Світлої пам'яті Олега Верника (прижиттєвий збірник праць)

  Appeal from the All-Ukraine Independent Trade Union ‘Zakhyst Pratsi’ to workers in Belarus, fighting the twin threats of neoliberal reform and autocratic rule. Dear brothers and sisters in Belarus. We stand in awe at the strength and courage you have shown in your struggle against your antipopular government. The conservative and oligarchic regime feared, above all, a decisive and organised protest by the Belarusian working class and its independent unions. It was your strikes and protests that helped put an end to the regime of police violence terrorising the Belarusian people. And your actions helped raise the call to nullify the results of the rigged presidential elections. We strongly support your democratic demands for decisive changes in Belarusian society, bringing to justice those who falsified the elections and the officers of the special police units who unleashed severe abuses of power against the people. At the same time, we cannot forget the bitter experience of Ukra...