Category: Reports
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Day of action in front of Pakistan’s state missions abroad for Rawal Asad’s release
An international day of action was planned today 4 March 2019 by workers, students and revolutionary activists in different cities around the world. The purpose was to put pressure on Pakistani state to release Rawal Asad and to end sedition charges against him. Rawal is still in jail, and the judiciary is continuously delaying his…
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Anti-worker practices by Metro group of Germany in Pakistan
Metro Cash and Carry Pakistan belonging to German retail conglomerate Metro AG, the owner of retail chains like Metro, Makro, Real, Media Markt and Saturn, have opened their stores and operations in Pakistan since 2006 and from 2011 have partnered with the notorious Habib group which is famous for its anti-workers and hostile management. The…
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Trade Unions and Labour support for the PTUS Campaign
Unite branch of Cambridge University agreed unanimously to support PTUS campaign against state abduction of workers in Pakistan. A motion was presented highlighting protection movement of Pashtuns PTM and its support by trade unionists and workers in Pakistan. We also had the following important trade union and Labour party figures signing the petition of protest:…
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Cambridge students showed solidarity with the PTUS Campaign
A gathering of Pakistani students in Cambridge was held today at the Graduate Union Lounge of Cambridge University, today on 29 April 2018. During the event, PTUS UK organiser made a speech and introduced about the PTUS Campaign, the incidence of the abduction of workers and youth in Karachi and their release, and a brief…
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Protests against state abductions continue in Pakistan. The movement advances!
Protests and demonstrations continue against the abductions in different parts of Pakistan, including Multan, Rawalakot, Buner, Dadu and Quetta: #ReleaseOurComrades #PYA #RWF #IMT #ReleasePoliticalActivists #PashtunTahafuzMovement #PTM #LalSalaam
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International campaign continues: release our Pakistani comrades!
The international campaign demanding the release of our comrades, who were abducted by the Rangers in Karachi on 22 April, continues to build. There have been demonstrations at Pakistani embassies all over the world, and our official petition has acquired thousands of signatories, including from some prominent figures from the political left and trade union…
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Solidarity from around the world
While everything is being done to get the comrades released in Pakistan, around the world our campaign for protest letters and emails got under way. Today, on 25 April, Pakistani embassies and consulates in different countries were picketed, with supporters handing in signed petitions and demanding that action be taken to free the abducted comrades.…
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Comrades in Pakistan take action!
We explained what happened here, where you will also find all the information you need on the abductions, where to send messages of protest (along with a model letter) and a model motion. Below, we list the activities of the Marxists in Pakistan in solidarity with the Pashtun movement and all the solidarity activities that…
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Pakistan Embassy in Stockholm picketed by socialist activists, solidaritet!
Today’s demonstration outside the pakistani embassy in solidarity with the abducted Pakistani socialists
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Plain clothed officers harassing activists #EndStateRepression
While the international campaign was building up, we got news of more repressive measures by the Rangers. Yesterday, Tuesday, 24 April, another protest was organised in Karachi. There was another crackdown and four comrades were taken away by the Rangers: Jalal Jan, Shay Razai, Faras Raj and Yasir Irshad. Two of these were released very…
