Who fight for freedom, for those who defend it, and those who already have, even when we should not quarrel. What happened in Russia, Ukraine and Poland on Tuesday, 31 August, well-certify the political status of the three countries, each for its historical and cultural reasons, a bridge between East and West.
As every 31st of the month, in Moscow took place the traditional demonstration of respect for freedom of association and assembly. Parties, movements and organizations of all political persuasions have come together in a peaceful meeting, quietly and nonviolently for claim a right guaranteed by Article 31 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, but not respected by the authorities. As expected, now the same for years, milicija intervened with and without charges.
Among those arrested, as reported by the agency Interfax, the leader of the SPS party, Boris Nemtsov, who arrived at the garrison in the company of President of the Commission on Human Rights dell'Europarlamento, Heidi Hautala. The head of the liberal-conservative party in a cool place there is left alone. To keep him company, as certified by the agency Ria Novosti and Radio Ekho Moskvy, other prominent personalities Russian opposition: one of the organizers of the protest, Kostjantin Kosjakin, the leader motion "Drugaja Russia" Eduard Limonov, the representative of the movement "Solidarnist '" Ilja Jashchin, and the coordinator of the progressive force "Levyj Front", Sergei Udal'cov. This last, the news site Lenta.ru, explained that the officers accused him of Avre repeatedly urged the crowd to chant slogans. A fault in Russia is very serious, and we should be ashamed of. This explains why the same Udal'cov has repeatedly denied the paternity of the gesture.
According to the same body of information, action avebbero involved between 300 and 400 people. 30 people arrested, as confirmed by the opposition website Kasparov.ru. Also the traditional place of protest: Triumfal'naja square, between the green Majakovs'kaja metro station and the monument dedicated to the futurist poet Georgian by birth. The renovation, which began just four days ago, did not prevent the unfolding of the demonstration. And also the massive deployment of soldiers and policemen, as shown by the leaders of the Moscow office of the Helsinki Group, Lyudmila Aleksieva. "It 's unheard of - said the eighty human rights activist - the presence of so and so many soldiers was disproportionate to the scope of action."
But not only Moscow. Even in St. Petersburg, the second largest city, the same format. And the same conclusion. Here, as reported by the agency Fontanka.ru, were not enough that ten meeting minutes of silence to unleash the police: 35 arrested, before the Gostynnyj Dvor shopping center of high rank, crowded with tourists, probabilente unaware of the reasons for the protest, and repression. In addition to the political and cultural capital of Russia, also protests in small towns. A Toms'k, Siberia, local authorities have authorized the meeting. In Vladivostok, in the far east, the protest took the form of a meeting, without prior permission from the mayor. In both cases, no arrests.
Amche other European cities have sympathized with the Russian democrats. Among them, for the first time in Milan, where the Association has organized Annaviva a defense to sensitize public opinion on the issue and the beautiful country, as reported in a note Milanese organization, founded in memory of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, in order not to feel lonely Russian protesters. Similar iniative also took place in London, Berlin, Warsaw and Kyiv.
Just in Ukraine, August 31 there was yet another chapter in the peaceful struggle for the preservation of freedom of speech, finally obtained after the Orange Revolution of 2004-2005. The previous day, the Administrative Court of Kyiv - a sort of TAR of Lazio Ukrainian - seized in two frequency independent television channels, TVI and Kanal 5. Before that, last June 8, the Court of Ordinary Capital had reassigned those rights to transfer to Inter Channel, owned by the oligarchy Khoroshovs'kyj Valery, a leading sponsor of Partija Rehioniv, nominated Yanukovych to be in charge of the Ukrainian secret service. Following immediate protests, strongly recommended for the National Telecominicazioni has launched a new competition to redistribute frequencies.
exemplary response, 5. Kanal. Which, despite the injustice, with a note from the director, Ivan Adamchuk, said he was ready to participate in the new competition, sure to get back as unjustly confiscated. Similar to the response of TVI, whose director, Mykola Knjazhyc'kyj, has promised a continuation of the process of the case in cassation. Who
carefully resealed and kept fighting for freedom, who recalls his production, so in a solemn politicize the event. In Poland, in the port cities of Gdansk, Gdynia and Szczecin are ongoing celebrations of the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of Solidarity, the union of free mass, the star of killing of communism in the country of Kochanowski and Mickiewicz. A festive occasion, I remember, but also reflection. As pointed out by the leader of Solidarity, Janusz Sniadek, reforms for which you fought the eighties to now have been realized only those political carat, but nothing has been done in the economic and social development. Workers polacchi, sopratutto i giovani, sono sempre meno tutelati, e sempre più insicuri. Inoltre, gli stessi cantieri navali, dove il movimento ebbe inizio, versano in condizioni disperate.
Tuttavia, sempre il 31 agosto, quarto giorno della ricorrenza, anziché proposte per migliorare la situazione, sono emerse le divisioni politiche tra i vecchi dirigenti, causa di reazioni plateali, degne di uno stadio piuttosto che di una sala conferenze. Applausi ed ovazioni al momento dell'ingresso del leader dell'opposizione, Jaroslav Kaczynski. Una bordata di fischi quando a prendere la parola è stato il primo ministro, Donald Tusk. Del resto, le simpatie politiche dei membri di Solidarnosc sono note da tempo: chi rappresenta meglio gli interessi e le speranze del glorioso movimento operaio è il partito conservatore "Diritto e Giustizia", piuttosto che quello liberale "Piattaforma Civica", a cui appartengono il premier ed il neoeletto presidente, Bronislaw Komorowski.
Una linea non condivisa dallo storico leader del movimento, Lech Walesa, per questo assente alle celebrazioni, e, da tempo, critico con la direzione di Solidarnosc. Il primo presidente della Polonia libera ha inviato una nota, in cui ha sottolineato l'importanza del sindacato, anche al giorno d'oggi, per la Polonia, l'Europa ed il Mondo. Nel contempo, si è rivolto al Capo dello Stato, chiedendo il suo intevento per garantire il mantenimento della neutralità partitica del sindacato.
"I appeal - he said - the President of the Republic, to twenty years of tradition are not limited to a single political force. Solidarity [in Polish Solidarnosc, author's note] is a common value, necessary, even today, to beat every difficulty area.
Matthew Cazzulani
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