He later joined the protests and tried to cool down the temperature of the mood of the people by organising rallies and demonstrations. It was promised that a police case would be registered against the police officer responsible for firing on the peaceful demonstrators.
Instead, various police cases were registered, under the anti-terrorist laws, against Baba Jan, along over 100 activists from various political parties. Anti-terrorist laws are very often used against political activists in Pakistan and Gilgit-Baltistan on political grounds.
Baba Jan and his 12 colleagues were sentenced to life in 2014 by the anti-terrorist court – it has never been heard earlier that demonstrators would receive such a sentence for protesting! Later, the High Court of GB acquitted Baba Jan upon his appeal against the verdict.
Baba Jan contested the general elections in 2015 and came second in his home constituency. However, when a bye election was to be held again in the same constituency, after the winner was made governor of Gilgit-Baltistan, and it emerged that no one could match the popularity of Baba Jan, the government went to the Supreme Court and asked that their appeal for Baba Jan acquittal must be heard before the election and the election was postponed.
Later, the Supreme Court restored the life sentence of Baba Jan. Many believed the decision was taken on a political basis, to keep Baba Jan out of the contest.
The Supreme Court will hear a final review petition of Baba Jan on 25th May 2017.
This is to demand that the government of Gilgit-Baltistan withdraw its appeal at the Supreme Court and plead at the Supreme Court for the release of Baba Jan and all others, and to release all of them.
This is also to demand the publication of the judicial commission report on the original incident and the implementation of the recommendations. This judicial commission was established by the GB government itself to investigate the whole incident. Its report was never published.
Fourth update of 25 May 2017.
Signatories
Txema Abaigar, editor Infogaia, internationalist and anticapitalist blog, Spanish State
Sébastien Abbet, student, MPS, Suisse
Serge Aberdam, historian, France
Eva Abuin Bideburu, councilor, Baleike Arrasate, Spain
Gilbert Achcar, Professor, School of Oriental and African Studies, London University, UK
Louis Adam, Ensemble, France
Abraham Agulhas, South Africa
Yoko Akimoto, Japan
Al Mounadil-a Current, Morocco
Badrul Alam, President , Bangladesh Krishok Federation, Bangladesh
Professor Peter Alexander, South Africa
Karamat Ali, executive director Pakistan Institute of Labour Research and Education (PILER), Pakistan
Sher Ali Khan, Herald magazine, Pakistan
Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, Chairman, United Kashmir People’s National Party, Kashmir
Marina Albiol, Member of the European Parliament, Spain
Guillermo Almeyra, historian and periodista, México
MarÃa à lvarez Moctezuma, Human Rights Defender, México
Ronaldo Ambangan, Erumanon IPS, Philippines
Samir Amin, economist, Egypt
Javed Anand, Convener, Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD), India
Mercia Andrews, South Africa
Martina Anderson, Member of the European Parliament, United Kingdom
Léila André, Trade Union Council SNUIPP-FSU 06, France
Rommy Arce, concejala de Ahora Madrid, Spain
Janie Arnéguy, Ensemble, France, Conseillère Municipale Nîmes, France
Gustavo Arteagarre, Secretario de Finanzas, Sintramenpet, Venezuela
Mick Armstrong, Socialist Alternative, Australia
Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC), Hong Kong
Brian Ashley, South Africa
Uraz Aydin, trade union activist (teacher), editor Yeniyol magazine, Turkey
Elisabeth Badinter, Philosophe, France
Alex Bainbridge and Susan Price, National Co-Convenors, Socialist Alliance, Australia
Abulcair Balindong, National Chairperson, MindanaOne Tri-Peoples’ Movement for the Advancement of Peoples’ Democratic Rights, Mindanao, Philippines
Johnny Balindong, MPPM, Philippines
Dr Farzana Bari, Pakistan
