massacres

1962: The Novocherkassk tragedy

Submitted by Mike Harman on Jul 22 2007 09:47
Electric train VL60PK, main product of the Novocherkassk NEVZ works

An account of the workers uprising in Novocherkassk, USSR, which lasted from June 1-3 and ended in a massacre and mass arrests.

by Piotr Suda

1900: The assassination of King Umberto I of Italy

Submitted by Steven. on May 9 2007 15:08
King Umberto I

A short account of the assassination of King Umberto I of Italy in revenge for the brutal suppression of a workers' demonstration in Milan which left hundreds dead.

See also our biography of Gaetano Bresci

1892-1894: The prison revolt and massacre at Cayenne

Submitted by Steven. on Nov 15 2006 11:27
Iles du Salut prison cell

A short history of the brutal repression at the Cayenne island prison camp in French Guyana. A rebellion against a prisoner's murder was followed by a massacre of anarchists by the authorities.

The Iles du Salut are situated off Cayenne, in what was French Guyana in South America. These three prison islands – of which Devil's Island is the most infamous - were reserved by the French authorities for hard cases, for repeated escapees and for political prisoners. In the course of time many anarchists were sent to these hell-holes.

1932: The Geneva Massacre

Submitted by Steven. on Sep 17 2006 22:00
Communist paper headline from the time

An account of the shooting of over 100 people by the Swiss army at an anti-fascist demonstration.

In 1932, the sympathisers of the Union Nationale fascist party led by Georges Oltramare planned to assemble on 9th November at the Salle Communale of Plainpalais in Geneva to publicly accuse the Socialist leaders Nicole and Dicker. The Socialist Party called a counter-demonstration.

1914: The Ludlow massacre

Submitted by Steven. on Sep 11 2006 20:13

The history of the Ludlow Massacre of striking coal miners, which was one of the most brutal attacks on organised labour in North American history.

It was the pinnacle of efforts by the National Guard and local strike-breakers under the command of the Rockefeller family to suppress a strike of twelve thousand workers

Issues concerning labour had dogged the United States for many years preceding World War I and had resulted in widespread strike action, es

1988: The Halabja Massacre

Submitted by Steven. on Sep 11 2006 11:06
5,000 dead - Halabja

The history of the Saddam Hussein's poison gas attack, with the complicity of the West, in the working class stronghold of Halabja.


Eyewitness in Halabja

1988: Massacre in Halabja - ICG

Submitted by libcom on Jan 12 2006 14:26

From Communism #6

Large-scale Massacre of Prisoners in Peru, 1986 - ICG

Submitted by libcom on Jan 12 2006 10:58
Peruvian prison

Poorly written but still interesting article about a massacre of prisoners in Peru in 1986.

From Communism #6

Social-democratic peace is nothing else but the peace of tombs.

The tombs of all the proletarians who struggle against the State.

International Solidarity with the Proletariat and its prisoners in Peru!

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We are publishing here a translation of an article that was first published in our Spanish review "Comunismo" (No.22 - June 86).