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Credit: ARIS OIKONOMOU / AFP     Brussels 16 March 2022 - The International Federation of Journalists joins Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners in calling on European Union Member States to set a global example of support for media freedom in crisis by extending emergency shelter and visa exemption to Russian journalists fleeing the country, as well as to Belarusian journalists seeking refuge from war and repression. Independent journalists and media in Russia are currently experiencing the most severe and wide-ranging crackdown in the last thirty years. Leading broadcasters have been silenced or shuttered; dozens of news websites have been blocked; use of the word “invasion” or “war” have been banned; and a new law criminalizing what authorities deem to be “fake” ...

The weekend of the annual (online) Montreal Marxist Winter School is approaching fast! We've got an incredible lineup this year. Only 5 days to go, register now! Join hundreds of socialists for the largest Marxist event in Quebec and Canada. (As it is online this year, anyone from anywhere in the world is welcome to join us!) With no end in sight for the pandemic, the growth of right-wing populism, and no leadership from the left and the unions, there has never been a better time to organize and fight for the revolutionary ideas of Marxism. Full schedule and registration: https://www.marxist.ca/winter-school

Join Zoom Meeting Organised by Asia Commune : Saturday 12th February 2022 Topic: Creating a collective organisation against Trade Union Busting in South Asia https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83477651982?pwd=T2VENlZBRWJnRTBJdWJ6eCsxTVJtdz09 Jayanta Das Meeting ID: 83477651982 Passcode: 187168 Speakers:  Comrade Jayanta Das, Addl General Secretary- National Hawkers Federation, National General Council Member - AITUC, Odisha State Executive Member - Communist Party of India, Former Odisha State General Secretary - AISF, Bhagabati Bhawan, 16- Ashok Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha- 751009, Mob:- +919437060009  +919437160009R.SEVVILAM PARITHI, ADVOCATE National Vice-President Central Committee ,AILC- All India Lawyers Council New Delhi- 110013Swasthika Aru...