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CYM condemnsTorture of twelve young socialists in the Ukraine!

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Thursday January 16, 2003 16:56author by Ronan from CYM - Connolly Youth Movementauthor email connollyyouth at hotmail dot comauthor address James Connolly, 43, East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dubin 2author phone -

Tweleve young socailists have been arrested and brutally totrured in the Ukraine. The Connolly Youth Movement is calling for the release of these young people. Please join in our condemnation!

Tweleve young socialist have been arrested by former KGB agents of the Security Service of the Ukraine for alleged terrorism offences. The Ukrainians arrested are memebers of the Communist Party of the Ukraine, the all-ukrainian workers union and the Leninist-young communist league (sister organisation of the Connolly Youth Movement)
According to our sources, the sate secuirty could not find any evidence of the alleged offences despite a massive search by Ukrianian police. These young people have been brutally tortured by police in order to get 'confessions'. The torture of the arrested has been so brutal that Oleg Alekseev has lost an eye, Andrei Yakovenko had a heart attack and Igor Danilov is believed to be dead.

If you wish to find out more check out the CYM web page www.communistpartyofireland.ie/cym
or e-mail us at connollyyouth@hotmail.com
Please write a letter of protest to the Ukrainian Ambassador based in the UK. His address is
Embassy of Ukraine,
60, Holland Park,
London,
W11, 3TP,
England

Yours in Struggle,

Rónán Harte
organiser

Related Link: http://www.communistpartyofireland.ie/cym

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author by Max Stirnerpublication date Thu Jan 16, 2003 17:08author address author phone

Now they know how dissidents felt in the USSR. I dont remember the CYM making any criticisms of the KGB back then.

author by hot trotpublication date Thu Jan 16, 2003 18:05author address author phone

2 words come to mind "Stalin" and "Gulag"

author by Harry Pollitt - Anarchist Federationpublication date Thu Jan 16, 2003 18:42author address author phone

"hot trot" ? One word comes to mind: "Kronstadt"

Related Link: http://www.afireland.cjb.net
author by Hot Trotpublication date Thu Jan 16, 2003 19:02author address author phone

We didnt kill half enough of you bastards at Kronstadt

author by iosaf - who arrived to late for Kronstadt.publication date Thu Jan 16, 2003 20:41author address author phone

is a potential candidate for EU membership.
Very big.
nasty history.
odd language, most speakers can be found through russian groups.
Suffered weird happenings in last year.
Pivotally extremely important in future EU relations.
sometimes called "the bread basket".
Check ukrainian news July5th 2002.
told you weird.
Recently many top level staff of ukranian aerospace died in accidental crash of aircraft in Iran.
Ukranians hug a lot.
spent a night being hugged by ukranians once.
really hugged.
squeezed.
i squeeked.
lots of nasty damage from chernobyl.
Five hours away by wind drift.
Admit it most of you know sweet didly eye squit about ukraine.

Well you should.

And it seems that Connoly Youth have just given us a reason to learn about that place.
good luck CPI!
if your sources need backup give me a mail.

author by Derekpublication date Thu Jan 16, 2003 21:17author address author phone

I would certainly support protests calling for the release of the young people mentioned in the post. They are not responsible for the crimes of Joe Stalin. Btw Harry, see you on saturday and of course KRONSTADT, us Bloshevik Leninists are right (left), you know it makes sense.

author by I hate the CPI, stalinist stoogespublication date Fri Jan 17, 2003 17:43author address author phone

What about the thousends of workers and activists that your crowd sent to the gulags for wanting genuine workers democracy you stalinist bastards.

author by iosaf jedi on many threads.publication date Fri Jan 17, 2003 18:50author address author phone

you were not alive.
you were not there.

we are in 2003.
most of the people you meet are imperialist exploiters.
if you have a TV you are too.
if you have a car you are too.
if you have a mortgage you are too.
if you pay your rent to a state you are too.
if you used your education to get a job above the average you are too.
if you drink coffee you are too.
if you smoke cigarettes you are too.

The Ukraine has very serious problems.
No-one is talking about Kronstadt there.
No-one is engaging political debate there to feel better about themselves.

Most people here in Ireland this website know shit about the Ukraine.
or Kronstadt
or the Soviet Union.
or Marx
or Engels.
you know shite.
you may occasionally hang out in a hired room with someone who does know about Marx, Engels, the Soviet Union.
But I bet you they know shite about Chernobly.
They wón´´t be able to tell you what happened to the Soviet nuclear arsenal.
They won´t be able to tell you the price of bread in the Ukraine.

So.

if you want to get "involved"
cool.
We don´t give a shite if you are Red, Green, Nationalist, Pacifist, Anarchist.
we just need people learing about their future.

There will never be another October Revolution.
No more Lenin.
No more Trotsky.
they are dead.
No more Krondstad.
No more of any of them.
books are great.
but life is better.



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