Russia: Marxists face 20-year sentences for studying Lenin’s “State and Revolution”!

A new peak of anti-communist repression is unfolding in today's Russia. On 25 November 2025, during the closing hearings at the Central Military Court of the Yekaterinburg District, the prosecution demanded 20 to 24 years in a high-security penal colony for the members of a Marxist study circle in the city of Ufa, accusing them of “terrorism” and “conspiracy to overthrow the government.”

The five defendants, detained since February 2022, reject all charges and have reported torture during their interrogation. Their legal ordeal has now lasted nearly two years, with the first court session held in December 2023.

 

Speech by Nikos Mottas on the commemoration of the ninth death anniversary of Fidel Castro

Speech (here in Greek) by Nikos Mottas at the event commemorating the ninth death anniversary of Comandante Fidel Castro Ruz, at Studio New Star Art Cinema, Athens, Greece, 27 November 2025: 

"Ladies and gentlemen,

there is something I believe we must clarify from the very beginning: today we are not holding a political memorial. We have not gathered to nostalgically recall revolutionary glory of the past, nor to praise history as a harmless icon placed on a shelf. We are here to draw strength — and to extract conclusions — from an example that is more relevant than ever. To look at the world as it is — and as it can become, based on what history has already proven possible. 

Marxist activists arrested in Azerbaijan: Accused of “propagating Communist Ideology”

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has detained several activists accused of “propagating communist ideology” after attempting to organize a march in Baku featuring flags of the former USSR. The detainees were identified as Abdulla Ibrahimli, Ibrahim Asadli (an oncologist), and several others.

According to the authorities, the activists operated as an “organized group”, holding regular meetings, renting an office, and even setting up a small studio to record Marxist agitation. 

Joint Statement of Communist and Workers’ Parties against the persecution of the Communist Party of Poland

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Joint Statement of Communist and Workers’ Parties against the persecution of the Communist Party of Poland

Our parties strongly condemn the recent unacceptable action by Polish President Nawrocki, who has filed a motion with the Constitutional Court claiming that “the aims and activities of the Communist Party of Poland are unconstitutional”.

This is an unfounded motion and largely echoes similar attempts by bourgeois forces in the country five years ago to ban the CP of Poland, which ultimately did not proceed.

Communist and Workers' Parties: Joint Statement on the 108th Anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution

Adopted within the framework of the Internationalist Event for the October Revolution, organized by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) in Athens on 22–23 November 2025, and open for endorsement by other Communist and Workers’ Parties.

Joint Statement on the 108^th Anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution

The Communist and Workers’ Parties signing this Joint Statement wish, among other means, to honour the October Revolution, which illuminated the strength of the revolutionary class struggle — the power of the exploited and oppressed — when they surge to the forefront and turn the wheel of history forward, towards social emancipation. It was a Revolution inseparably linked with the great revolutionary and theorist of scientific socialism, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

The era of capitalism's overthrow began with October 1917: Major internationalist event organized by the KKE

A major internationalist event was held at the headquarters of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) in Athens to commemorate the 108th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. 

The gathering was organized under the central theme: “Relevant messages of the October Revolution in our contemporary struggle for socialism and in conditions of imperialist war,” bringing together a large audience and representatives of 25 communist and workers’ parties from across the world.

50 years since the death of Spain's fascist tyrant Franco

The 20th November 2025 marked half a century since the death of Spain's fascist dictator Francisco Franco. 

 

Fifty years since the end of a regime built on blood, terror and class domination. Fifty years since the man responsible for crushing the Spanish Republic was lowered into the ground, yet his legacy, and the system he served, refuse to die on their own. History teaches us that fascism does not dissolve with the death of a dictator. It must be defeated, again and again, by the living struggle of the working class.

 

The Communist Party of Venezuela on U.S imperialist aggression and the national crisis

In a statement (read here in Spanish), the 17th Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) held in Caracas on 15-16 November, stresses out the following: 

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) — elected at the 16th National Congress held in November 2022 — alerts the peoples of the world to the dangerous military escalation that U.S. imperialism is developing in the waters of the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific, through an unprecedented deployment not seen in decades. 

Ofer Cassif recounts "fascist takeover" of Israel during speech at the Communist Party of Britain Congress

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Hadash deputy Ofer Cassif testified to “the takeover of fascism in Israel” in a fraternal address to the Communist Party of Britain’s 58th Congress at the weekend. 

The Communist Party of Israel leading member, who has been suspended from Israel’s parliament for 10 months of the last two years because of his public denunciations of the Gaza genocide, described how Jewish settlers “in a chilling imitation of other Nazis” set fire to a mosque last week in the occupied West Bank.