Özlem Barin, Socialisme 21, Belgium
Alain Baron, Union syndicale Solidaires, France
Pawe? Bartolik, social activist, Poland
Jean Batou, Member Geneva Parliament and Professor, Lausanne University, Switzerland
Jasmine Bayao, Kaagapap OFWRSC, Philippines
Christopher Beck, choreographer, The Netherlands
Gina Belos, Kilos Ka, Philippines
Ella Sheryl Benito, Teduray and Lambangian Youth and Students Association (TLYSA), Philippines
Xabier Benito, Member of the European Parliament, Spain
Olivier Besancenot, spokesperson, Nouveau Parti anticapitaliste (NPA), France
Amit Bhaduri, Professor Emeritus, JNU, New Delh
Tithi Bhattacharya, Associate Professor of History, Purdue University, United States
Mushtaq Bhati. M. A. Pol. Science. B.ZU. Multan. Social and political worker, Pakistan
Katarzyna Bieli?ska-Kowalewska (PhD) Political Scientist, Philosopher, Warsaw, Poland
Sandra Bloodworth, Editor Marxist Left Review, Australia
Ed Bober, Chair, North Norfolk Trades Union Council, UK
Martine Boichot, Ensemble, France
Pascal Boissel, psychiatrist, president of the Union syndicale de la psychiatrie, France
Maria Bolari, Unité Populaire, former Member of Parliament, Greece
José BolÃvar, Secretario General Sindicato de Tranajadores de Mitsubischi MMC, Venezuela
Samia Bomfin, Vereadora de São Paulo, Brazil
Professor Patrick Bond , South Africa
Rudel Bongcales, Liga ng Makabagong Kabataan (LMK), Philippines
Rita Bonheur, president, Union des femmes de la Martinique
Luis Bonilla-Molina Coordinador Internacional de la Red Global/ Glocal por la calidad educativa (Global/Glocal network for the quality education)
Roger Bonita, Secretario de Actas y Correspondencias, Sintramenpet, Venezuela
Borderless Movement, Hong Kong
Mathieu Bost, trade unionist Sud Rail/Solidaire, France
Stephen Bouquin, Gewoon Hoogleraar sociologie, Belgium
Joseph Bourges, member of Attac, France
José Bové, Member of the European Parliament, France
Lynn Boylan, Member of the European Parliament, Ireland
Peter Boyle, Socialist Alliance, Australia
Patrick Braouezec, Honorary Member of the Parliament, France
Robert Brenner, Professor Emeritus, University of California Los Angeles, United States
K.J. Brito Fernando - Families of the Disappeared - President - Sri Lanka
Tino Brugos, editorial board Viento Sur, Spain
Erica Burman, Professor of Education, University of Manchster, UK
Lorena Cabrerizo, Consejera Ciudadana Podemos CM, Spanish State
Michel Cahen, historian, CNRS-Sciences Po Bordeaux, France
Edgardo Calantungan, TRIPOD, Philippines
Susan Caldwell, Montreal, Quebec
Laura Camargo, diputada del Parlamento Balear (Podemos), Spanish State
Raúl Camargo, MP Podemos Madrid, militant of Anticapitalistas, Spanish State
Campaign for climate justice (CCJN), Nepal
Osmán Cañizales, directivo sector Construcción Carabobo, Venezuela
Edgardo Capablanca, Kagaapay OFWRSC, Philippines
Matt Carthy, Member of the European Parliament, Ireland
Anne-Sophie Carton, militante associative, cadre fonction publique, Seine Saint Denis, France
Aldo Casas, antropólogo, revista Herramienta, FPDS-CN Argentina
Hernan Castillo, Secretario General de Trabajadores Cereales, Grupo POLAR, Venezuela
Jam Caylan, Kilos Ka, Philippines
J.-M. Cerino, France
Miguel Chacón, Secretario de Deportes; Sintramenpet, Venezuela
Françoise Châlons, Ensemble Lyon, France
Fathi Chamkhi, Member of the Parliament, Tunisie
Dr Gerard Chaouat, Ensemble, France
Kunal Chattopadhyay, Professor of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, India
Josefina Chávez, feminista mexicana
Gabriel Chel, France
Oksana Chelysheva, journalist, Russia
Kamal Mitra Chenoy, Professor, Centre for Comparative Politics & Political Theory, School of International Studies, India
Anuradha Chenoy, Professor, Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies, India
Noam Chomsky, Professor (retired), MIT, Cambridge MA, United States
Ashok Choudhary, General Secretary, All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP), India
Nora Ciapponi, Frente Popular DarÃo Santillán-CN, Argentina
