Wednesday, September 9, 2026

115th birth anniversary of Todor Zhivkov: Capitalist Bulgaria cannot erase nostalgia for socialism

September 7 marked the 115th anniversary of the birth of Todor Zhivkov, the long-time leader of socialist Bulgaria. 
 
More than three decades after the restoration of capitalism, Bulgarian public opinion continues to present an inconvenient problem for the official anti-communist narrative: large sections of the population still remember the socialist period positively, and repeated surveys since the 2000s show that nostalgia for the Zhivkov era is far from marginal.
 

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Joint Statement against anti-communist repression in Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan

Joint statement regarding the repression of those who spoke out against the rehabilitation of the Basmachi in Uzbekistan and the use of Soviet symbols in Azerbaijan

In Uzbekistan, a court sentenced a local journalist with socialist views, Aziz Khakimov, to 4 years and 2 months in prison under the article “inciting hatred” for statements against the rehabilitation of figures from the Basmachi movement of 1918-1944, who fought against Soviet power with weapons in hand, trying to restore the power of the mullahs, the wealthy, and the feudal lords. 
 

50th Avante Festival concludes in Portugal with calls for struggle, peace and solidarity

The 50th edition of the Festa do Avante!, the annual political and cultural festival organized by the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), concluded on Sunday, September 6, after three days of political debate, music, culture, international solidarity and mass participation at Quinta da Atalaia, in Amora, Seixal. 
 
The 2026 edition marked half a century since the first Festa was held in 1976. 
 

Monday, September 7, 2026

KKE on AfD surge in Germany: Capitalist exploitation and imperialist rivalries fuel the far-right

Following the regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a historic victory with nearly 44% of the vote, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) stresses that the rise of reactionary populism cannot be separated from capitalist exploitation, imperialist rivalries and the weakening of the class-oriented labour and communist movement.

In a comment, the Press Office of the Central Committee of the KKE states:
 

Massive protest in Greece sends powerful message: "No sacrifices for their war and profits"!

On Saturday 5 September 2026, in Thessaloniki, Greece, workers, farmers, the self-employed, young men and women, and retirees from across the country gathered in Thessaloniki to form a mighty river of struggle. 
 
The streets echoed with slogans, demonstrating that the people—organized and determined—are fighting to assert their rights in the face of the anti-people policies of capitalist profits and war!
 

Czech communists rally in Prague against NATO, militarization and loss of sovereignty

Hundreds of people gathered in Prague on Saturday, September 5, in a demonstration organized by the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM) against the country’s growing militarization, the policies of President Petr Pavel and what the party denounces as the subordination of the Czech Republic to NATO and the European Union. 

The rally, held at Malostranské náměstí under the slogan “Stop the Czech Maidan”, also targeted the influence of oligarch-controlled media and political forces accused of deepening social polarization.

Sunday, September 6, 2026

Gusanos and traitors: The Cuban-American servants of U.S. Imperialism

For more than six decades, U.S. imperialism has tried to crush the Cuban Revolution through blockade, sanctions, sabotage, subversion and economic strangulation. Washington has never forgiven Cuba for breaking with U.S. domination and choosing socialism.

A particularly reactionary layer of Cuban-American politicians — the political descendants of Miami’s gusano counterrevolution — has made this aggression a career. 
 

The Rise of Nationalist and Chauvinist Currents and the Tendency of Political Systems Toward Reaction

By Ástor García

The historical development of capitalism in its imperialist phase continuously confirms Lenin’s thesis that, as the domination of monopolies deepens and the contradictions of the capitalist system intensify, the bourgeoisie progressively abandons its own “democratic” forms of rule and turns toward increasingly reactionary, authoritarian, and violent methods. This process corresponds to the objective necessity of maintaining class power in a context of crisis, inter-imperialist competition, and the potential rise of working-class struggle.

