France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, For Koltchenko, Sentsov and Afanasyev, November 23

 (en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, For
Koltchenko, Sentsov and Afanasyev, November 23 (fr, it, pt) [machine
translation]

Monday, November 23, at the appeal trial of our comrade Alexandr Koltchenko and his 
co-defendants, by mail and telephone, flood of protest Russian consulates in France. ---- 
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 opens in Rostov-on-Don (Russia) the appeal trial of Alexandr 
Koltchenko and Oleg Sentsov, two Ukrainian citizens sentenced in first instance, last 
August, respectively 10 and 20 years of penal colony, a prison regime forced labor 
relegation close enough to the gulag that is the lot of all prisoners in Russia. ---- They 
are accused of terrorism in Crimea on behalf of the organization of the extreme right 
Pravy Sektor (right sector), as they are simply opposed to the annexation of this region 
of Ukraine to Russia in 2014 and that they deny the accusations of Russian power since the 
beginning of this case.

Read here: Russia-Crimea: The case Koltchenko

Alexandr Koltchenko is an anarchist activist, environmentalist, anti-fascist and student 
union.

Oleg Sentsov is a filmmaker whose values ​​are diametrically opposed to those of Ukrainian 
ultranationalists.

Guenadi Afanasyev, a lawyer, was sentenced last spring to 7 years pénitientiaire colony in 
the same case. The Russian courts presented it as an accused who agreed to cooperate with
justice, hence a lesser sentence. But during the trial of Koltchenko Sentsov and he said 
he was tortured by the Russian authorities to push it to load his two co-defendants.

Monday, November 23, 2015 the collective Koltchenko called to protest to the Russian 
authorities to these iniquitous judgments to silence any opposition in the Crimea and in 
Russia.

For that send your messages and call the Russian diplomatic representations in France on 
Monday morning (contact information below).

Ask them why the state and the Russian justice are they picking on the Ukrainian citizens 
who dared to proclaim their disagreement with the Russian occupation in the Crimea, their 
lawyers why they may not have all the witnesses they wish to mentioned at the hearing, why
Sentsov, are Koltchenko Afanasyev and convicted and imprisoned while the Russian courts 
failed to date to prove the crimes she blames them?

We must also ask why the Russian state considers these political prisoners as Russian and 
Ukrainian while they are claim to be such. Finally say that you are calling to request a 
stay of proceedings against them and their immediate release and do not hesitate to report 
answers the diplomatic services in collective Koltchenko on his blog.

Embassy of the Russian Federation in Paris
40-50 bd. Lannes, 75116 Paris
Tel.: 01.45.04.05.50
Fax: 01.45.04.17.65
Email: ambrus@orange.fr
Opening hours: Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday 9:00 to 12:00

Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Marseille
3, avenue Ambroise Paré
13272 Marseille Cedex 08
Tel.: 04.91.76.26.79
04.91.77.15.25
Fax: 04.91.77.34.54
Email: russie@consulats-marseille.org
Opening hours: Monday / Tuesday / Thursday / Friday 9:00 to 12:00 p.m.

Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Strasbourg
6, place Brant
67000 Strasbourg
Tel.: 03.88.36.73.15
Fax: 03.88.35.34.81
Email: rusconsulat@wanadoo.fr
Opening hours: Monday / Tuesday / Thursday / Friday 9:00 to 12:00

Honorary Consulate of the Russian Federation in Lyon
66, rue Cuvier
69006 Lyon
+33 (0) 4 78 90 26 54
consulruslyon@gmail.com

Vice Consulate of the Russian Federation in Biarritz
The Bellevue
BP. 15, 64201 BIARRITZ CEDEX
Tel. 05.59.65.85.10
Fax: 05.59.65.99.12
Email: atolstoi@orange.fr

http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Pour-Koltchenko-Sentsov-et

France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, Alongside the Kurdish left, the 16, 17 and October 18 throughout the country

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international,
Alongside the Kurdish left, the 16, 17 and October 18 throughout the
country (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]

[Video] In several French cities, participate in solidarity days. Faced with the bloody 
Turkish state conducted, facing the barbarism Daech facing the tyranny of Bashar Assad, 
the Kurdish revolutionary left embodies the alternative. It calls for international 
solidarity. The libertarian movement meets this! ---- The double suicide bombing in 
Ankara, October 10, 2015, the deadliest ever committed on the soil of Turkey, left at 
least 97 dead and 507 wounded. ---- It was a meeting of the HDP, the pro-Kurdish party 
left that also unites much of the extreme left, feminists, environmentalists, LGBT and 
national minorities throughout Turkey. ---- The Government of "new sultan" Erdogan 
immediately accused the victims of having themselves provoked the attack, pointing to the
far left as a whole, including the PKK.

Erdogan's party, the AKP, has understood that it would not have an absolute majority in 
Parliament in the legislative elections of November 1. He embarked on a headlong rush 
Islamo-nationalist, waving at every turn, against his opponents, the references to God and 
the nation as the worst hours of Turkish nationalism, there are a hundred years.

The country is sinking into violence, so much so that today the specter of a military coup.

In different cities of France, solidarity demonstrations will be held, as appropriate, 16, 
17 and 18 October.

In Paris, it will be Sunday October 18 to 15 hours, for a walk to Bastille Republic, 
followed by a rally on Republic Square, with public speaking and concert.

See the complete call here.

DEMAND TURKEY:

The end to the massacres and repression
The resumption of the peace process
The guarantee of free elections
FRENCH GOVERNMENT DEMAND:

The judgment of the collaboration with Erdogan!
A MULTILINGUAL VIDEO

This summer, the call of the Federation of Socialist Youth Associations (SGDF) [1], the 
victim of a murderous attack in Suruç, a group of Activist AL realized multilingual 
support video (with universally known song).

With the current murderous escalation in Turkey, it takes on added significance.


Solidarity with the revolutionary Syria, Turkey, Kurdistan from Alternative Libertaire is 
Vimeo.