Marijke Colle, biologist, feminist, Belgium
Joan Collins TD, member of Irish Dail, Ireland
Coordinación Nacional del Foro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de los Trabajadores de la EnergÃa, CapÃtulo Venezuela (14 members signed)
Committee for Asian Women, Asia
Confederation of Indonesia People Movement (KPRI), Indonesia
Javier Contreras Villaseñor, PRT, México
Terry Conway, Socialist Resistance, Great Britain
Anna Cornaggia Turco, Italy
Jennevie Cornelio, Secretary General, Alliance of Tri-People for the Advancement of Human Rights (ALTAHR), Philippines
Javier Couso, Member of the European Parliament, Spain
François Coustal, Ensemble, Paris, France
Anna Maria Cuomo Ulloa, Mouvement: Rete di Donne per la Politica, Genova (Réseau de Femmes pour la Politique à Genes), Italy
Annick Coupé, general secretary, ATTAC, France
Pierre Cours-Salies, Professor, sociology, Paris 8-Saint-Denis University (GTM/CNRS), France
Elizabeth Cox, retired UN Director, Australia
Sergi Cremades Fernández, concejal y portavoz Si-podem y Secretario General de Podem Petrer, Spanish State
Léon Crémieux, trade union activist Sud Aérien/Solidaires
Patrice Cugillère, France
Alain Cyroulnik, France
Philippe Cyroulnik, Art Critic, France
Joseph Daher, Syria Freedom for Ever, Switzerland-Syria
Jean-Pierre Dardaud, former president Frères des Hommes, France
Lucile Daumas, Rabat, Morocco
Prof. Samantak Das, Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, India
Wilfred Dcosta, Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF), New Delhi, India
Ludo De Brabander, vrede vzw - spokesman, Ghent, Belgium
Alex de Jong, Editor, Grenzelos, The Netherlands
Herman De Ley, Emeritus Professor, Ghent University, Belgium
Enrique de los Reyes, Political Consultant on Peace Process between the RWP-M and the GRP, Philippines
Fabio De Masi, Member of the European Parliament, Germany
Nadia De Mond, feminist, activist from Non Una di Meno movement, Italy
Jean Pierre Debourdeau, former coordinator ("Département" level) FSU and ATTAC, member of the Orientation Council of the Copernic Foundation, France
Olivier Delbeke, trade unionist, France
Samy Delima, Multi-Stakeholders Initiatives for Humanitarian Actions against Disasters (MiHANDs), Philippines
Nika Deslauriers, President, Québec solidaire, Quebec
Dr. Jeyakumar Devaraj, Member of Parliament, Malaysia
Sushovan Dhar, Radical Socialist, India
Max Dorléans, Collectif martiniquais pour la santé, Martinique
Admilson dos Santos Canuto, aposentado, ex-dirigente sindical dos bancários no Brasil, Federação Nacional dos Economiários, Brazil
Felicity Dowling, Left Unity, Great Britain
Bernard Dreano, co-foundor, Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly International Network
Fleury Drieu, professeur des écoles, trade unionist, SNUIPP-FSU, France
Colin O Driscoll, Co-Chair Labour International (International Section of the British Labour Party), UK
Jacek Drozda, PhD, cultural researcher, trade unionist, Poland
Lalia Ducos - Women’s initiative for Citizenship and Universals Rights (WICUR)
Penelope Duggan, Editor, International Viewpoint
Flodelyn Dumasapal, ERDAC Inc., Philippines
Olivier Dussart, NPA, France
Taxiarhis Efstathiou, member of the General Council of the National Federation of Public Sector Workers, Greece
Josu Egireun, editorial board of Viento Sur, Spain
Michel Eggermont, Council member SP Utrecht, The Netherlands
Edgardo Egot, DKMP-Lanao, Philippines
Didier Epsztajn, blog « entre les lignes entre les mots », France
Eszmelet journal editors, Hungary
Roger Etkind, South Africa
Kamil Ahmed Engineer & Pol Activist ( PSF.) Lahore, Pakistan
Jessie Estrada, Lanao Aquatic and Marine Fisheries Center for Community Development, Inc. (LAFCCOD), Philippines
Yvette Fabre, SNES-FSU (retired) Côte d’Or, France
Corazon Valdez Fabros, Stop the War Coalition, Philippines
Patrick Farbiaz, Sortir du Colonialisme, France
Sònia Farré diputada a Cortes de En Comú Podem, Spanish State
Dianne Feeley, editor, Against the Current magazine, United States
