Latest editorial
Children of International Brigades criticise EU for comparing communists with nazis
Members of the International Brigade in the British cookhouse at Albacete raise their fists in the Communist salute
RELATIVES and supporters of those who fought in the International Brigades have said that the European Union’s decision to equate nazism with communism is an “unforgivable insult.”
At the International Brigade Memorial Trust (IBMT)’s annual general meeting in London on Saturday, members voted to condemn the European Parliament’s vote in September that unambiguously condemned “totalitarian ideologies.”
The EU vote has been widely seen as an attempt to appease far-right governments in central and eastern European countries.
Similar stories
LYNNE WALSH tells the story of the extraordinary race against time to ensure London’s memorial to the International Brigades got built – as activists gather next week to celebrate the monument’s 40th anniversary
JACK YOUD explains why local activists and trade unionists are raising funds to honour the city’s volunteers who fought for liberty in Spain
TONY FOX reports from a Hartlepool event to commemorate those from the area who went and fought for liberty in Spain