SOLIDARITY TO FACE KILLING
OF ERDOGAN and his henchmen!

Tract of the collective solidarity of anarchists Rojava
(which participates AL)

Whereas since their victory Kobanî, people's Defense Units (YPG) strung victories Daech 
and solidarity with the revolution in Rojava continues to organize provocations of the 
Turkish state led by Erdogan are increasing against the PKK, the HDP, the Turkish radical 
left, Kurds and all national minorities.

Since July, when the HDP pro-Kurdish party supported by national minorities and the 
Turkish extreme left, got nearly 13% of the vote, thus becoming a weight force in the 
country, government provocations multiplied.

The attack in Suruç - where 33 militants (including 3 anarchists) in support Rojava, died 
- allowed Erdogan to start a "war against terrorism" which is actually a broad attack 
against the forces beat to Rojava.

An alternative for the entire Middle East

Yet the draft multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multicultural which carries HDP is the 
only acceptable alternative in this context the face of ultra-religious groups (Daech) or 
nationalistic (AKP), facing the dictatorship of Assad, or simply face appetites of Western 
powers.

Many bombings - supposedly directed against Daech - have also taken place against PKK 
positions, and several towns like Cizre underwent siege but resisted and bends the Turkish 
state. This month, coordinated attacks by fascist groups, nationalist or 
Islamic-conservative AKP (Erdogan's party) took place throughout the country against the 
premises of the HDP and the Kurdish population.

Nearly 2,000 activists arrests were made since July 2015. Faced with these attacks, the 
progressive forces and organize their self-defense responses.

The revolution in Rojava, hope

As the critical support we provide to the revolutionaries of Rojava, it is essential for 
us to express our solidarity with the Kurdish people in their struggle for emancipation 
and resistance against the aggressions of the Turkish army and the reactionary groups, 
whether in Turkey or Europe, where demonstrations of support have been attacked by these 
same ultra-nationalist groups (eg in Cologne September 20, 2015).

The movement that was formed around the PKK is the only force in the region to fight on 
the ground against Daech.

Formerly the PKK was a Stalinist party, but it has in recent years adopted a "democratic 
confederalism" program that brings the libertarians.

All these reasons lead us to confirm the support for the revolution in Rojava, the draft 
contains the seeds of a genuine social transformation.

Therefore, we demand the French government:

that the PKK is removed from the list of "terrorist" organizations,
to commit to the opening of a humanitarian corridor for Rojava,
truth and justice for murdered three Kurdish activists in Paris on 07/01/2013,
stopping his complicity with the Turkish state in all its forms and we speak against any 
Turkish and French military intervention!
PDF Download the leaflet
Anarchists of collective solidarity Rojava
Kurdistan under pressure: interactive map

DEMONSTRATION IN PARIS October 11, 2015

Photo report: Cuervo (AL Paris-Sud)

[1] The SGDF had called all the solidarity organizations to submit to it a short video 
stating "SGDF is not alone"

http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Aux-cotes-de-la-gauche-kurde-les

France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, With Syrian refugees here, and always at the side of the revolution there (fr, it, pt)

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, With
Syrian refugees here, and always at the side of the revolution there
(fr, it, pt) [machine translation]

"It is by millions that the Syrians fleeing the massacres, the destruction of the country, 
poverty and dispossession ... The savagery in Daech adds in this tragedy. It should not be 
forgotten that the regime continues. This is why the fight to end Assad and his regime 
remains perfectly legitimate." ---- Since January, over 3,000 refugees died on the roads 
of exile, trying to reach Europe. These men, these women, these children, after suffering 
multiple violence (war, bombing, torture, ...), in their home country and during their 
chaotic migration routes, face the "walls" of legislation and devices EU: Dublin 
Regulation, Surveillance and Control Agency Borders (Frontex) ... ---- In these devices, 
involving the French and German Governments are added features of national states. In 
France, the government has left in place the restrictive policies of welcome and asylum 
taken earlier (especially by Sarkozy).

In addition, new laws (law on asylum, immigration law the Act) on condition of 
improvements regarding residence, perpetuate or even worsen the precariousness of persons 
in a regular situation. These texts provide further accentuate the hunt for foreigners and 
monitoring of the population in particular allowing the prefecture to consult at any time, 
the number of organizations data (schools and higher education, Social Security, post 
office, banks ... )

The governments of our countries have a major responsibility in this mass exodus of 
refugees more or less hidden political support and arms sales to dictators who crush their 
peoples, let alone military intervention and economic plunder. As for Syria, where today 
overwhelmingly affluent refugees, the US and European governments have opted for 4 years 
to let the situation deteriorate. Bashar al-Assad can therefore, for 4 years, with its 
military and police torturing and massacring the population daily.

Also read: Migrant.es: a single solution, the freedom of movement

It is by millions that the Syrians fleeing the massacres, the destruction of the country, 
poverty and dispossession ... The savagery in Daech added in the tragedy suffered by the 
Syrian people. It should not be forgotten that the regime continues, with the aim of 
annihilating the resistance of a people who rose up against more than forty years of 
dictatorship. This why the fight to end Assad and his regime remains perfectly legitimate.

Hollande announced the extension of Syria bombings against French Daech, hitherto confined 
to Iraq. What relationship with the refugee issue? How useful while American bombing 
proved ineffective to stop Daech? While the military control of Assad Syrian sky, does not 
he implique- a collaboration between the French army and Assad's army?

Beyond the media posturing, is it to prepare a strategic change in French policy? To waive 
the requirement to end Assad and recognize as an indispensable interlocutor. It demanded
long and increasingly strong number of votes at international level and in France ...

At the same time, it leaves the Erdogan government to intensify its war against the Kurds, 
though the front line facing Daech ... We must deplore the lack of solidarity of the 
international labor movement, which should be first in line to bring assistance to the 
Syrian people, and other peoples of the region who are disenfranchised. This weighs 
heavily in isolation of these peoples fighting against dictatorships, wars and misery ...