Yaneis Felekis, long-time militant, prisoner during the military dictatorship 1967-1974, Greece
Bong Fenis, MPPM, Philippines
Elisabeth Ferreira, lawyer, Geneva, Switzerland
Nathalie Fiala, citizen, France
Barry Finger, United States
David Finkel, editor, Against the Current magazine, United States
Roberto Firenze, Communia Network, Italy
Focus on the Global South
Jacques Fontaine, Ensemble !, France
Eleonora Forenza, Member of the European Parliament, Italy
Jacques Fortin, LGBT anticapitalist activist, France
Dr Dick Forslund, Sweden
Pascal Franchet, president, CADTM France
Nancy Fraser, Loeb Professor of Philosophy and Politics, New School for Social Research
Vice-President and President Elect, American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division
Global Justice Chair, Collège d’études mondiales, Paris
Professor II, Centre for Gender Research, University of Oslo
Fujio Ichii, Yusei Yunion (Postal Union ), Japan
Rena Marie Gahum, Chairperson, Alliance of Youth for Peace in Mindanao (AKMK)
Ioanna Gaitani, Unité Populaire, former MP, Greece
Oscar GarcÃa Miguelez. Concejal en Berango (Bizkaia), Spanish State
Camila Andrea Galindo, Movimiento Ecosocialista, Colombia
Boy Gatchalian, CLUTCH, Inc., Philippines
Franck Gaudichaud, Researcher, Grenoble-Alpes University, France
Daniel Geffner, diputado de las Cortes Valencianas de Podemos, Spanish State
Luciana Genro, Dirigente Nacional do PSOL, Brazil
Dominique Gérardin, Lille II University (retired), trade unionist FSU, France
Paolo Gilardi, trade unionist (teacher), Geneva, Switzerland
Concepción Gómez, Secretario de Profesionales y Técnicos, Sintramenpet, Venezuela
Antonio González GarcÃa, Ex Presidente Municipal Instituyente de 1993-1996 de Acatepec, Guerrero, México
Tania González Peñas, Member of the European Parliament, Spain
Hiromi Goto, ATTAC Japan (Kansai Group), Japan
Héctor Grad, Anticapitalistas (Spanish State), Red Solidaria contra la Ocupación de Palestina (Solidarity Network Against the Occupation of Palestine)
Martine Granier, spokesperson, NPA 34, France
Joseph Grim Feinberg, research, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Dorothy Guerrero, writer and activist with Global Justice Now
Guex Sébastien, Professeur à l’Université de Lausanne, Suisse
Manisha Gupte, co-founder of AJWS grantee Mahila Sarvangeen Utkarsh Mandal (MASUM), India
Janette Habel, politologue, France
Dr Salim Haidrani, London, United Kingdom
Sumi Hasegawa, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Takaaki Hashino, Pastor of The United Church of Christ in Japan, Japan
Salima Hashmi, Artist educator, Pakistan
Andy Heintz, freelance writer and guest political columnist for Iowa and Kansas newspapers and progressive websites, United States
Marieme Helie Lucas, Secularism Is A Women’s Issue
Odile Hélier, France
Jorge Hernández, Secretario General Sindicato de Trabajadores VICSOn, Venezuela
Shamim Hhan, quality controller resident in Oman, member Jammu Kashmir National Awami Party, Oman
Yasuo Hishiki, Amnesty Internatuonal JAPAN member, Japan
Norbert Holcblat, economist, France
Jim Hollinshead Branch Chair UCU Liverpool, John Moore University, Great Britain
Nancy Holmstrom, Professor Emerita, Rutgers U, United States
Naomi Horihama, Japan
François Houtart, Professor, Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales (I.A.E.N.), Ecuador
Peter Hudis, Professor of Philosophy, Oakton Community College, United States
Andrej Hunko, MP, Die Linke, Member of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe, Germany
Jose Vicente Idoiaga, éditorial board, Professor Herriko Universitatea, Basque country/Euskal
Y. Inagaki, ATTAC Japan (Tokyo), Japan
Tahira Jabeen, Human Rights Activist from Gilgi-tBaltistan
Jagaran, Nepal
Linuse Jayathilake, Convenor, Left Voice, Sri Lanka
Esther Jeffers, economist, France
Aiskel Jiménez, Secretaria de Mujer y Familia; Sintramenpet, Venezuela
Samy Johsua, Honorary Professor, Aix Marseille University, France
Yves Juin, Ensemble - Bretagne, France
