A group of Communist and Workers' Parties released a statement denouncing the ongoing trial to ban the Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU).
ICP, last update: 10 February 2017
A group of member parties from the International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties (IMCWP) released a statement denouncing the attempts to ban the Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU). Emphasising the invalidity of the trial, the signatory parties underlined the responsibility of the EU, NATO and USA in the process by supporting the fascist forces in Ukraine. The declaration underlined the partnership of the EU, NATO and USA together with the fascist politicians in the Ukrainian government in not just the attempt to destroy the CPU but also in the attempts to rewriting the past and collective memory of the Ukrainian people, to impose the de-communization of the country and to glorify the Nazi collaborators from the past.
The CPU announced that the Kiev Appeal Administrative Court could not manage to pass a sentence at the February, 8 court hearing. The CPU stated that the most important factor was the international support by communist movement before the hearing. The court shceduled the next hearing for February, 21, 2017. In the statement the CPU First Secretary, Petro Symonenko told that, "the CPU, despite the persecutions by the ruling National oligarchic regime against the communists and their families confirms to the fraternal Parties, that our common will to win in the struggle for protection of the interests of the working people of Ukraine is purposefully inflexible."
The signatories of the statement are as follows (updated):
- Albania - Communist Party of Albania
- Australia - Communist Party of Australia
- Austria - Party of Labour
- Bahrain - Progressive Tribune
- Bangladesh - Communist Party of Bangladesh
- Belgium - PTB-PVDA - Workers Party of Belgium
- Brazil – PCdoB – Communist Party of Brazil
- Britain - Communist Party of Britain
- Britain - New Communist Party of Britain
- Croatia - Socialist Workers Party of Croatia
- Cyprus - AKEL – Progressive Party of the Working People
- Cuba- CPC – Communist Party of Cuba
- Czech Rep. – CPBM – Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
- Denmark - KPiD- Communist Party in Denmark
- Finland - Communist Party of Finland
- France – PCF – French Communist Party
- Germany – DKP - German Communist Party
- Georgia – UCPG – Unified Communist Party of Georgia
- Greece – KKE – Communist Party of Greece
- Hungary - Hungarian Workers Party
- India - Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Iraq - Iraqi Communist Party
- Iraq – Kurdistan – CPIK – Communist Party of Iraqi Kurdistan
- Iran – Tudeh Party
- Ireland - Communist Party of Ireland
- Ireland - Workers Party of Ireland
- Israel - Communist Party of Israel
- Lithuania - Communist Party of Lithuania
- Lithuania - Socialist People's Front
- Luxembourg - Communist Party of Luxembourg (KPL)
- Malta - Communist Party of Malta
- Mexico - Communist Party of Mexico
- Netherlands – New Communist Party of the Netherlands
- Norway - Communist Party of Norway
- Palestine – PPP - Palestinian People’s Party
- Pakistan – CPP – Communist Party of Pakistan
- Philippines - Philippine Communist Party
- Poland - Communist Party of Poland
- Portugal – PCP – Portuguese Communist Party
- Romania - Romanian Socialist Party
- Russia - CPRF – Communist Party of the Russian Federation
- Russia - Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Russia - Russian Communist Workers Party
- Serbia - KS - Communists of Serbia
- Sweden - Communist Party of Sweden
- Switzerland - Communist Party (Switzerland)
- Turkey – TKP – Communist Party of Turkey
- USA – Communist Party of USA
- Venezuela - Communist Party of Venezuela
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