Saturday, September 5, 2026

Communist Party of Britain to join mass anti-fascist rally in London on October 4

The Communist Party of Britain (CPB) will participate in a major march and rally in London on Sunday 4 October, marking the 90th anniversary of the historic Battle of Cable Street under the slogan “They Shall Not Pass.”

On 4 October 1936, more than 100,000 working-class people mobilised in East London against Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists. Jewish residents, Irish dockers, trade unionists and other local workers erected barricades and resisted thousands of police officers attempting to clear the way for Mosley’s Blackshirts. The mass mobilisation ultimately forced the fascist march to turn back.
 

Friday, September 4, 2026

CIA’s anti-communist feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies

Gloria Steinem, one of the most prominent figures of U.S. liberal feminism, died on September 2 at the age of 92. Mainstream obituaries have overwhelmingly celebrated her as a pioneer of the women’s movement. Far less attention has been given to another documented part of her political record: her collaboration with the CIA during the Cold War.

Before becoming a leading feminist figure, Steinem worked closely with CIA operatives through the Independent Research Service, a CIA-financed organization created to intervene in the World Youth Festivals in Vienna in 1959 and Helsinki in 1962. 
 

Thursday, September 3, 2026

Joseph Stalin’s bas-relief returns to Volgograd Medical University after 65 years

A bas-relief of Joseph Stalin has been restored to its original place on the façade of the Volgograd State Medical University, 65 years after it was removed during the Khrushchev-era campaign of "de-Stalinization".

The building, originally constructed as the Higher Party School in Stalingrad, was designed by architects Vasily Simbirtsev and Yefim Levitan. Its main entrance originally featured four profiles — Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin. Stalin’s image was removed in November 1961, while those of Marx, Engels and Lenin remained.
 

The decay of social democracy in Venezuela

Published in Rizospastis, the organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), on 2 September 2026

In light of the complete surrender of Venezuela’s natural resources to the USA through the agreement signed by the social democratic government of Interim President Delcy Rodríguez —who served as vice president under Nicolás Maduro, who is being held in the US following his abduction during the unacceptable imperialist military intervention by the US on 3 January — a bitter rift has emerged among officials of the Venezuelan Social Democratic Party.

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Canadian communists call for exit from USMCA and NATO amid U.S-Canada trade war

Statement by the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Canada:
 
The US-Canada trade war demands expanded public ownership and Canada’s exit from the USMCA and NATO 

"The trade war with the United States is already causing devastation for workers across Canada. Despite doing the right thing and walking away from a bad deal on tariff negotiations, the response from the Carney government has been to make working people pay for the deepening trade war and to show a willingness to make profound concessions that will hurt working people. 

Communist Party of Venezuela denounces Rodríguez government’s handing over of oil wealth to the U.S.

Statement by the  Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) concerning the Venezuela-U.S oil deal:

"The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) categorically rejects this latest and serious transfer of national assets carried out by the illegitimate and illegal triumvirate that holds de facto power in Venezuela.

Monday, August 31, 2026

KKE slams Greece-Israel “Achilles Shield” deal, warns of deeper involvement in imperialist wars

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The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) has strongly condemned the Greece-Israel agreement on the so-called “Achilles Shield,” warning that it represents yet another dangerous step in accelerating war preparations and dragging Greece and its people deeper into imperialist wars and US-NATO plans in the region.

In a statement, the KKE stressed that the New Democracy government is attempting to conceal the real character of the agreement behind claims about an “architecture for the protection of Greek territory” and the country’s defense. 
 

Venezuela-U.S oil deal exposes the total bankruptcy of social democracy

By Nikos Mottas

There are moments when political developments strip away every disguise and expose the class character of political forces with unusual clarity. The latest oil agreement between Washington and the government of Delcy Rodríguez is one such moment. After years of “Bolivarian,” “anti-imperialist” and even “socialist” rhetoric, Venezuela’s social-democratic leadership is presiding over a further opening of the country’s strategic energy wealth to U.S. monopoly interests. 