This solidarity is more than ever necessary and urgent, as is also the reception in France 
of all refugees who so request: a welcome worthy of the name, permanent (regularization), 
free from surveillance. This implies to denounce and to impose an end to the violence 
perpetrated in France (sorting procedures, administrative retention, population 
monitoring, expulsion, etc.) and fight the laws that permit.

We must do away with Frontex, the Dublin system and all foreign laws that hinder freedom
of movement.

With the collective Syrian Revolution: Alternative Libertaire, CEDETIM's Empowerment, 
Togetherness, NPA, UJFP, Union syndicale Solidaires

Facebook page "Syrian Revolution With"

http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Avec-les-refugies-de-Syrie-ici-et

France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, Morocco: the monarchy strikes the far left (fr, it, pt)

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international,
Morocco: the monarchy strikes the far left (fr, it, pt) [machine
translation]

The power of Mohammed VI rages against the main revolutionary socialist organization in 
Morocco, the Democratic Way. It courageously opposed the oligarchy that frog in the royal 
palace and is now suffering intimidation and repression. Beyond the Mediterranean 
solidarity! ---- The Activists of Democratic Way decided to boycott municipal and regional 
elections organized by the Moroccan power early September. These are intended as a 
democratic alibi in a kingdom where the repression organized by the Makhzen - the Moroccan 
government and its institutions - be exercised against all those and all those who resist, 
claim, are organizing to defend their rights and freedoms and build an alternative. ---- 
Political activists, trade unionists, organizers or facilitators of associations of 
unemployed women in struggle, advocates of self-determination of peoples ... the Moroccan 
government represses with a vengeance.

On 25 August he attacked the activists of the Democratic Way campaigning for the boycott 
of elections on September 4.

In Rabat, 11 people were arrested; A Bouizakarne Agadir, the police prevented the leaflets 
broadcasts taking possession; In Sidi Moktar, the RCMP convened activists for their 
participation in this campaign; A Boujad, the family of a militant was threatened for the 
same reasons ...

Today is the National Deputy Secretary of the Democratic Way who was arrested following a 
distribution of leaflets in the city of Salé. We affirm our solidarity with the activists 
of the Democratic Way that the Moroccan claims to be able to silence! We demand the 
release of all political prisoners-es and respect for freedoms!

Alternative Libertaire, August 27, 2015

http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Maroc-la-monarchie-frappe-l

France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, reece: to the attempt of a "coup d'capitalist state"

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international,
reece: to the attempt of a "coup d'capitalist state" (fr, it, pt)
[machine translation]

"Greece will pay" proclaim in unison the IMF, the EU and the ECB. "The proletariat will 
pay" retorts Greek employers. Denouncing an "economic coup", the anarcho-syndicalists 
attack the banks and corporations that are blocking the payment of wages, called for a 
general strike and anti-capitalist do everything so that the "yes" does not outweigh the 
referendum on 5 July. ---- There are several months the Greek government, dominated by the 
leftist coalition Syriza, has decided to engage in negotiations with creditors no way of 
Greece. ---- Since the start of these negotiations, IMF, ECB, European Commission and 
Minister of Finance of the European Union (Eurogroup) are pressuring the Greek government 
to accept a new austerity plan in exchange for the extension of the financial aid. For 
over four months, these brigands worked to hammer no alternative to their policy was 
acceptable or even conceivable.

The Greek government has fed the illusion that an agreement was possible. He conceded many 
(including renouncing question the Greek debt) and got nothing.

Youth, workers, and its retirees that Greek-s-es are tired of this charade. These last-es 
have heard in recent days on the streets with their anger and opposition to a retirement 
age of decline, even though their amount was gutted in recent years.

Threatened to be released by part of the electorate and the base of Syriza, Tsipras and 
his government finally rejected the new plan imposed by creditors of Greece and decided to 
consult the Greek people by referendum on July 5 while calling to vote No to the diktat of 
the ECB, the IMF and the EU, which provides, among other retirement to 67 years and a new 
VAT increase while salaries and pensions have been declining in recent years.

Blackmail banks and employers

Faced with this situation, our comrades of the anarcho-syndicalist Initiative Rocinante 
denounce a coup d'Economic State Capital, and call for an anti-capitalist respond with a 
general strike.

Every day, they and they are taking action against banks and companies that openly call to 
vote "yes", and announced that they were suspending payments and salaries, and even held a 
lockout pending the outcome of the referendum. Similarly, leaders of business and the main 
trade union bureaucracy (GSEE) countries signed a joint statement calling to vote "yes". 
Today Rocinante organized a rally outside the headquarters of the Greek Medef on 1 July; 
outside the headquarters of the GSEE on 2 July.

Demonstration on 30 June in the streets of Athens, against banks and companies that make 
blackmail to wages. © Rocinante
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Grece-face-a-la-tentative-d-un

Suffice to say that the anarcho-syndicalists do not celebrate blissfully virtues of the 
referendum. In a capitalist framework, with the means of pressure available to the 
employers, the springs are fundamentally flawed. Rocinante therefore calls for everything, 
in the streets and at the polls, for the "yes" does not pass of 5 July referendum. Their 
slogan: "Let us transform the cost of state capital anticapitalist workers' response."

Capitalism laughs referendums

Alternative Libertaire supports these initiatives and all those that go in the direction 
of a break with the Greek capitalist system and solidarity with youth, workers, and its 
retirees that Greek-s.

However the referendum should not be an end in itself. It should not be a simple way out 
for a government deadlocked. Also we know that European governments believe referendums. 
We saw in 2005 with the "No" scathing Dutch and French voters against capitalist 
constitution of Europe. They do not care completely and always seek to circumvent as their 
power will not be threatened.

It is this power that must be addressed by snatching it from the hands of the capitalists, 
the profit rate in Greece is the highest in the European Union. It is their expropriation 
from below that is the agenda, the sharing of the wealth produced and redistribution not 
by a government that does not undermine such a system but by a people power that is direct 
emanation of the working men and women.

