Communist youth leaders Aleksander Kononovich and his brother Mikhail, who are under house arrest in Ukraine, have said they are facing death threats. Left and progressive organizations across the world have condemned the persecution of the activists

In today’s episode, we bring you stories of Turkish President Erdogan’s latest statements, US rail workers rejecting a contract offer, peace talks between the Colombian government and ELN, and protests seeking the release of the Kononovich brothers

Following the onset of the war, the Ukrainian government had arrested and imprisoned two communist youth leaders, Aleksander Kononovich and his brother Mikhail Kononovich, accusing them of having pro-Russian and pro-Belarusian political views