Harsh Kapoor, sacw.net, India
Sadet Karabulut, SP, Member of the Parliament, The Netherlands
Safder Karim Hunzai, accountant, Australia
Jean-Louis Karkides, Aulnay-sous-Bois, France
Claudio Katz, Economista, UBA, Argentina
Jimmy Kelly, Executive Council Member, TEEU, Ireland
Dr Andrew Kennedy, SOAS, London University, UK
Kenji Ago, ATTAC Japan, Japan
Kenji Kunitomi, Asian Solidarity School, Japan
Sheema Kermani, Tehrik-e-Niswan, Pakistan
Pierre Khalfa, economist, former member du CESE, France
Prof. Ijaz Khan, Chairman, Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan
Nighat Khan, Pakistan
Sameer Khan, Social Activist, Mozambique
Sherbaz Khan, SSO, Germany
Joost Kircz, Marxist Scholar and Scientific Publishing, The Netherlands
Chiyo Kitahata, Japan
Yoshihide Kitahata, ATTAC Japan (Kansai Group), Japan
Angela Klein, Editor Sozialistische Zeitung (Soz), Germany
Gal Kim, Affiliated Fellow, ICI-Institute for Cultural Inquiry, Berlin, Germany
Alain Krivine, former European MP, France
Jan Kofman, Professor (retired), historian and politacal scientist, Poland
Korean House for International Solidarity, South Korea
Tamas Krausz, Professor of History, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Marko Krzan, Initiative for democratic socialism, Slovenia
Zbigniew Marcin Kowalewski, editor, Instytut Wydawniczy Ksi??ka i Prasa, Poland
Masis Kurkcugil, historian-researcher, Turkey
Noriko Kyogoku, Japan
Dan La Botz, City University of New York, United States
Daniel Libreros, Movimiento Ecosocialista, Colombia
David Llorente, diputado en el Parlamento de Castilla La Mancha (Podemos), Spanish State
Olivier Landau, France
Joanne Landy, Co-Director, Campaign for Peace and Democracy, New York, United States
Ann-Carin Landström, Leftparty, Sweden
Dharmasiri Lankapeli, General Secretary, Federation of Media Employees Trade Unions, Sri Lanka
Eliana Leal, directivo sindical, Sinvesocv, Venezuela
Lembaga Informasi Perburuhan Sedane (LIPS), Indonesia
Tony A León Rojas, Secretario General, Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores del Ministerio de Petróleo de Venezuela (Sintramenpet ), Venezuela
Fatima Lintang-Ali, Kaagapay OFWRSC, Philippines
The editorial board, Le Monde Diplomatique-edycja polska, Poland
Peter Lindgren, teacher, Sweden
Ken Loach, film maker, UK
Sonja Lokar, Executive Director, CEE Network for Gender Issues, Ljubljana Office, Slovenia
Francisco Louça, economist, Lisboa University, Portugal
Michael Löwy, directeur de recherches émérite au CNRS, Paris, France
Eduardo Lucita, Economistas de Izquierda (EDI), Argentina
?ukasz ?ugowski, trade-unionist, journalist, economist, Poland
Bartosz ?ukaszewski, sociologist, PhD, Poland
Alan Maass, editor Socialist Workers newspaper, United States
Jeff Mackler, Socialist Action, United States
Piero Maestri, Communia Network, former provincial counselor Milano, Italia
Christian Mahieux, Trade-Unionist SUD-Rail [Solidaires], magazine Les Utopiques, France
Jan Malewski, Inprecor Editor, France
Jean Malifaud, Ensemble!, trade unionist SNESUP-FSU, France
Noël Mamère, mayor of Bègles, MP, France
Josing Manandil, Mindanao Tri-People Women Resource Center (MTWRC), Philippines
Gilles Manceron, Ligue des Droits de l’Homme (LDH), France
Mark Mandar, ALTAHR, Philippines
Angel Marcano, Secretario General, Sindicato de Trabajadores de Toyota, SintraToyota, Venezuela
Soma Marik, women’s movement activist and Associate Professor of History, RKSM Vivekananda Vidyabhavan, India
Philippe Marlière, University Professor (London), Ensemble, UK-France
Artur Maro?, sociologist, Poland
Agnès Martel, France
Myriam Martin, Ensemble ! spokesperson, France
Gustavo MartÃnez, Secretario General, Sindicato de Trabajadores de Occi Metal, Venezuela
Szymon Martys, journalist, Poland
Gustave Massiah, member of the International Council of the World Social Forum (WSF)
Efrén Mata, Secretario General, Sintramenpet, Venezuela
Katerina Matsa, psychiatre, Greece
Ismael Medina, directivo sindical, Sinttrachv, Venezuela