It's good for international support for the mobilization of the Greek people that we will 
force European governments to cancel the Greek debt.

Alternative Libertaire, 30 June 2015

http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Grece-face-a-la-tentative-d-un

France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, They undertake to Koltchenko (fr, it, pt)

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, They
undertake to Koltchenko (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]

Unionists, artists, feminists, activists of human rights ... Tens of personalities support 
the request for release of our comrade Alexandr Koltchenko, persecuted by the henchmen of 
the Kremlin. ---- Fred Alpi (singer-songwriter), Verbena Angeli (union Solidaires), Stefan 
Bekier (former activist of the left opposition in Poland, activist Together, member of the 
Left Front), Olivier Besancenot (NPA), Emmanuelle Bigot (commission International 
Solidarity Trade Union), Alain Bihr (Honorary Professor of Sociology), Marco Candore 
(actor and director), Hélène Chatelain (filmmaker), Noam Chomsky (linguist and activist) 
Jean-François Claudon (socialist militant) Philippe Corcuff (maïtre political science 
lecturer at the IEP of Lyon), Olivier Delbeke (syndicalist CGT), Françoise Dumont 
(president of the League of Human Rights), Stéphane Enjalran (Secretary of the Union 
syndicale Solidaires ), Laurent Esquerre (international commission of Alternative 
Libertaire), Désirée Frappier (comic writer), Alain Frappier (cartoonist), Fabien Gallet 
(union Solidaires), Dan Gallin (UNIA trade union, and Global Labour Institute, Geneva , 
Switzerland), Armand Gatti (playwright poet), Dominique Gautrat (retired teacher 
SNES-FSU), Serge Goudard (unionist, Emancipation), Anne Guérin (journalist and 
sociologist, member of the International Prison Observatory), Pierre Guillaumin (unionist 
CGT), Laure Jinquot (L'Insurgente and union FSU), Zbigniew Marcin Kowalevski (journalist 
and researcher), Alain Krivine (NPA), Lola Lafon (novelist), Jean-Pierre Levaray (writer), 
Michael Löwy (sociologist), Jean -Marc Luneau (director and teacher), Christian Mahieux 
(International Committee of the Union syndicale Solidaires), Jan Malewski (editor of the 
magazine Imprecor), Alexis Mayet (union UNEF), Frank Mintz (teacher and historian), Ugo 
Palheta (sociologist), Irene Pereira (feminist, teacher, philosopher), Christine Poupin 
(spokesman of the NPA), Vincent Présumey (unionist, Emancipation, FSU Allier), Hugo Reis 
(National secretary SUD-PTT), Theo Roumier ( South Joint Secretary of National Education), 
Catherine Samary (economist and anti-globalization activist) Patrrick Silberstein (editor 
to Syllepse editions), Edith Soboul (Federal Secretariat of Alternative Libertaire), 
Pierre Stambul (union's Empowerment), Serge Utgé-Royo (singer -compositeur), Didier Wampas 
(singer-songwriter) ...

See dates and locations of support rallies

They and they sign the call:
FREEDOM FOR ALEXANDR KOLTCHENKO,
ANTIFASCIST CRIMEAN,
kidnapped and JAILED RUSSIAN STATE!

For several years, A. Koltchenko is known for his anti-fascist commitments Crimea, union, 
anarchists, environmentalists. Having released a film about the murder of independent 
journalist Anastasia Baburova Crimean, in Moscow in 2009, he had been attacked with a 
knife by a fascist band. He continued his activism in favor of human rights and has 
participated in the clearly anti-fascist camp in the Maidan Square protests that resulted 
in driving Ukrainian President Yanukovych, whose clan plundered wealth and exploited the 
people of this countries.

When the Russian military intervention in Crimea Alexandr Koltchenko organized peaceful 
demonstrations to protest against the military occupation, which affected the referendum, 
alongside Tatar-citizens are citizens, Ukrainian or Russian-nes. A few days before these 
events, the Russian political police (FSB) has removed many of the organizers of the 
popular resistance; was the case of A. Koltchenko, May 16, 2014.

With three other people and kidnapped, he was accused including "organizing a terrorist 
group linked to the Ukrainian far right." What follows is a delirious litany of 
accusations Koltchenko is accused of planning the explosions near the Lenin statue in 
Simferopol on 8 and 9 May sabotaged railway lines and power lines, attempted to burn the 
premises of Russian Unity and the Russian Community of Crimea on April 14, and those of 
United Russia on April 18!

Alexandr Koltchenko is a fascist political police that tries to pass off as a fascist.

Alexandr Koltchenko is a man who considers himself a citizen of Ukraine and the Russian 
political police would judge as a Russian. It is enclosed in draconian conditions, his 
lawyers are deprived of the basic rights of a defense worthy of the name, and it is under 
threat from 15 to 20 years in labor camp.

A. Koltchenko is a student and union activist; he also worked as a postman, in parallel 
with his studies. It actively defends its practice, the right to organize freely, the 
right to establish and live membership organizations, labor, environmental or political.
It is part of the men and women who fight against the extreme right, whether Ukrainian, 
Russian or otherwise.

Because the fight against corruption and for the equal rights of everyone, A. Koltchenko, 
is the target of oligarchic clans, Russia, Ukraine.

A. Koltchenko campaigning for the right of every people to decide their future.
The situation of A. Koltchenko is emblematic of the repression in this region. But his 
case is far from alone. A. Through Koltchenko, it is the democratic freedoms of everyone 
we defend. Our approach, like that of A. Koltchenko, is opposed to those who want to 
restrict these freedoms. We also demand the release of the Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg 
Sentsov, detained under the same charges and risking a like penalty.

Immediate release of Alexandr Koltchenko, Oleg Sentsov and democratic freedoms in all 
countries, we call for boost international solidarity to denounce their removal and 
detention by Russian authorities (accounting judge early July) , demanding their immediate 
release, and the Ukrainian government explicitly claiming their release.

