Cypriot Communists warn against “illusions” following Erhürman’s election in occupied northern Cyprus

The Communist Initiative of Cyprus (Κομμουνιστική Πρωτοβουλία Κύπρου /Kıbrıs Komünist İnisiyatifi) has issued a statement responding to the election of Tufan Erhürman as the new leader in the occupied north, warning that his victory should not be seen as a step toward resolving the Cyprus problem or ending the island’s division.

While many analysts have described Erhürman’s election as an opportunity to restart peace talks, the Communist Initiative describes such expectations as “diplomatic” rather than substantive. 

 

We must defend Venezuela’s sovereignty against U.S Imperialism — But not excuse Maduro’s government

By Nikos Mottas

The renewed U.S. aggression against Venezuela cannot be understood in isolation. It is not simply an episode of Washington’s unilateral hostility against a disobedient government. Rather, it is part of the broader inter-imperialist struggle that defines our epoch — a world order increasingly marked by the fierce rivalry between the U.S.-led imperialist bloc and the rising powers of Russia and China. Venezuela, with its vast oil reserves and strategic position in Latin America, has become a focal point in this global contest for domination, resources, and influence.

Paladins: The gathering of fascists in St. Petersburg and the capitalist logic behind them

An article published on 18 October in Rizospastis, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), reports on a meeting of nationalist, fascist, and neo-Nazi organisations held in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 12 September. 

 

The gathering, operating under the code name “Paladín,” functioned as the founding congress of an entity calling itself the “International Union of Enemies of Globalization” or the “International Union of Sovereign Nations.”

 

Communist Party of Pakistan: Statement on the escalating Pakistan-Afghanistan confrontation

Statement by the Communist Party of Pakistan on the escalating Pakistan-Afghanistan confrontation:

"We express deep concern over the recent escalation of tensions and cross-border hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Such confrontations neither serve regional peace nor the well-being of the working people of both nations. We firmly believe that both countries sharing deep historical and people’s ties must resolve their differences through dialogue and mutual respect rather than armed confrontation. 

Greek workers: We refuse to become slaves in the 21st century!

On 14 October 2025, the day that parliament debated on the anti-labour bill providing for 13-hour workdays, a new 24-hour general strike took place in Greece, for the second time in 15 days.

The strike was called by 38 Labour Centres, which are local trade union associations, including those in the largest Greek cities (Athens, Thessaloniki, Piraeus, Patras, etc), as well as 18 sectoral trade union federations. 

 

A Marxist Critique of Trump’s Knesset Address

By Nikos Mottas 

When U.S President Donald Trump addressed the Knesset on October 13, he did not merely deliver a diplomatic speech; he performed a spectacle of power designed to reassert U.S. hegemony in the region under the guise of peace. 

His words, wrapped in a language of faith and reconciliation, revealed the fundamental logic of imperialism: domination disguised as partnership, subordination repackaged as sovereignty.

KKE leader Koutsoumbas meets Palestinian Foreign Minister, reiterates unwavering solidarity

Dimitris Koutsoumbas, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), reaffirmed the party’s steadfast solidarity with the Palestinian people during a meeting with the Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority, Varsen Aghapekian Sahin.

The meeting took place at the Embassy of Palestine in Athens and was attended by KKE representatives, including Politburo Member and MP Giorgos Marinos as well as Elias Nasir from the Party’s International Relations Section.

 

Book review: "Revolution" by Kemal Okuyan

By Nevzat Evrim Onal

For quite some time, we have been living in a world that is very difficult to accept for those who want the well- being of humanity. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, there has been no successful revolution and humanity was unable to significantly debilitate the authority of the exploiting rulers anywhere in the world.

On the contrary, that exploitative domination has penetrated every aspect of life; with all its decay and cruelty, it has become more reckless with each passing day in its attack on all the values that give meaning to human existence, and on concrete, physical human lives.

The Voice of the Peoples: Hadash lawmakers Odeh and Cassif defy imperialists in the Knesset

In a defiant act of moral clarity, two members of Hadash — Ayman Odeh and Ofer Cassif — rose in the Knesset today to break the silence, demanding that the United States immediately recognize Palestinian statehood. Their banner, reading simply “Recognize Palestine,” became a weapon in itself — a call to justice echoing through the marble halls of Israel’s legislature.

As President Trump addressed the Knesset, receiving thunderous applause for his hawkish vision, Odeh and Cassif stood. 

“On the island of death, the Communists never bowed”: The KKE pays tribute to Gyaros fighters

On Saturday, October 11, 2025, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) held a powerful and deeply symbolic memorial on the island of Gyaros, known as the “island of death,” where thousands of communists and leftists were imprisoned, tortured, and martyred for their political convictions. 

 

The visit served both as a tribute to those who endured unimaginable suffering and as a reaffirmation of the living continuity of their struggle.

 

Nobel Peace Prize or "How to Whitewash Imperialism"

By Nikos Mottas

When the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2025 Peace Prize to the US-sponsored Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, Western newspapers chorused their approval. They called her a “beacon of democracy,” a “symbol of peaceful resistance.” 

But beneath the chorus of moral self-congratulation lies a century-long truth: the Nobel Peace Prize has never been a neutral honor. It has functioned as an ideological weapon — a ceremonial tool for legitimizing imperialism, sanctifying its agents, and discrediting those who resist it.

Communist Party of Greece: The Central Committee has published its Theses for the 22nd Party Congress

The newspaper Rizospastis, the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), has published the Theses of the Central Committee for the 22^nd Congress.

These include the Party’s assessments of developments in the world and the country, as well as a review of the Party’s activities and political tasks for the period leading up to the 23^rd Congress.

