Tag: Kononovich brothers

The Kononovich Brothers – The Story So Far

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)
SPECTRE Podcast

Nov 22, 2023

600 days since the arrest of the Kononovich brothers, we look at how their case has progressed and what the anti-imperialist youth around the world have been doing to demand and secure their freedom from the reactionary Ukrainian regime.

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Another Communist leader, Georgi Buiko, arrested in Ukraine

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

This is the “democracy” and “freedom” that our tax dollars are supporting! 🤬

Mikhail and Aleksander Kononovich with Georgy Buiko.*

On Aug. 16, Ukraine’s secret police force—the SBU, or Security Service of Ukraine—announced it had arrested Georgi Buiko, a veteran Communist Party member and leader of the Ukrainian Anti-Fascist Committee. Officials accused him of participating in “anti-Ukrainian activities” and of possessing communist and “pro-Kremlin” publications in his home.

Another Communist leader, Georgi Buiko, arrested in Ukraine

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*That story will be depends on us – Mikhail Kononovich:

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Ukrainian government persecutes pacifist, while Zelensky meets with neo-Nazi leader

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The NATO-backed government of President Volodymyr Zelensky has officially charged Ukrainian peace activist Yurii Sheliazhenko with “justification of Russian aggression.” After the country’s Security Service (SBU) raided his Kiev apartment earlier this month, Sheliazhenko has been interrogated and placed under nightly house arrest as he awaits prosecution.

Ukrainian government persecutes pacifist, while Zelensky meets with neo-Nazi leader

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Ukrainian pacifist Yurii Sheliazhenko sentenced to house arrest until October 11 from 10pm to 6am the next day

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Peace Agenda for Ukraine and the World

Democracy Now: Why Is Ukraine Prosecuting Pacifist Yurii Sheliazhenko for “Justifying Russian Aggression”?

Ukraine Fires Top Military Enlistment Officers After Bribery Scandal

Zelensky regime is planning our assassination: Urgent Appeal from Kononovich Brothers

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

In an urgent appeal to the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFTY), Communist Youths and anti-fascist organizations, Ukrainian communists Mikhail and Aleksander Kononovich, denounce the Zelensky regime for planning their assassination.

Zelensky regime is planning our assassination: Urgent Appeal from Kononovich Brothers

Video via Proletarian TV

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Communist activists Aleksander and Mikhail Kononovich are facing death threats in Ukraine

Ukraine: Kononovich brothers released from prison and placed under house arrest

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Can’t find anything in English, yet, other than Twitter and Reddit posts.

Ukraine: Kononovich brothers released from prison and placed under house arrest (in Spanish) (Google Translate, if it works)

The Chairman of the Communist Youth League of Ukraine Mikhail Kononovich and his brother Alexander, also a Komsomol member and anti-fascist activist, who were detained and ill-treated in Ukraine in March 2022, have been released from pre-trial detention to arrest. residence by court decision, reports the Belarusian news portal «sb.by».

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Stand by Ukraine’s anti-fascist resistance!

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

A very successful online meeting to mobilise international support for the Free the Kononovich Brothers campaign took place on Thursday 25th August, with 50 participants from Ukraine, the Russian Federation, the USA, England and Scotland. Organised by the London-based International Ukraine Anti-Fascist Solidarity campaign (IUAFS), the seminar called for the release of the Kononovich brothers and all Ukrainian political prisoners, and for the restoration of all political and media freedoms.

Stand by Ukraine’s anti-fascist resistance!

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A very successful International Ukraine Anti-Fascist Solidarity campaign (IUAFS) online meeting was held on Thursday 25 August, with speakers from Ukraine, the USA and Russia, at which one of the key speakers was former Labour Party MP Chris Williamson. We are very pleased to publish his superb contribution here.

The Ukraine war – end the silence on the left

Upcoming online event: Free the Kononovich Brothers! Free all Ukrainian Political Prisoners!

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

7pm British Summer Time, Thursday 25 August. Access details will be circulated closer to the date.

Please register for the event here on Eventbrite, and the zoom link will be emailed to you on the day of the event.

Speakers from the UK, US and Ukraine.

Mikhail and Alexander Kononovich, members of of the youth wing of the Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU), were arrested by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on 7th March 2022, and tortured in a Kiev detention centre. The SBU, Ukraine’s intelligence agency, has charged them with being “propagandists” and aiming to “destabilise” the internal situation in Ukraine.

Upcoming online event 8/25/2022: Free the Kononovich Brothers! Free all Ukrainian Political Prisoners!

Fate of Ukrainian Communist youth leaders unknown 100 days after their imprisonment

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

June 17, 2022 9:51 AM CDT BY STEVE SWEENEY

Communists around the world have called for the redoubling of international solidarity efforts to free two young Ukrainian communists jailed by Kiev authorities in March. Mikhail and Aleksander Kononovich were hauled into custody by security forces soon after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

Fate of Ukrainian Communist youth leaders unknown 100 days after their imprisonment

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Sign here the Petition to demand the release of Kononovich brothers

Ukraine: 100 days since the kidnapping of Mikhail and Aleksander Kononovich (E-Mail addresses listed of all of the Embassies of Ukraine)