The appeal was also signed by the following organizations:

Alternative Libertaire, Ensemble (Left Front), L'Insurgente, NPA, Anarchist Federation, 
Social criticism;
Union syndicale Solidaires, CNT-f, CNT-SO's Empowerment, FSU, FSU 03, CGT-correctors, SUD 
Education, SUD-PTT;
Antifascist Action-Paris Suburbs, Paris Suburbs Antifascist Collective, Memorial 98;
League of Human Rights, International Federation for Human Rights, repression resistance 
group in Russia, Ukraine Action Association of Ukrainian Students in France, 
Russia-Libertés, CEDETIM - Initiatives for Another World - Assembly European Citizens, 
Cosmopolitan Project Foundation.

http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Ils-et-elles-s-engagent-pour

France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, West Indies, slavery museum and repairs by Redac (fr, it, pt)

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, West
Indies, slavery museum and repairs by Redac (fr, it, pt) [machine
translation]

On the occasion of the visit of Francois Hollande in Guadeloupe, for the inauguration of 
the memorial act - the Caribbean Centre expressions and memory Trafficking and Slavery - 
the secretary of the UGTG, Elie Domota, has lamented that the French Republic still 
refuses the logic of "reparations" for the damage suffered by black people in the 
Caribbean, from the slave trade. But what did he mean by that? ---- Questioned by France 
Inter 10 May 2015, Elie Domota explained that implanting a giant museum in Pointe-à-Pitre 
was not enough to repair the damage inherited from the slavery period of Guadeloupe. ---- 
But what did he mean exactly by "reparations"? The reporter did not ask him. ---- This 
ambiguity gives free rein to the fantasies which were unleashed in the comments on the 
various media web sites. The main argument against reparations is that the parties 
concerned by slavery in the West Indies are all dead for decades, rendering obsolete any 
legal action against anyone.

Now the question is not there.

In an interview with Alternative Libertaire in March 2013 , Elie Domota explained what was 
the nature of the repairs required by the UGTG.

http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Antilles-esclavage-musee-et

France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, In support Koltchenko, Paris, Marseille, Strasbourg ... (fr, it, pt)

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, In
support Koltchenko, Paris, Marseille, Strasbourg ... (fr, it, pt)
[machine translation]

International solidarity is organized with our friend Alexander Koltchenko, taken hostage 
by the Russian authorities. Kidnapped by the FSB (former KGB), it is held in special 
prison Lefortovo (Moscow). Legally detention should end on 11 April. Are pushing the Putin 
justice let him out. ---- Today in Russia, while militant, regardless of political views, 
whether of the left or liberal anarchist can be accused of being a member or supporter of 
Pravy Sektor, a far-right organization whose role in Events in Ukraine is largely 
overstated by official Russian propaganda. ---- Alexander, however, for years has 
demonstrated his anti-fascist views, is precisely accused of belonging to Pravy Sektor. 
---- Only a strong and broad pressure on Putin's regime and protests around the world that 
will give our friends a chance to get out of prison. We demand their immediate release and 
the cessation of all public action against them.

The International Libertarian Communist network Anarkismo supports Alexandre Koltchenko 
and the sister organization of AL in Russia Avtonomnoye Deïstviye .

THE ACTION IN FRANCE Saturday, April 11

For the immediate release of Alexandr Koltchenko and democratic freedoms in all countries, 
our association, trade union and political organizations calling for demonstrations 
outside the embassies of Russia and Ukraine.

In Paris

In front of the Russian Embassy (15 hours towards Porte Dauphine) to denounce the 
kidnapping and detention of A. Koltchenko and demand his immediate release.
In front of the Ukrainian Embassy (at 16:30, to the metro Ségur) for his government 
explicitly claiming his release.
In Marseille

15 hours in front of the Consulate of Ukraine, 38, Roux de Brignoles Street Marseille 6th
at 16 hours in front of the Russian Consulate, 3, avenue Ambroise Paré, Marseille 8th
In Strasbourg

15 hours in front of the Russian consulate, up-Sébastien Brant
Stakeholder organizations: League of Human Rights, International Federation for Human 
Rights, repression resistance group in Russia, Ukraine Action, Action antifascist 
Paris-Banlieue, European Citizens Assembly, Trade Union Solidarity, CNT -f, CNT-SO's 
Empowerment, FSU, FSU 03, CGT correctors, South Education, Alternative libertarian, 
Together! (Member of the Left Front) The insurgent, Postal code, Anarchist Federation.

http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?En-soutien-a-Koltchenko-a-Paris

France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, Russia Crimea: The case Koltchenko (fr, it, pt)

 France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, Russia
Crimea: The case Koltchenko (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]

Anarchist, anti-fascist activist and social rights in the Crimea, our friend Alexander 
Koltchenko was taken hostage by the Russian authorities. Kidnapped by the FSB (former 
KGB), he is now being held in special prison Lefortovo (Moscow). Putin's justice accuses 
of "attack" and "involvement in terrorist organizations" ---- Alexander, however, for 
years has demonstrated his anti-fascist views, is accused of belonging to Pravy Sektor, a 
far-right organization whose role in the events in Ukraine is largely overstated by 
official Russian propaganda. ---- Today in Russia, while militant, regardless of political 
views, whether of the left or liberal anarchist can be accused of being a member or 
supporter of Pravy Sektor.

This situation is comparable to that of the Stalin era where it was seeking "Trotskyists" 
almost non-existent or in the hunt for communists in the United States at the time of 
McCarthy. The nationalist and authoritarian Putin regime uses every conceivable argument 
in its propaganda beginning with religious prejudices and elements of the conspiracy 
theory and to racism. This system parasite anti-fascist rhetoric. Therefore, anyone who 
disturbs can be accused of being "fascist" even if that person is views opposed to 
fascism, that is to say, even if it is left or anti-authoritarian.