Fernanda Melchionna, Vereadora de Porto Alegre, Brazil
Attila Melegh, sociologist, Hungary
Richard Mellor, Facts for working people blog, United States
Qalandar Memon, Editor, Naked Punch Review, UK
Feliz Mercantil, Secretario General, Sintracarbozulia, Venezuela
Savas Michael-Matsas, écrivain, dirigeant de l’EEK, Greece
Anica Mikuš-Kos, doctov Ljubljana, Slovenia
Evelyne, Millet, retired, France
Allan Minted, Timuay Justice and Governance (TJG), Philippines
David Miranda, Vereador do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rastko Mocnik, Retired professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Olivier Mollaz, travailleur social, Ensemble, France
Patrick Mortal, teacher, Lille 3 University, trade unionist, France
Gaspar Mosela, Timuay Justice and Governance (TJG), Philippines
Gippo Mukendi Ngandu, teacher, trade-unionist, Italy
Bill V. Mullen, Professor of American Studies, Purdue University, United States
Laida Musa, ALTAHR, Philippines
Muto, Ichiyo, People’s Plan Study Group, Tokyo, Japan
Leila Nachawati Rego, writer (especially on the Middle East), Spain
Alberto Nadal, editorial board of Viento Sur, Spain
Mohammad Nafees, Freelance Journalist, Pakistan
Ghayath Naisse, socialist activist, Syria
Liaqat Nasser, Advocate, AWP, Pakistan
Alejando Navarro, Secretario General, Sintracarbozulia, Venezuela
Angel Navas, Presidente de la Federación de trabajadores de la Industria Eléctrica, FETRAELEC, Venezuela
Antonio Negri, philosophe, Italy
Ana Maria R. Nemenzo, Co-Convenor, DIGNIDAD Alliance, Philippines
Immanuel Ness, City University of New York, United States
Richard Neuville, trade unionist, activist for selfmanagment
Liadh NÃ Riada, Member of the European Parliament, Ireland
Professor Noor Nieftagodien, South Africa
Amami Nizar, Member of the Parliament, Popular Front, general coordinator of the LGO, Tunisia
Trevor Ngwane, South Africa
Freddy Nuñez, Secretario de Reclamos, Sintramenpet, Venezuela
Paulino Núñez MR, Comuna Camino de Tierra y Libertad, Camino Viejo la Pastora, Guarairaepano, Caracas, Venezuela
Antonis Ntavanelos, Political Council, Popular Unity, DEA, Greece
Juan Ollarves, Secretario Ejecutivo de la Federación Unitaria de Trabajadores Petroleros de Venezuela PDVSA, (FUTPV), Venezuela
Dragomir Oluji? Oluja, Journalist, Belgrade, Serbia
Goldy Omelio, Kaagapay, OFWRSC, Philippines
Ozlem Onaran, Professor of Economics, UK
Organización PolÃtica La Caldera, Argentina
Mishi Oriel, ERDAC. Inc., Philippines
Henry Ospina, directivo sindical, Sinttrachv, Venezuela
Kuniko Ozawa, Japan
Gilbert Pago, historian, Martinique
Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF), Pakistan
Ugo Palheta, Contretemps magazine, France
Angel Pandare, directivo sindical de los Trabajadores de Ford, Motors, Venezuela
Edna Pangilamen, TRIPOD, Philippines
Ian Parker, Emeritus Professor of Management, University of Leicester, UK
Jaime Pastor, politologue, director of Viento Sur, Spain
Vibhuti Patel, Professor and Head, Dept of Economics, SNDT Women’s University, India
Layla Pearron, Ensemble, France
Lisa Pelletti Clark, Co-President, International Peace Bureau
People’s SAARC, South Asia
Christian Pereira, Secretario General Sindicato de Trabajadores FCA (Chrysler), Sinttrachv y Presidente de la Federación Unitaria de Trabajadores Automotrices y Autopartistas FUTACC, Venezuela
Aldrin Pérez, Secretario General, Semboguajira - Carbón; Fertinitro, Venezuela
Stalin Pérez Borges, Consejo Consultivo de la Central Bolivariana de Trabajadores, Venezuela
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Nobel Peace Prize, Argentina
Lucien Perpette, trade unionist (retired), Belgium
Janel Pesons, MPPM, Philippines
Armelle Perthus, spokesperson, NPA, France
Giovanni Peta, Italy
Philippe Pierre-Charles, general secretary, Centrale Démocratique Martiniquaise des Travailleurs (trade union center), Martinique
Neus Pineda Devesa, concejala cup SÃ-Podem Petrer, Spanish State
Marie Plot, teacher, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Pierre-O PIRA, teacher (retired), trade unionist, former local Council member, Lambersart (Nord), France
