Further threats against strike leaders and supporters
Oil workers strikes in West Kazakhstan are now into their second month of taking strike action. The employers appear to have decided to hold back from more repression and instead are attempting to exhaust workers. The Kazakhstan media are putting forward a wave of propaganda in an attempt to undermine support for the strike, claiming that most workers have “returned to work”.
In an attempt to break the press refusal to cover the strike, at the invitation of the Russian section of the CWI, a delegation of strikers visited Moscow this week and met with trade unionists and reporters. In a live video link with Peter Taaffe from the Socialist Party (CWI England and Wales), the delegation heard of the international support organized by others sections of the CWI for their dispute.
Also, Moscow News, the main central Asian news site Fergana.ru and the Reuters news agency all covered the story. The Reuters report can be seen at:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/06/30/oil-kazakhstan-strike-idUKLDE75T14420110630.
While the delegation was in Moscow, news came through that a further 300 workers were sacked and that Kuanysha Sisenbaeva, the strike leader from Karazhanbas was taken to court and charged with organizing illegal pickets and demonstrations. This is against the background of reports that the riot police are amassing in the oil producing areas.
Ainur Kurmanov targetted
The authorities are clearly getting desperate. In Almaty, they no longer even pretend to hold fair law court hearings. It took three judges just three minutes to expel a cameraman from a court room and to go on to ‘hear’ evidence from the prosecutors’ office, the appeal of mortgage debtors against five breaches of law during a trial against them in a lower court and to write and read out the verdict – which, of course, supported the banks. This is an example of injustice even startling by Kazakhstan’s record.
Even more worrying is the letter printed by the ‘Respublika’ newspaper, which reveals that a meeting of foreign investors was recently held at which they were ordered by the government to sort out the ‘social conflicts’ in their corporations. But rather than promise to pay higher wages and to improve social conditions to resolve workers’ grievances, the government and corporations promised to ‘weed out’ the “trouble makers” amongst the workforce. According to Respublika, first on the list is Ainur Kurmanov, whose organization, Socialist Movement Kazakhstan, is the main opponent of injustice and inequality. It appears Ainur is now followed in the streets by not just by the Komitetshiki (the political police) but also by the security forces belonging to the corporations.
Please send solidarity messages to:
solidar@socialismkz.info with copies to Robert.cwi@gmail.com and alex@socdeistvie.info
Protests should be sent to:
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Islamabad, Pakistan – H. No. 10, St.No. 19, F-8/2, Islamabad E-mail: embkaz@comsats.net.pk Tel: 2262926, 2262925 Fax: 2262806.
Consulate of Kazakhstan in New York, United States of America – Consulate of Kazakhstan in New York, United States of America –
Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the United Nations in New York – Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the United Nations in New York –
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Washington DC, United States of America – Embassy of Kazakhstan in Washington DC, United States of America –
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Vienna, Austria – A – 1190 Wien Austria ix-Mottl-Street 23; (431)-3679 1750 (431)-367917533 kazakhstan.emb.vienna@aon.at
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Baku, Azerbaijan – 82 Inglab St., kv.889; (99412)-906521, (99412) – 906248 (99412)-906249 embassy@bak.net.az
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Minsk, Belarus – 12 Kuibyshev St. (0172)-349937, (0172)-844810, (0172)-349650 kazemb@nsys.by;
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Brussels, Belgium – 30 1180 nue van Bever, Bruxelles, Belgium (322)- 3749562 (322)-3745091 kazakstan.embassy@linkline.be
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Beijing, China – Dong 6 Road , San Li Tun, Beijing, Chin 100600 PRC; (8610)-5326182 (8610)-6536183 doors@public3.bta.net.cn
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Cairo, Egypt – Cairo bay Kunanbayuli Str. New Maadi, Egypt; (202)-3505267, (202)-5194522 (202)-3521900 kazaemb@idsc.gov.eg, kazaemb@intouch.com
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Estonia – Vilnius 2009, Akmeny Str., 7 Lt-2009; (3702)-222123, (3702) -313070 (3702)-313580 kazemb@iti.lt
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Paris, France – Rue Pierre Charron , 75008 Paris; (331)-45615200 (331)- 45615201 vk001@dial.oleane.com
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Georgia – (8922)-906-248 (922)-906249
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Budapest, Hungary – Kapi utca 59 Ker., 1025 Budapest; (361)-2751300 (361)-2572092 kazak@euroweb.hu Embassy (Budapest) (Ambassador cross-accredited to Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia).