The persecution of the anti-fascist Alexander Koltchenko and filmmaker and activist Oleg 
Sentsov (both included by the investigating judges in the same "terrorist" organization) 
is purely political. It serves to intimidate the inhabitants of Crimea in order to prevent 
any opposition action in the peninsula.

In Crimea annexed all the most authoritarian repressive methods are used to silence 
discontent. Because of threats to life and freedom, many people have already left the 
Crimea, including of human rights, student activists and trade unionists, anarchists and 
anti-fascists and the community activists Crimean Tatar. The latter, also face 
discrimination based on nationality, since the annexation of the peninsula.

That risk Alexandre Koltchenko?

Alexandre Koltchenko faces up to twenty years in prison, a whopping penalty for an 
"attack" in which he is not involved. He and other Ukrainian political prisoners are held 
only in order to demoralize the opposition by judicial intimidation trial. The freedom of 
these prisoners is directly related to the stability of the Putin regime. If the activists 
managed to destabilize the insurance Putin and his impunity, the prisoners would be free.

We can not hope that the trial Koltchenko or Senstov be just or conducted under the Act. 
Their arrest is arbitrary, the charges against them are pure falsifications. And all this 
is not an error because the system is in full consciousness.

How can we help Alexandre Koltchenko?

We call on the leftist movements and foreign libertarians to support Alexander Koltchenko. 
You can organize actions, send support letters to Alexander, raise money to pay his 
lawyers and food parcels, help his family. It is also very important to disseminate 
information about his case. We must dissociate themselves from those who support the 
aggressive expansion of Russian nationalism even if it is masked by a "left" rhetoric and 
"anti-imperialist". Putin's regime will be fine sympathy, keep it for his victims.

When can you start this campaign of support?

You can start today by helping us spread this text by translating it in different 
languages, sending it to your friends.

We also call on you to organize actions to support Alexander Koltchenko and other 
political prisoners in the period from 1 to 7 April 2015. The terms of detention 
Koltchenko Sentsov and end respectively on 11 and 16 April. In early April, the Court of 
Lefortovo must decide on the security measure: either they remain in prison, or they are 
not allowed to leave the Russian territory or under house arrest.

Only a strong and broad pressure on Putin's regime and protests around the world that will 
give our friends a chance to get out of prison. We demand their immediate release and the 
cessation of all public action against them.

Contact us: freekolchenko@gmail.com

This article is from the website of the Russian libertarian communist organization 
Avtonomnoye Deïstviye .

https://avtonom.org/fr/news/rejoignez-nous-et-participez-aux-journees-internationales-de-solidarite-avec-alexandre-koltchen

http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Russie-Crimee-L-affaire-Koltchenko

France, Alternative Libertaire AL - international, ?"Where did that come for help, the left must remain independent Kurdish" (fr, pt)

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[Audio] Speech by Mehdi Kabar, on behalf of the group Anarchists solidarity Rojava at the 
meeting to support Koban?, November 10 in Paris at Theatre Gym. A meeting duplex with 
Narin Afrin, Commander of YPG in the city, in the presence of Saleh Moslim, Co-PYD, and 
several French support. Previews. ---- Photos: Feyka 
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?D-ou-que-vienne-l-aide-la-gauche ---- The room was 
packed, Monday, November 10, under the gilded theater Gymnasium, Paris 10e (metro Bonne 
Nouvelle). A strong presence of the Kurdish diaspora, but also many and many French 
activists from their support. ---- We came to listen to the necessary speech of solidarity 
with the resistance of the YPG-YPJ to Koban? but evidence, the public did not come to that 
slap. He also listened with great attention that said the women speakers and speakers on 
military support that Arab-US op coalition has brought Koban?.

Needed support, since he saved the city, but heavy ambiguities, because the imperialist 
ambitions of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Britain and France in the Middle East .

Moreover, due to the reversal of the great powers in favor of Koban?, an official of the 
PS felt, for the first time, allowed to come publicly support the Kurdish left (it was 
Julien Dray, but our microphone is inadvertently failed to this point).

That libertarian speaker was not deprived of the recall, and it was not the only one. It 
was almost the only one to mention, however, with the writer Patrice Franceschi and 
co-chair of PYD is the existence of a revolution Rojava likely to constitute a political 
model and an alternative to current chaos Middle East.

Below, excerpts from each intervention and libertarian speech verbatim.
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?D-ou-que-vienne-l-aide-la-gauche

ADDRESS LIBERTARIAN

For almost two months, Koban? is besieged by fanatics of the Islamic State - Daech.

For almost two months, Koban? fights for freedom, for democracy, for the rights of women, 
despite the double game of the Turkish government.

Today Koban? became the symbol of resistance Rojava, but not only.

If Koban? falls, it is also a political and social model emerging that will be threatened: 
the democratic autonomy, built in Rojava since July 19, 2012.

This is why the defense and Koban? Rojava interested not only the people and the Kurdish 
diaspora, but all and all supporters of emancipation, feminists, anti-colonialist, 
anti-statist and anti-capitalist.

While everyone, Ankara, Washington, predicted that the city would fall in a week Koban? 
has not fallen. Resistance held and because it held, it forced the coalition Arab-US op to 
intervene on his behalf, bombing Daech and delivering weapons.

External aid she means that militia and Kurdish militias have become auxiliaries of 
imperialism?

No, a thousand times no.

But vigilance is required.

For who can believe that using Arab-US op is disinterested? Who can believe that 
nation-states that imperialism etched in the blood act without interest. If the coalition 
does not want to win Daech, she does not want either the victory of political and social 
model that represents the Rojava.

Wherever come help, the left must remain independent Kurdish. It must remain independent, 
and it is this condition that the model of democratic confederalism may represent an 
alternative to the Middle East.

The reinforcement of a battalion of Peshmerga Iraq goes in the right direction.