Guy Pourchet, honorary teacher, trade unionist Public Education, France
Gauri Pradhan, Pakistan
Rohit Prajapati, Environment Activist, India
Mario Pongase, Demokratikong Kilusan ng mga Magsasaka ng Pilipinas (DKMP-Lanao), Philippines
Christine Poupin, spokesperson, NPA, France
Philippe Poutou, NPA candidate, presidential election 2017, France
Harald Probst, Germany
Jesús Puerta, directivo Sindical de Trabajadores de General Motors, Sinvesocv, Venezuela
Ram Puniyani, All India Secular Forum, Mumbai, India
Anne Querrien, sociologue, magazine Multitudes, France
Paula Quinteiro Araujo, diputada de En Marea, Galicia, Spanish State
Mahnaz Rahman, member Women’s Action Forum, Pakistan
Samina Rahman educationalist, Pakistan
AgustÃn Ramos, novelista mexicano
Nalini Ratnarajah, Human Rights Defender, Sri Lanka
Renée Ravoteur, Martinique-France
Bodhisatwa Ray, Radical Socialist, India
Alain Raymond, UTOPIA, France
Christiane & Paul Réguer, France
Zia Ur Rehman - National Coordinator Pakistan Development
John Reimann, Oakland Socialist, USA
Félix Relautte, Groupe Révolution Socialiste (GRS), Martinique
Hans-Peter Renk, solidaritéS, conseiller général, Le Locle, Switzerland
Réseau Sortir du colonialisme (SDC), France
Dr Louis Reynolds, South Africa
Jean-Pierre Rigal, Ensemble, France
Julien Rivoire, trade-unionist, Snesup-FSU, Paris 13 University, France
Ritsuko Ichii, Japan
Roberto Robaina, Vereador de Porto Alegre, Brazil
Pablo Rochela, Consejo Ciudadano de Podemos Aragón, Spanish State
Neskutz RodrÃguez Ormazabal, spokesperson Grupo Juntero Podemos Diputacion provincial Bizkaia, Spanish State
Yimy Rojas, directivo sindical, Ford, Motors, Venezuela
Yolanda Rouiller, philologue, Spain
Pierre Rousset, Europe solidaire sans frontières (ESSF), France
Dr Jeff Rudin, South Africa
William Ruiz directivo sindical, Sinttrachv, Venezuela
Endou Ryuta, ATTAC Japan (Koutou), Japon
Saito Ikuo, Attac Japan
Zazi Sadou, feminist activist, Algeria
Hilda Saeed, Pakistan
Rubina Saigol, Pakistan
Eiji Saitou, ATTAC Japan (Kansai Group), Japan
Yohichi Sakai, Japan Revolutionary Communist League (JRCL), Japan
Pierre Salama, Professor emeritus, Paris XIII University, France
Leonardo Saliga, TRIPOD, Philippines
Merlita Saliga, Mindanao Peoples’ Peace Movement (MPPM), Philippines
Catherine Samary, economist, France
Edgard Sanchez, Partido Revolucionarios de los Trabajadores (PRT), Mexico
Luis Angel Sanchez de Lachina, concejal de Galdakao Orain en el Ayuntamiento de Galdakao, Spanish State
Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Member of the European Parliament, Spain
Dr David Sanders, South Africa
Sumit Sarkar, retired professor of history, Delhi university, India
Tanika Sarkar, retired professor of history, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
J. B. Sauvage, France
Jakob Schäfer, trade Union activist, member of ISO, Germany
Vincent Scheltiens, historian, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Chris Schenk
Jason Schulman, co-editor, New Politics, United States
Glauber Sezerino, sociologue, association Autres Brésils, France
Stephen R. Shalom, New Politics magazine, United States
Ahmed Shawki, ISO, United States
Kyoko Shimizu, Asian Health Institute, Japan
Román Sierra, diputado a las Cortes de Aragón (Podemos), Spanish State
Roger Silverman, Newham Momentum, UK
Jonathan Simmel, parliamentary candidate, Red-Green Alliance, Denmark
Kostas Skordoulis, professor at the National University of Athens, Greece
Manos Skoufoglou, member of the Central Coordination Committee of Antarsya,
member of the national board of the Association of Greek Architects, Greece
Lidia Senra, Member of the European Parliament, Spain
Nicolas Springer, trade unionist SNES-FSU, France
Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM), Malaysia
Socialist Workers League (Nigeria)
Sindy Soler, Executive Director, MTWRC, Philippines