KKE blasts Greek government's gas deals with Euro-Atlantic puppet Zelensky

In a statement (here in Greek) concerning the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Greece and his meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday 16 November, the Press Office of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) stresses out: 

"The American dealers of the outrageously expensive LNG had barely left Greece when the buyer arrived — none other than the head of the reactionary and corrupt regime of Ukraine who, together with the USA–NATO–EU, has dragged his own people into the bloodbath with Russia that has lasted almost four years.

KKE - SKP: Communists of Greece and Sweden coordinate struggle as capitalist offensive escalates

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In a warm and deeply comradely atmosphere, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), Dimitris Koutsoumbas, held a meeting on Friday afternoon with a delegation of the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) at the party’s offices in Skarpnäck, Stockholm. The Swedish delegation was headed by the leader of SKP, Andreas Sörensen.

From the side of the KKE, the meeting was attended by Zisis Lymberidis, member of the Central Committee and head of the Party’s Foreign Committee; Kostas Papadakis, member of the Central Committee and Member of the European Parliament; Panos Apergis, Secretary of the KKE’s Scandinavia Regional Organisation; and Vasilis Lazaridis, Secretary of the Stockholm Local Organisation.

Communist Party of Greece condemns scenarios of US imperialist intervention in Venezuela and expresses internationalist solidarity with the Venezuelan people

PRESS OFFICE OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF GREECE

In a statement on the threats of US imperialist intervention in Venezuela, the Press Office of the Central Committee of the KKE reports the following:

“The statements by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who announced the launch of a military operation in the Caribbean called Southern Spear, as well as the arrival of the largest US aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, in the region, constitute a sharp escalation of imperialist aggression against Venezuela and other peoples in the region. The fight against drug trafficking is yet another flimsy pretext.

KKE hosts internationalist event in Athens for the 108th anniversary of the October Revolution

An internationalist event dedicated to the 108th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution will take place in Athens on 22–23 November, organised by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) under the theme: “Timely messages of the October Revolution in our contemporary struggle for socialism under conditions of imperialist war.”

Approximately 25 Communist and Workers’ Parties from around the world will participate in the gathering. 

 

KKE condemns the persecution of members of the Russian Communist Party (Internationalists)

In a statement published today, Thursday 13 November, the International Relations Section of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) condemns police brutality against members of the Russian Communist Party (Internationalists), which emerged from a split in the RCWP. 

In its appeal on the occasion of the Great October Socialist Revolution, the party emphasized, among other things: 

KKE's leader Koutsoumbas: "The challenge is not to manage capitalism, but to abolish it"

In a comprehensive interview with ERTNews television on Monday, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Dimitris Koutsoumbas declared that the Party “stands strong, ready for everything — ready to answer the call of history for socialism.” 

Koutsoumbas portrayed the current situation in Greece as one of intensified class confrontation. He stressed that the government’s policies continue to burden workers, small farmers, and the popular strata, perpetuating inequalities under new forms of austerity. 

 

The provocations and anti-KKE slanders will fail once again

Article Published in Rizospastis, the organ of the Central Committee of the KKE, on 6 November 2025

The so-called World Anti-Imperialist Platform (WAP) —the apologists for the Russian and Chinese bourgeoisie in their imperialist competition with the US and the Euro-Atlantic camp— are once again exposed.

 

At a time when they indulge into fantasies about “anti-imperialist axes” and “anti-fascist fronts”, they remain silent about the fascist meeting of the “Paladins” held a few weeks ago in St. Petersburg. Under the official auspices of the Russian state and the ruling United Russia party, fascist scum from all over the world assembled there, including members of the Nazi Golden Dawn party (https://www.rizospastis.gr/story.do?id=13056429&textCriteriaClause=%2B%CE%A0%CE%91%CE%9B%CE%91%CE%9D%CE%A4%CE%99%CE%9D).

   

President Trump, your unhistorical anti-communist crusade will fail — Socialism will triumph!

By Nikos Mottas 

On 7 November 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump proclaimed the week of 2–8 November as “Anti-Communism Week”, inviting the American people to “honor the victims of communism” and to remember the “devastation caused by one of history’s most destructive ideologies.”

But this proclamation is not a moral gesture — it is an ideological weapon. It revives the same Cold War rhetoric that once justified imperialist wars, fascist coups, and the persecution of workers, intellectuals, and freedom-fighters across the world. Behind Trump’s pompous words stands the oldest lie of the capitalist order: that communism, not capitalism, is the source of human suffering.