But what is more important is to be able to receive help tens of thousands of young 
people, revolutionaries, trade unionists, anti-colonialist, libertarians who demonstrated 
in Turkey and around the world in support Koban?, and several of Hundreds are still 
stranded at the border by the Turkish army.

What is equally important is the PKK is no longer classified as a "terrorist" organization 
for the international solidarity can be exercised without restraint.

We would like to welcome once again the militia and militia defending Koban? risking their 
lives. We hope that this will be the martyred city of Stalingrad Daech the first major 
defeat that will break his morale will stop its expansion and prelude to his defeat.

And let's say it again: Koban? carries on his shoulders the possibility of a different 
future. Another future for the Middle East. But as a Westerner, I would like to say one 
last thing, and here I am speaking to Westerners in the room: the fight is a culture, and 
culture without the struggle no revolution is possible.

Long live free Koban?, long live free Kurdistan, long live the revolution!

http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?D-ou-que-vienne-l-aide-la-gauche

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - International, "Barcelona, Warsaw, Stalingrad, Koban?" (fr, pt)

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Photo essay by Cuervo (AL 95) demonstration in support of the Kurdish Left October 18, 
2014 in Paris, and text of the speech libertarian organizations. ---- About 3,000 people 
marched from Bastille to Nation on October 18, in support of the city of Koban?, which 
always resists jihadists. ---- In addition to the organizations of the Kurdish Left 
movement PKK and PYD, the French presence was much more consistent than in previous weeks: 
Left Front, NPA, but also a strong libertarian procession with AL, FA, CGA, and OCL 
CNT-SO. ---- At the end of the event, place de la Nation, a comrade was read to the crowd. 
Have also expressed the PCF, MSF, the Greens, the NPA, a representative of the Council of 
Europe and a comrade of Kabyle organization. ---- 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alternative-libertaire/sets/72157648790226616/

ADDRESS LIBERTARIAN

" Barcelona, Warsaw, Stalingrad

The battle today is engaged in Koban? imposes the memory of these three cities.

Barcelona, 1936. Fascists have broken teeth on the working citadel, the epicenter of the 
Spanish revolution.

In Barcelona, two worlds clashed On the one hand, the libertarian forces secular, feminist 
and revolutionary; the other obscurantism, fascism and religious fanaticism.

So, how not to think about Barcelona when to Koban? two worlds collide again?

Warsaw, 1944. There are seventy years exactly. For sixty days, the Polish insurgents stood 
up to the Nazi army.

For seven days they fought block by block, street by street, house by house.

For sixty days, the Soviet Army stationed, grounded arms, a few kilometers.

For sixty days, Stalin allowed Hitler to do the dirty work for him. Once broken Warsaw by 
the Nazis, the Soviet army occupied the city.

So, how can we not think in Warsaw, before the cynicism of the Turkish state vis-?-vis Koban??

Stalingrad in 1943. For months, Hitler's army had exhausted his strength in vain, unable 
to take the city. This failure has broken morale, stopped its expansion, the prelude to 
his defeat.

How now does not expect Koban? be the Stalingrad of the Islamic State?

The militia and militia fighting in Koban? know.

They carry on their shoulders the possibility of a different future for the entire Middle 
East. He Democratic confederalism implemented in Syrian Kurdistan since 2012.

That is why the anti-colonial, feminist and revolutionary worldwide can vibrate for them.

The hypocrisy must stop.

The Kurdish left should no longer be classified as "terrorist" to please Ankara.

Refugees need help , not tear gas to the Turkish army.

Koban? needs weapons and reinforcements . Not cynical blockade imposed upon it.

This fight is also ours.

Long live free Koban?! Long live free Kurdistan! Long live the revolution!"

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - International, "The Islamic State has already lost the battle Koban?" (fr, pt)

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In a given 17 October the Turkish-Kurdish newspaper interview ?zg?r G?ndem , and 
reproduced by the English website Rojava postponement , Mehmud Berxwedan, the general 
command of YPG, explains why the Islamic State (Daech), according to him, "already lost " 
the battle of Koban?. ---- Mehmud Berxwedan is an officer of the People's Protection Units 
(YPG) , close to the PKK, defending Koban? face Daech. ---- In the context of a given 
sympathizer newspaper interview, he is certainly not sound pessimistic, so you have to be 
careful about some of its triumphalist declarations. Nevertheless, a number of analyzes 
are interesting, and reinforce the idea that all is not lost Koban?. ---- His statements 
also reflect the necessary pragmatism of fighting back against the wall, ready to accept 
any help from anywhere, including Arab-Western imperialist powers.

Most of his statements, six points.

Why so much hate? Daech has tried to seize Koban? in July 2014 The battle lasted a month 
and ended with the defeat of the jihadists. For Mehmud Berxwedan with this second attempt, 
Daech pursues objectives other than purely geostrategic. Certainly the city is landlocked, 
which facilitated the attack, but it is not just why she was targeted: "The revolution of 
July 19 [2012] in the Rojava began to Koban?, which has become a symbol of resistance and 
freedom. [...] For this reason, Koban? hampers plans of some regional and international 
powers, who fear that the Kurds express their own will. " A clear allusion to Turkey. 
"They thought they could break the will of Koban? and seize it fast enough. But they have 
not reached their goal. Eventually they realized that despite the concentration of forces 
here, they fail to do so. [...] We believe that Daech raised by nearly 70% of its fighters. "


"We decided to deliver the real battle in the city. We wanted the turn is played there. "
The tactics of the YPG-YPJ. Mehmud Berxwedan explains that this second battle of Koban? 
actually experienced several phases. Initially, Daech has seized dozens of villages around 
the city, attacking "4 or 5 fronts simultaneously," according to a customary home 
technology, with tanks, artillery, mortars and heavy weapons. "Of course they thought 
things would be like in Mosul [in Iraq] and in other regions they occupy, and Koban? fall 
within days. In fact, they had forecast a week. That's pretty much what were predicting as 
Turkey and other powers."

