Kazakhstan

"A victory for workers anywhere is a victory for the workers everywhere!"

Russian press describe torture of detained oil workers & police reign of terror

New video shows riot police shooting unarmed protesters in Zhanaozen

More international solidarity and support

Campaign Kazakhstan demonstrates in Berlin and Cologne

18/12 22:05 LATEST UPDATE – WORKERS BEING TORTURED!

"European union must break off talks with Kazakhstan!"

UPDATE @ 22:30 GMT – Only united and extensive workers’ action can end this dictatorial regime

LATEST UPDATE 17:54 GMT Breaking News: Peaceful protesters & supporters of striking oil workers fired upon

Campaign Kazakhstan press statement and demands

Wave of protests to Almaty prison authorities

Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan demands enquiry.

Protest this travesty of justice – Demand Georgii Epshtein’s immediate release!

Urgent support needed

Ten thousand signatures collected on oil-workers’ petition

Firm action needed to win all workers’ demands

Hundreds sign protest condemning Nazarbayev dictatorship and demanding democratic rights

Condemn brutal attack on media freedom, Solidarity needed!

Paul Murphy speaks in European Parliament against repression in Kazakhstan

End attacks on lives and freedoms of worker activists!

The Moscow News reports on heroic workers struggle

“I, Clare Daly, member of the Irish Parliament strongly condemn threats by the Kazakhstan authorities…” Socialist Party TDs add voices to international outcry

Police threats to arrest and jail Socialist Movement Kazakhstan leaders – urgent protest action needed!

Police interrogate Ainur Kurmanov and Esenbek Ukteshbayev for a total of 16 hours

Bring the campaign to trade unions and the Left!

Striker’s daughter murdered…Arrest of Socialist activists threatened – solidarity campaign needs stepping up!

“What is Telia doing in Kazakhstan?”

A solidarity picket in defense of oppressed oil workers in Kazakhstan was held near the Consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the headquarters of the firm ’Oil and Gas Exploration’, in Krakow on August […]

“I really hope more trade union organizations give support”

A protest took place in Dublin on the 12th of August in solidarity with striking oil workers in Kazakhstan who are engaged in a 3 month long strike against Kazmuniagas.

Prisoners’ campaigner, Vadim Kuramshin, arrested twice in 3 days

Hundreds sacked and union lawyer sentenced to six years in jail. Intransigent employer refuses negotiations. Now a striker murdered!

Working class beginning to lose fear

Workers faced with jail and brutal repression – Solidarity urgently needed!Reprint of article from SIPTU union newsletter

Hunger strikers douse themselves with petrol and threatened to set themselves alight

“Hunger strikes, imprisoned workers and tens of thousands on strike represents a virtual picket line which I have no intention of crossing,” Sting said in an online statement.

Further threats against strike leaders and supporters

Stop repression of striking oil and gas workers!

Strikes of oil and gas workers continue; other workers follow lead

16th June – Day of Solidarity!

Strikes spread – solidarity action needs to be stepped up

But strikers’ lawyer Natalia Sokolova remains under arrest

Hundreds detained and beaten – Natalia Sokolova still missing – Urgent solidarity needed

Lawyer arrested, new address for solidarity messages needed

What started as a hunger strike by a relatively small number of oil workers in the town of Karazhanbasa in West Kazakhstan last week has now turned into a mass strike – now over fifteen […]

But resistance grows – oil workers strike

‘Kazakhstan 2012’ becomes ‘Socialist Movement Kazakhstan’

Ainur Kurmanov hospitalized.