Sunday, August 30, 2026

Euronews, Stalin and the falsification of History

Euronews’ article on the 85th anniversary of the deportation of Soviet Germans is a textbook example of how anti-communist history is framed in contemporary Europe. 
 
The method is simple: place Stalin in the dock, reduce Soviet power to “persecution,” and push the decisive historical fact — Nazi Germany’s war of annihilation against the USSR — into the background. 
 
The ideological slant is obvious from the start. Euronews describes the 1939 Soviet-German non-aggression pact as a period of “close cooperation” (!!) between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. 
 

Saturday, August 29, 2026

More than 25 Communist and Anti-imperialist Youth Organizations to join KNE-Odigitis Festival in Athens

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Dozens of communist and anti-imperialist youth organizations from across the world are expected to take part in the International City (Diethnoupoli) of the 52nd Festival of the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) – Odigitis, whose central events will be held in Athens on 23–26 September 2026.

Under the banner “Workers of all countries, unite!”, the International City will once again serve as a meeting point for young communists from Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the Americas, offering space for political discussion, exchange of experience and internationalist solidarity. 
 

Friday, August 28, 2026

Stalin Reloaded: New monument honoring Soviet industrial achievement unveiled in Cherepovets, Russia

A new monument to Joseph Stalin and Soviet metallurgist and academician Ivan Bardin has been unveiled in the Russian industrial city of Cherepovets, marking another visible return of Soviet historical memory to public space.

The bronze composition was inaugurated on 19 July 2026 and is dedicated to the construction of the Cherepovets Metallurgical Plant. 
 

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Nepal floods: Communist Party of Nepal UML calls for immediate rescue and relief measures

Following the deadly floods and landslides that have struck parts of Nepal, causing loss of life, widespread destruction and placing several communities at continuing risk, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), CPN-UML, has stressed that the state’s foremost responsibility is to protect the lives of citizens affected by the disaster.

At a Secretariat meeting held on Wednesday, the party called on the government to act immediately to safeguard those affected, intensify search and rescue operations for missing persons, relocate people living in high-risk areas and ensure prompt medical treatment for the injured.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan on the August 23rd parliamentary elections

Statement by the Political Council of the Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan on the August 23rd parliamentary elections:

"On August 23, Kazakhstan held elections to the unicameral parliament, the Kurultai, as part of the constitutional reform that had been carried out. As a result, the main presidential party, “Adilet,” which was established just a few months ago, along with other parties representing large capital, secured more than 70 percent of the seats in the legislative body.

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

KKE strongly condemns Israel's settlement plans in the occupied West Bank

In a statement, the International Relations Section of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) condemns the settlement plans of the state of Israel in the occupied territories of West Bank. 

“At a time when the ruthless occupying state of Israel, backed by the US and the EU, is continuing its deadly attacks and threats in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Syria and the broader region, and as the US - Israel war against Iran is escalating, a highly dangerous series of settlement activities in the Palestinian West Bank is being resumed.

Ukrainian regime escalates persecution of political dissidents: Anti-war activist sentenced to 15 years!

A Ukrainian court has sentenced socialist activist Bogdan Syrotiuk to 15 years in prison on charges of high treason, in a case his supporters denounce as part of a broader crackdown on political dissent in Zelensky's Ukraine.

Syrotiuk, 27, was convicted on August 10 for allegedly assisting Russia in its war against Ukraine. According to his supporters, however, the prosecution’s case rested largely on six articles he wrote for the trotskyite World Socialist Web Site (WSWS).
 

Monday, August 24, 2026

20th Meeting of European Communist Youth Organizations to be held in Athens on November 14–16

On August 13, the Working Group of the Meeting of European Communist Youth Organizations (MECYO) convened in Madrid and unanimously decided that the 20th MECYO will be hosted by Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) in Athens from November 14 to 16, 2026. Based on a proposal by KNE that was adopted by the other organizations, the theme of the upcoming meeting will be: