New
Communist Party leader Andy Brooks joined other anti-fascists outside the
Prime Minister’s residence in London demanding justice for the victims of the
Odessa massacre in May 2014. They called for a full and independent
international investigation into the massacre of unarmed anti-fascist activists
at the House of Trade Unions in Odessa, five years ago this week. Last
Saturday’s protest picket was called by the NCP and Socialist Fight, and
supported by members of the Solidarity with the Anti-Fascist Resistance in
Ukraine movement.
The protestors also backed a call from the
Odessa Solidarity Campaign in Washington calling on newly elected Ukrainian
president Volodymyr Zelensky to allow an international investigation into the
tragedy. The protest was part of international actions in Odessa, Moscow,
Washington, Vienna, Budapest and Sweden.
On 2nd May 2014 a fascist-led mob torched
the House of Trade Unions in Odessa, preventing firefighters from intervening
and attacking anyone who tried to escape. According to the Kiev government, 42
people who were defending democratic rights and the rights of Russian speakers
died on that day, but this figure is widely disbelieved. According to local
investigators, the true number of fatalities is well over 300.
Every 2nd May since the massacre the
people of Odessa have braved harassment from police and fascist groups to
gather at the Kulikovo Field, to remember those who died and to demand a full
and proper investigation. The Ukrainian government and its foreign backers hope
that by keeping silent on this outrage the world will forget it. We will not
let that happen!
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