Søren Søndergaard /Soren Sondergaard, Red-Green Alliance in Denmark, Member of the Danish Parliament, Spokesperson on European Affairs, Spokesperson on Human Rights
Alda Sousa, Porto University, Portugal
South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE), South Asia
Claude Szatan, social activist, France
Pawe? Szelegieniec, social scientist, Poland
Henryk Szlajfer, Professor, Warsaw University, Poland
Fatou Sow, International Director, Women Living Under Muslim Laws
Nicole Taquet-Leroy, School Heard, former member of the Regional Council (Nord) ; (Ensemble), France
Gaspar M. Tamás, former Director, The Institute of Philosophy of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Budapest), Visiting Fellow, Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen (Vienna)
Josephine Taneo, Ranaw Women and Children Resource Center (RWCRC), Philippines
Daniel Tanuro, ecosocialist activist. Member of the LCR, Belgium
Mohammad Tahseen, Pakistan
Farhana Tekoken, ALTAHR, Philippines
Karel ten Haaf, author and poet, The Netherlands
Laurence Thiery, France
Ovidiu Tichindeleanu, philosopher, Romania
Alan Thornett, Socialist Resistance, Great Britain
Marc John Tompar, MTPYC, Philippines
Luis Torres, directivo sindical, Sinttrachv, Venezuela
Arnold Torres, TRIPOD, Philippines
EstefanÃa Torres, Member of the European Parliament, Spain
Yen Torres, TRIPOD, Philippines
Eric Toussaint, spokesperson, CADTM-International
Josette Trat, sociologue and feminist, France
Enzo Traverso, historian, professor, Cornell University, United-Stats
Ugo Trevisiol, teacher, FSU trade union Auvergne, France
Juan Tortosa, CADTM-Suisse and SolidaritéS, Switzerland
Yannis Tsiomis, Directeur d’études, Professor, Associate Member, EHESS Paris, France
Marlene Tuininga, Journalist, France
John Tully, writer and historian, Australia
Christian Tutin, Professeur d’économie, Université de Créteil, France
Jason Ulubalang, Teduray and Lambangian Youth and Students Association (TLYSA), Philippines
Miguel Urbán, president of the Podemos group in the European Parliament and secretary for Europe of Podemos
Igor Urizar Murgoitio, councilor, Arrasate, Spain
Jose Uztariz, Secretario de Jubilados y Pensionados, Sintramenpet, Venezuela
Marie Vabre, Maitre de Conférences, Lille III University, France
Roseline Vachetta, former European MP, France
Lot van Baaren, FNV Dutch Trade Union Federation, member of the Board, The Netherlands
Arend van de Poel, Librarian, IIRE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Achin Vanaik, Retired Professor of International Relations, University of Delhi, India
Jesús Vargas, directivo sindical sector construcción Carabobo, Venezuela
Christian Varin, NPA, France
Prof. Lino Veljak, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Flavia Verri, Ensemble !, France
Pedro Vianna, poet, writer, civil society activist, France
Saltarelli Victoria, trade-union activist, Sud Éducation, France
Gabriel Viennet, doctor, member of Ensemble! Mouvement pour une alternative de gauche solidaire et écologique, France
Elise Ville, Employée de Vie Scolaire, Lyon, France
Sébastien Ville, Ensemble ! France
Patrick Viveret, philosophe, France
Tomoko Wada, member of Civil Society, the Earth location, Japan
Vilma Wahid, CONZARRD, Philippines
Alan Wald, Professor Emeritus, Michigan University, Ann Arbor, et éditorial board of Against the Current
Dr Peter Waterman, Senior Lecturer in Politics Programme, Institute of Social Studies (retired), The Hague, The Netherlands
Lois Weiner, Professor, New Jersey City University, United States
Thomas Weyts, SAP-LCR Belgium
Beatrice Whitaker, France
Peterr Widén retired metalworker, Sweden
Neel Wijethilak, General Secretary, United General Workers Union, Sri Lanka
Working People Party (PRP), Indonesia
Francis Wurtz, Honorary Member of the European Parliament, France
Kei Yamaguchi, Japan
Faizun Zackariya, activist, Sri Lanka
Edwuard Zapata, Secretario General Sindicato de Hidrocentro, Venezuela
Bogus?aw Zi?tek, president WZZ "Sierpie? 80" (Free Trade Union "August 80"), Poland
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