Embassy of Kazakhstan in New Delhi, India – Olof Palme Marg , Vasant Vihar New Delhi 110057; (9111)-6144779, (9111)-6147983 (9111)-6144778 embaskaz@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Tehran, Iran – Hedayat St. rus, Masjed 1, No 4, Tehran, Iran; (9821)- 2565933, (9821)-2565934 (9821)-2546400 kazembir@apadana.com
Embassy of Kazakhstan in The Irish Republic – Thurloe Square London SW7 2SD U; (4420)-7581 4646 (4420)-75848481 kazakhstan@zoo.co.uk Ambassador with residence in London.
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Tel-Aviv, Israel – Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv, 63453, Israel; (9723)-5236776 (9723)-5239045 embacy@internet-zahav.net
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Rome, Italy – 00186 – Roma zza Farneze 101, Italia; (3906)-68808640 (3906)-68808690 (3906)-68891360 kazakstan.emb@agora.stm.it, consulkz@rdn.it Embassy (Rome) (Ambassador cross-accredited to Greece and Malta)
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Tokyo, Japan – Meguro-ku 5-chome Himonya, Tokyo 152-0003; (813)-37915273 (813)-37915274 (813)-37915279 embkazjp@gol.com
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek city, 10 Togolok Moldo St.; (996312)-660415 (996312)-225463 kaz_emb@imfico.bishkek.su
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Latvia – Vilnius 2009, Akmeny Str., 7 Lt-2009; (3702)-222123, (3702)-313070 (3702)-313580 kazemb@iti.lt
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 6th Floor (North Block) The AmpWalk 218 Jalan Ampang te 6.07, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.; (603)-21664144, (603)-21667872 (603)-21668553 klkazem@po.jaring.my
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Norway – Thurloe Square London SW7 2SD U; (4420)-75814646 (4420)-75848481 kazakhstan@zoo.co.uk Ambassador with residence in London.
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Islamabad, Pakistan – Street 19 se ? 10, Sector F-8/2, Islamabad; (9251)-2262925, (9251)-2262926, (9251)-2262807 (9251)-2262806 embkaz@comsats.net.pk
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Warsaw, Poland – 02-954 Warszawa Krolowej Marysienki 14, Rzeczypospolita Polsk; (4822)-6425388 Tel.: (4822) -6425388, (4822)-6422763, (+48) 601578425 (4822)-6423765 Fax: (4822)-6463427 kazdipmis@hot.pl, kzdipmis@ant.pl
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Seoul, The Republic of Korea – Nonhyum-dong 15, KangNam-Ku, Seul, Republic of Korea; (822)-5481415 (822)- 5481416 kazkor@chollian.net
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Moscow, Russia – Chistoprudnyi b-r,3-a; Moscow, (095)-9271715, (095)-9271820 (095)-2082650 dolgey@dol.ru (Ambassador cross-accredited to Finland).
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – adh 11693 P.O. Box 9401; (9661)-4701839, (9661)-4551488 (9661)-4547304 kazruh@ae.net.sa (Ambassador cross-accredited to Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, UAE).
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Madrid, Spain – 25 Parque Conde de Orgaz ascanueces, 28043 Madrid; (3491)-7216290 (3491)-7219374 kazakhstan@entorno.es
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Sweden – Thurloe Square London SW7 2SD U; (4420)-75814646 (4420)-75848481 kazakhstan@zoo.co.uk Ambassador with residence in London.
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Bern, Switzerland – CH-3006 eweg 15, Bern; (4131)-3517969 (4131)-3517975 mission.kazakstan@ties.itu.ch
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Ankara, Turkey – Ebuziya Tevfik Sk. No 6 akistan Buyukelciligi, Cankaya-Ankara, Turkiye; (90312)-4412301, (90312)-4412302 (90312)-4412303 kazank@ada.com.tr, kazank@ada.net.tr
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Ashgabad, Turkmenistan – 3 floor Gerogly street, Ashgabat; near Gerogly St., floor 3 (99312)-395548 (99312)- 395932 turemb@online.tm
Embassy of Kazakhstan in Kiev, Ukraine – 26 elnikov St.; (38044)-2131198 admin@kazemb.kiev.ua Embassy Ambassador cross-accredited to Moldova.
Embassy of Kazakhstan in United Kingdom – Thurloe Square London SW7 2SD U; (4420)-75814646 (4420)-75848481 london@kazakhstan-embassy.org.uk Embassy (London) (Ambassador cross-accredited to Irish Republic, Norway, Sweden) Thurloe Square London SW7 2SD U; Uzbekistan 23 ekhov St.; Embassy (Tashkent) (Ambassador cross-accredited to Tajikistan).
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