On October 29, President Trump ordered 5200 U.S. troops to the Mexican border in an attempted show of force with a caravan of refugees moving north from Honduras through Mexico. Trump has since threatened thousands more troops. The troop total could end up being more than the U.S. troops continuing the war in Afghanistan.
Saturday, November 3, 2018
US anti-war activists: "Troops off the border! Solidarity with refugees and migrants!"
Friday, November 2, 2018
Venezuelan communist and campesino activist Luis Fajardo assassinated in Mérida
In a press release issued yesterday by the Political Bureau and signed by the General Secretary Oscar Figuera, the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) announced the assassination of the Party's Central Committee member Luis Fajardo.
According to the statement, Fajardo was with his brother-in-law, Javier Aldana, making their way home on a motorbike, when they were killed by a burst of gunfire from a moving car.
The incident took place in Las Palmas, at the Nueva Bolivia municipality of the state of Mérida.
The incident took place in Las Palmas, at the Nueva Bolivia municipality of the state of Mérida.
The PCV added that the Party held landowners, as well as corrupt members of the National Guardsmen and politicians, responsible for the crime, while demanding from the government to carry out a thorough investigation on Fajardo's assassination.
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Party of Labour (PdA) honours the 100 years of Austria's communist movement
Honoring the 100 years of the existence of the communist movement in Austria, the Party of Labour (Partei der Arbeit PdA) organizes various political and cultural events throughout the country.
A major event will take place in Vienna on Saturday 3 November, at 4 pm, at Gemeinwesenorientierter Jugendtreff (Polgarstraße 30a, 1220 Wien).
A major event will take place in Vienna on Saturday 3 November, at 4 pm, at Gemeinwesenorientierter Jugendtreff (Polgarstraße
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
The developments in the Greek Trade Union movement and the negative role of GSEE
The consequences of this attack have resulted in wage cuts,
abolition of rights, attacks against the collective organization of
workers so that they will be easily exploitable by the bosses.
Against this attack the workers had an
important weapon of resistance PAME, the class unions of Greece.
Those trade unions, that since the first day were at the forefront of
the struggle, of information, organization and mobilization of the
working class against the anti-workers hurricane that was being
prepared.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
International Conference against US-NATO bases to be held in Dublin on November
The First International Conference, organized by the Global Campaign Against US-NATO Military Bases, will be held in Dublin, Ireland, from November 16-18, 2018.
It is organised by Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA) of Ireland and Coalition Against U.S. Foreign Military Bases, USA.
Monday, October 29, 2018
The People vs Bolsonaro: The Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) calls for broad unity to defend democracy
On the occasion of the electoral victory of the far-right, dictatorship-admirer Jair Bolsonaro in the presidency, the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) calls for a broad democratic front in defense of democracy and people's rights. The statement, in both english and portuguese, is the following:
The election of Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential elections establishes a new political period in our country, marked by threats to democracy, national patrimony, the sovereignty of the nation and the rights of the people. It was elected a president of the Republic clearly determined to establish a dictatorial government, to implement, blood and fire, an ultra-liberal and neo-colonial program.
Sunday, October 28, 2018
KKE: Solidarity to Brazilian communists - Solidariedade aos comunistas do Brasil
In a message to the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) and the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), the International Relations Section of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) expresses its solidarity to the communists and the working people of Brazil.
More specifically, the
KKE condemns the antiworker-antipeople policy and the reactionary
positions expressed by the presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro.
Saturday, October 27, 2018
100 Jahre KKE: Sekretär D. Koutsoumbas besucht Berlin am 3.-4. November (DE / EN)
Das Zentralkomitee der Kommunistischen Partei Griechenlands (KKE) organisiert eine Veranstaltung zu Ehren der 100 Jahre der Partei in Berlin.
Die Veranstaltung findet am Samstag, den 3. November um 17 Uhr in der Schorfheide nördlich von Berlin statt. Der Hauptredner wird der KKE-Generalsekretär Dimitris Koutsoumbas sein.
Grußbotschaften werden vom Sekretär der Parteiorganisation KKE in Deutschland, Kostas Goutzigiannis, sowie vom Vizepräsidenten der Deutschen Kommunistischen Partei (DKP), Hans-Peter Brenner, gehalten.
PCPE rejects the closure of Alcoa aluminium plants in Spain
Statement by the Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) against the closure of the Alcoa aluminum plants:
PCPE, together with CJC, we want to express our outright rejection to the closure of Alcoa.
First of all, and above all, we express our support and proletarian solidarity to all the workers
of the factories. You have the Party's support for the defense of your rights, and our collaboration
in the mobilizations that you decide to undertake to fight for your jobs.