Marwan Barghouti must be freed and lead a sovereign and independent Palestinian state

By Nikos Mottas

More than twenty years have passed since Marwan Barghouti, one of Palestine’s most respected national leaders, was seized by Israeli forces and sentenced to life imprisonment. 

His “crime” was not terrorism, as Israel’s courts declared — it was daring to represent what every system of oppression fears most: a unifying, legitimate, and popular voice for liberation and peace.

DDR: What was the German Democratic Republic?

October 7 was for four decades the “Republic Day,” the national holiday of the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik). The date refers to the official founding moment of the GDR, based on the adoption of its constitution on October 7, 1949. 

 

On the occasion of this day, we present an article by Tibor Zenker, chairman of the Party of Labour of Austria (PdA), who examines the essence of the GDR: 

 

Brief History of the Communist Movement in Palestine and Israel

By Nikos Mottas 

The communist movement in Palestine and Israel is as old as the twentieth century upheavals that reshaped the Middle East. It is not the story of dominant political forces or large armies, but of a small and persistent current that, for over a century, has tried to carve out a political path distinct from partition, conquest, and exclusion. Palestinian and Israeli communists—Arabs and Jews—built joint organizations, resisted colonialism, opposed military occupation, and spoke for coexistence at moments when the surrounding climate favored division and hostility.

European Communist Action: The war machine of Euro-Atlanticism, NATO and the EU against the peoples

The European Communist Action Parties met via teleconference hosted by Communist Party of Turkey on 28 September 2025 under the title: “The war machine of Euro-Atlanticism, NATO and the EU against the peoples - The communists’ proposal for a way out in conditions of intensifying imperialist competition”.

This meeting took place only days after the 80th United Nations General Assembly, which  showcased the inter-imperialist rivalries, conflicts and regional wars around the world .

KKE demands the immediate release of Greek flotilla activists detained by Israeli forces

The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) has intensified its actions following the Israeli military’s raid on the “Global Sumud Flotilla", a humanitarian mission carrying aid to the besieged people of Gaza. 

Among those detained are 27 Greek activists, including one Greek Parliament member, prompting urgent calls from the party for their immediate release and safe return to Greece.

The Communist Party of Israel and Hadash urgently demand an immediate end to the genocidal war against the Palestinian people

In a statement, the Communist Party of Israel (Maki) and Hadash (Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) urgently demand an immediate end to the genocidal war against the Palestinian people: 

This includes halting the destruction of the Gaza Strip—its cities, towns, and refugee camps—as well as stopping annexation, settlement expansion, and forced deportations in the occupied West Bank. Every passing minute of this ongoing conflict results in further massacres and displacement that must cease without delay.

KKE and Vietnam reaffirm commitment to peoples struggles and internationalist solidarity

In a meeting marked by internationalist solidarity and a combative spirit, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), Dimitris Koutsoumbas, welcomed on Wednesday at the KKE headquarters in Perissos, Athens, a delegation of the National Assembly of Vietnam, headed by Vice-Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai. 

According to 902 portal, the meeting was also attended by the Vietnamese ambassador to Athens, Pham Thi Thu Huong, as well as the KKE cadres Giorgos Marinos, MP and Politburo member, MEP Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos and Nikos Seretakis, member of the International Relations Section of the Central Committee. 

 

Where is China and Russia when Palestine needs them?

By Nikos Mottas

Across the left, there are currents — from communist parties to broader progressive forces — that elevate China and Russia as the “anti-imperialist” counterweight to U.S. hegemony. Within the ideological framework of so-called multipolarity, these states are portrayed as the alternative power bloc that will restrain imperialism and give oppressed nations breathing space. 

Yet Palestine exposes this myth. As Gaza burns, Moscow and Beijing issue statements while preserving trade, diplomacy, and investment with Netanyahu Government. Their actions reveal not liberation, but complicity.

KKE condemns the assault of the Israeli Army on Global Sumud Flotilla

In a statement  concerning the attack by Israeli armed forces on “Global Sumud Flotilla,” the Press Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) emphasizes the following:

“The KKE condemns the attack by the Israeli armed forces on the flotilla ‘Global Sumud Flotilla,’ among which is the ship ‘Oxygono’ (Oxygen) of the Greek mission, whose aim is to transport humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza.

The Forgotten Holocaust: 60 Years Since The Massacre of Indonesian Communists

By Nikos Mottas

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Indonesian massacres of 1965–66 — one of the greatest crimes of the 20th century, carried out under the banner of anti-communism. 

More than a million communists, workers, peasants, intellectuals, and their families were butchered, while countless others were jailed, tortured, or disappeared. 

Imperialism, Multipolarity and Palestine

By Greg Godels

It is a continuing source of frustration that an important segment of the left holds the view that weakening the United States’ long-established grip on the top rungs of the hierarchical system of imperialism is– in itself– an attack on imperialism.

Many of our friends, including those who claim to aim at a socialist future, mistakenly see an erosion in the US position as the imperialist system’s hegemon as necessarily a step guaranteeing a just future, lasting peace, or a step towards socialism.

Assata Shakur, Socialism and the Fight for Liberation

Assata Shakur, revolutionary, former Black Liberation Army member, and freedom fighter, passed away on 25 September at the age of 78. She is remembered around the world as a revolutionary, a symbol of resistance against U.S. empire and a voice of uncompromising truth. 

 

Too often, her legacy is reduced to sensationalized FBI narratives or confined to her role in the Black Liberation Army. But Assata was also a sharp political thinker, deeply committed to socialism and the revolutionary transformation of society. Her words cut to the heart of the contradictions of capitalism and pointed toward the collective power of the working class.