Our petition  demanding the release of Boris Kagarlitsky and all other anti-war political prisoners in the Russian Federation is winning increasing support from left and progressive members of national and regional parliaments.

It is also beginning to win support in the trade union movement. A notable signatory is that of Jan Simpson (pictured), the National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW).

Jan Simpson is the first black woman to lead a national union in Canada. 

Damien Cahill, the general secretary of Australia's National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), and Zeta Henderson, president of the Geelong Trades Hall Council (GTHC) in the Australian state of Victoria, are two more elected trade union official to have recently signed on.

However, there's still a long way to go in building support for the petition in the organised labour movement--please bring it to the attention of your union!

Over the past week, the petition campaign has also won the support of a strong group of left MPs and leaders in Portugal and Spain. They are:

Spain

Gerardo Pisarrello, Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain, Sumar

Tesh Sidi, Member of the Congress of Deputies, Sumar

Vinçens Vidal, Member of the Congress of Deputies, Sumar

Agustin Santos, Member of the Congress of Deputies, Sumar

Pedro Chaves, advisor to the Sumar parliamentary group

Maria Eugenia Palop, Member of European Parliament, Sumar

Carlos Correchano, Sumar international coordinator

Portugal 

Marisa Matias, national deputy, Bloco de Esquerda

Joana Mortagua, national deputy, Bloco de Esquerda

Fabian Figueiredo, national deputy, Bloco de Esquerda

José Gusmao, Member of the European Parliament, Bloco de Esquerda

Francisco Louça, economist 

Catarina Martins, ex-national deputy and former national coordinator, Bloco de Esquerda

Other recent signs-ons include:

 Søren Søndergaard, Member of Parliament, Red-Green Alliance, Denmark

and 

Stephen Bates, Australian Greens MP for Brisbane.

Bring the petition to the attention of your MP or regional or local elected representative!