Friday, October 26, 2018
Filthy anticommunist propaganda by Greek state broadcaster ERT denounced by KKE
In a report published today, Rizospastis newspaper (Organ of the CC of the KKE) denounces the screening by the Greek state-owned broadcaster ERT of an anticommunist, antisoviet documentary titled "The day when... Stalin won the war".
The documentary - an "anticommunist garbage" as Rizospastis calls it- consists of five parts and attempts to reproduce the talks at the Yalta Conference (4-11 February 1945) by using actors.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi highlights the hypocrisy of the imperialists
The alleged murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist, in the Consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul has made headlines. A Washington Post writer and a former newspaper editor in Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi had been an advisor of Prince Turki al-Faisal, former Saudi intelligence chief, and has also been close to billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.
According to Middle East specialists, there are deeper subplots played into Khashoggi’s death — ties to Saudi intelligence and his relationship with the Islamist group known as "the Muslim Brotherhood". Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman branded the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization.
KKE MEP responds to vulgar anticommunist remarks made by EU Parliament's President
S.Zarianopoulos (left) condemned the anticommunist remaks made at the EU Parliament. |
During the discussion regarding the monthly "Conclusions of the European Council", the KKE MEP denounced the effort of Tajani to equate the fascist monster with communism and condemned the anticommunist stance of bourgeois parties in the European Parliament.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Kazakhstan's President Nazarbayev paid tribute to Hitler's ally Carl Mannerheim!
Kazakhstan's current President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, was once a member of the Political Bureau of the CPSU and first Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan.
Today, almost 30 years since the counterrevolution in the Soviet Union, as the undisputed -multimillionaire- leader of the Republic of Kazakhstan, resorts to various policies of extreme anti-communism.
Massive demonstration by the KKE against US-NATO military bases in Greece (Photos)
With the major slogan being "No to the plans of the government and imperialists, NATO and its bases out of Greece", thousands of workers, people of every age, participated in a militant rally organized on Tuesday evening by the Communist Party of Greece and its youth wing KNE in Athens.
Members and friends of the KKE and KNE protested against the imperialist plans and raised their voice against the existence of US-NATO bases in Greece. The demonstrators demanded the closure of all foreign military bases and the return of all Greek soldiers who participate in NATO missions abroad.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Greek Navy conscripts stand up against NATO: "There is no place for NATO in Greece"
"The bloodstained NATO symbols are a disgrace for the ships of the Greek fleet" says a conscript at the Greek Navy, expressing his strong protest for the participation of Greek ships in NATO's military exercises.
Conscripts who are serving their military service at the Greek Navy denounce the decision of the SYRIZA-ANEL government to involve Greece's Armed Forces even deeper in NATO's imperialist plans.
Monday, October 22, 2018
Communist Party of Poland: Polish people owe their liberation to the Soviet Army
In a statement, the Communist Party of Poland (KPP) strongly denounces the recent demolition of the Red Army monument at Warsaw's Skaryszewski Park, comparing this practice of the Polish authorities to what the Islamic State did to historical sites in the Middle East. The full statement is the following:
The Communist Party of Poland wishes to express its utmost indignation at the destruction of the monument commemorating the soldiers of the Red Army situated in the Skaryszewski Park in Warsaw.
Karl Marx Forever! Exhibit in honor of the revolutionary thinker opened in Russia
An exhibition under the title "Karl Marx Forever?" opened in the State Museum of Russia in Leningrad (now St.Petersburg) on October 17, featuring various art pieces and documents, thus being the first display in honor of the great revolutionary thinker since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
The exhibition is organized on the occasion of Karl Marx's 200th birth anniversary. According to the State Museum it "offers a comprehensive overview of images of the influential thinker in Russian culture and everyday life from the beginning of the 20th century till nowadays. The display includes over 100 works of fine art, household items, and archival records."
Saturday, October 20, 2018
How ungrateful are you Poland? Authorities dismantled Red Army monument in Warsaw
Within the framework of the hideous "decommunization" law, the reactionary right-wing government of Poland ordered the dismantling of the Monument of Gratitude to the Soldiers of the Red Army at Warsaw's Skaryszewski Park.
The Monument had been erected in 1946 in order to honor the 26 heroic Soviet soldiers who were killed there during a battle on September 1944. Throughout the years, the monument had been vandalized by various fascists and neo-Nazis.
Friday, October 19, 2018
Greek communists prepare for nationwide rallies against US-NATO military bases
Demonstrations and various kinds of mobilizations organized by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and its youth wing KNE against the presence of US-NATO bases in Greece have been scheduled to take place in many cities across the country on 22nd and 23rd of October.
Major demonstrations will take place in Athens, Thessaloniki and Patras, as well as in other parts of Greece where the government, in collaboration with the US, is planning to install new military bases for the needs of NATO.
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