In reality, it took them three weeks to reach the outskirts of the city. The YPG-YPJ 
defended villages, time to evacuate the civilian population, but have maintained their 
strength gradually falling back in good order. "Jihadist thought destroying the bulk of 
our forces in the villages before entering Winners in the city, brandishing their weapons, 
said Mehmud Berxwedan. We decided to deliver the real battle in the city. We wanted the 
turn is played there."

The return of hope. During these three weeks, Turkish President Erdogan, many states and 
the world thought that the fall of Koban? was imminent. "While everyone was based on this 
assumption, we break Daech. A month has passed. We are entering the second month. It was a 
historical resistance. [...] It's been three days since they have not taken a step. For 
three days, we did not back down, and we even regain ground. Daech's over. They are tired. 
Forces abandon. [...] During the first month we resisted. In the second month, we will 
destroy Daech to Koban?. We only ambition is more resistance, but victory. "

The morale of jihadists. According Mehmud Berxwedan, Daech has already exhausted his best 
troops, and called on his reserves, less educated and less value on the ground. "We saw a 
lot of kids they gave a weapon. Recently they enlisted women in what they call women's 
units (Ketibe Unsa-i). Now they are calling in reinforcements increasingly distant. 
Despite all this, the last three days, we broke their morale. [...] Neither their trucks 
suicide bombers or their other weapons have been of no use. And for good reason: this city 
is our city. We know every street, every avenue. We know where they're coming and where to 
strike. [...] yesterday, we took 5 or 6 quarters. And on the western front, we've pushed 
out of Koban?."

The wait for Turkey. recently rockets fired by Daech fell on Turkish territory. Mehmud 
Berxwedan think it is a pure accident: "Daech not deliberately hit his partner." Turkey's 
non-reaction is itself very telling: "If it's us who had fired, not even a bullet towards 
Turkey, which would have been hell!"

Arab-American bombing. coalition led by Washington thought that the city would fall in a 
week. After 15 or 20 days, the length of the resistance taking away any excuse for not 
acting, she finally decided to bomb the attackers Koban?. At first, she did it blind, not 
deigning to contact the YPG-YPJ. Now, says Mehmud Berxwedan, communication was established 
and, "for 10 days," aviation coalition "plays an important role, in coordination with the 
YPG. They work very effectively. So far, there has been no error or mistake". Playing on 
the contradictions between Turkey and the United States, YPG commander now claims that the 
coalition to go further, and their book Straight weapons: "If the coalition against Daech 
wants to conquer, it must supply weapons to those who fight on the ground. And forces 
fighting on the ground, it is the YPG-YPJ. [...] The fighters who want to join us should 
be allowed to. But Turkey does not allow it. [...] We must put pressure on Turkey to open 
a corridor. "

Transcript and commentary: Guillaume Davranche (AL Montreuil)

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - International, Jihadist offensive against the Kurdish left (fr)

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Since September 15, the Islamic State (Daech) launched a major offensive against the 
Syrian Kurdistan, that is to say, against the Kurdish PKK-related left. City Koban? is 
under siege. The Turkish state is rubbing his hands. For governments, whether in Damascus, 
Washington, Baghdad, Tehran and Ankara, it will be time to "eradicate" Daech after they 
have done the dirty work to demolish the Kurdish left. ---- The statement from the 
Federation of Associations of France Kurds (FEYKA) ---- 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/FEYKA-F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration-des-Associations-Kurdes-de-France/1398668417058368 
---- STOP THE BARBARIANS OF OFFENSIVE TO DAECH KOBAN?! ---- Sanctions against states that 
sponsor jihadists! ---- Call to protest Saturday, September 20, 16 hours before the 
Fontaine des Innocents (Place Joachim de Bellay, Paris 1)

Since September 15, the terrorist organization calling itself the Islamic State (EI) 
conducts extensive offensives against Koban? (Ain-al-Arab), one of three Kurdish 
autonomous cantons of Rojava (Kurdistan of Syria). She brutally attacked with heavy 
artillery returned from Iraq and with the support of neighboring Turkey which sent him 
weapons and military vehicles and opens its border to allow him to evacuate the wounded 
and get them treated, then that the border is closed to Kurdish refugees fleeing attacks 
by jihadists.

Despite the mobilization and the fierce resistance of YPG (Protection Units People's 
Rojava) and YPJ Units (female fighters) who do not lack experience in the fight against 
the jihadists but whose military capabilities are limited, jihadists have seized two dozen 
villages around Koban?, causing an exodus of thousands of people, and dangerously 
threatening the city that is nearly surrounded. Civilian deaths are golds already 
regrettable, but we do not yet know their number.

Faced with the hypocrisy of the international community that claims to form a coalition to 
counter the IU but remains indifferent to the threat posed by this organization on the 
Kurds of Syria, representatives of autonomous cantons of Rojava yesterday launched a cry 
alert, calling for breaking the silence of the IU offensive in the region in order to 
avoid further bloodshed and a humanitarian tragedy similar to that of Sinjar, in Iraqi 
Kurdistan. They also called on the international community to act by all means to stop the 
support of Turkey jihadists.

Despite their limited military means, the Kurds are united and mobilized to fight the IU 
on all fronts. Rojava authorities and the Union of Kurdistan Communities (KCK) have called 
for a general mobilization to resist against jihadist terrorism. For its part, the main 
Kurdish party in Turkey, DBP (Democratic Party of Regions), organized civil resistance, 
calling to occupy the border between Turkey and Koban? to allow refugees to enter Turkey 
and prevent supply of arms and ammunition for IR.

The Federation of Associations of France Kurds calling for a demonstration Saturday, Sept. 
20 to ask the international community to: take immediate sanctions against states that 
support IE, especially Turkey, to take urgent measures to protect the population and 
Koban? in particular to ensure that refugees can pass the Turkish border and that they 
receive adequate humanitarian assistance, supporting Kurdish forces that are the main 
defense against IE in Syria and Iraq.

FEYKA, Paris, 19 September 2014