A transnational response to the attacks on the Istanbul Convention

15 April 2021 The Barricade

A transnational response to the attacks on the Istanbul Convention

A statement by E.A.S.T. (Essential Autonomous Struggles Transnational)The Barricade

4 April 2021 Vladimir Mitev

EU-wide citizens’ initiative demands abolition of patents on anti-pandemic vaccines

The initiative is part of a wider international movement that seeks to define water, knowledge and algorithms as universally accessible public goods – as commonsVladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries. He is the editor-in-chief of the

29 March 2021 The Barricade

HDP under even more political pressure

A message by Feleknas Uca & Hişyar Özsoy — co-spokespersons of HDP party (Turkey) for Foreign AffairsThe Barricade

29 March 2021 The Barricade

Stop Erdogan’s crackdown – Solidarity with the HDP & democratic forces in Turkey

Joint statement by Manon Aubry and Martin Schirdewan, Co-Presidents of The Left group in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL and Tiny Kox, President of the European Left group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of EuropeThe Barricade

19 March 2021 Vladimir Mitev

Bulgarian justice is a litmus test for developments in society

Bulgaria’s national and international political contradictions revolve around corruption and the rule of law.Vladimir MitevVladimir Mitev is a Bulgarian-Romanian journalist based in Rousse, a town on the very border between the two countries. He is the editor-in-chief of the Romanian website BARICADA Romania, which initially started as a Romanian language

17 March 2021 Jean-Numa Ducange

The Birth of Marxism in France: Remembering the Paris Commune and Jules Guesde

The French political and social situation – with its many strikes, social movements, and highly ideologised political currents – often fascinates observers outside France. The life of a central figure in the French socialist movement, Jules Guesde, who is little known outside France provides insights into the specificities of the

16 March 2021 The Barricade

Who was Rosa Luxemburg?

Even though Luxemburg’s writings have been widely analysed and her correspondence subjected to detailed examination from various viewpoints, this question is harder to answer than it seems.The Barricade

1 March 2021 The Barricade

Misogyny – the other pandemic!

A manifesto for 8 March (2021 – Romania)The Barricade

19 February 2021 The Barricade

Poland: Banning abortions is not enough, some more state violence is welcome!

Feminist activists harassed by the police.The Barricade

17 February 2021 Nikolay Draganov

“Never again fascism!”

A march entitled “No Nazis on our streets” was held for another year in Sofia.Nikolay DraganovDraganov is a Bulgarian journalist based in Sofia, currently writing for the left analytical platform BARICADA He graduated at the University of National and World Economy in Sofia has earned a BA degree in sociology and