European Communist Initiative: The Great October Socialist Revolution inspires our struggle

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The Great October Socialist Revolution inspires our struggle for a world free from class exploitation and imperialist wars

108 years ago, the victory of the October Revolution demonstrated the power of revolutionary class struggle and paved the way for a society free from exploitation, insecurity, poverty, unemployment and war. It became a turning point in the history of humanity,  brought to the fore a superior form of social organization, socialism–communism, which is radically opposed to previous exploitative formations.

Communist Workers Platform USA: Statement on Zohran Mamdani's NYC Mayoral Victory

CWPUSA Central Committee Statement on Zohran Mamdani's NYC Mayoral Victory

On Tuesday, 4 November 2025, a cargo plane at UPS Worldport crashed into the facility during takeoff. 9 people have been confirmed killed while many remain missing. 

The death toll will likely continue to rise, adding to the pile of workers killed by the cold calculus of capitalism where safety always takes a backseat to profit. That same evening, Zohran Mamdani claimed victory in the New York City Mayoral election. 

Communist Party of Sweden: 30 years of revolutionary continuity

Thirty years ago, on 4–5 November 1995, Sweden’s communists took a decisive step that reaffirmed the revolutionary continuity of the workers’ movement in the country.

 

On those dates, the Party reclaimed the historic and principled name Communist Party of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti SKP) — a name long associated with the struggle for socialism and with the political force that represents the interests of the working class. 

 

Aleka Papariga, the KKE and the defense of Marxism-Leninism

By Nikos Mottas

Aleka Papariga, the former long-time leader (1991-2013) of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), celebrates her 80th birthday as a militant whose personal biography has become inseparable from the continuity of a KKE that has refused every form of retreat, compromise, and incorporation into the system of exploitation. Her political life reflects not only the history of the KKE but also its strategic persistence amid some of the most difficult decades for communists worldwide. 

Why Has TKP Become the “Object of Hatred” of the Turkish Left?

By Cansu Oba

For readers who are not deeply familiar with the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) or Turkish politics, the title may sound exaggerated. Yet, within a realistic framework, it accurately reflects the dynamics we aim to explore here. Around the world, traditional communist parties have often faced political and ideological hostility from within the left itself. Understanding how this phenomenon has unfolded in Turkey requires looking closely at the origins and historical assertion of TKP.

EU backs Czech Republic’s anti-communist crackdown — KKE exposes hypocrisy

A new escalation of the anti-communist offensive in the European Union is underway, this time with the Czech government preparing an operation to further criminalize the dissemination, support and defense of communist ideology — and the EU proving yet again its hypocrisy and tolerance for such reactionary measures. 

The alarming developments were raised in the European Parliament by Kostas Papadakis, MEP of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), who exposed the Czech authorities’ plan to equate communist ideas with so-called “totalitarianism” and to apply harsh criminal sanctions.

Sudanese Communist Party: Statement on the Massacres by Rapid Support Forces in Bara and El Fasher

Statement by the Political Bureau of the Sudanese Communist Party on the Massacres by Rapid Support Forces in Bara and El Fasher

Our Party stands clearly and decisively against the horrifying massacres being committed against civilians in the cities of El Fasher and Bara, as well as in other areas of Kordofan and Darfur; a stance that does not accept ambiguity or justification. 

Communist Party of Venezuela mourns the death of Perfecto Abreu Nieves - Messages of condolences

The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) reported on Tuesday the death of its honorary president and veteran leader Perfecto Abreu Nieves, aged 80. 

 

In a statement released on the social network X, the PCV said that Nieves died after more than seven decades in the service of the struggles of the working people and the Venezuelan peasantry.

 

Always With Cuba marathon! Communists are joining forces against the US criminal blockade

Communists from Ecuador, Mexico, Chile, the United States, and Brazil are joining forces to say with one voice: Down with the criminal blockade against Cuba! A joint press release points out:

Always With Cuba marathon!

This Wednesday, October 29, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly will be held, where the draft resolution to end the criminal and imperialist blockade against the brave people of Cuba will once again be put to a vote.

Venezuela Case: Oil, Capital, and Class Struggle

By Nathan Richardson* 

 

Examining how control over oil resources fuels imperialist ambitions and what a socialist perspective offers as an alternative 

Venezuela stands once again at the crossroads of imperialist aggression and national resistance. Its oil-rich soil − potentially a foundation of social progress and independence − remains the object of fierce contest between foreign capital, domestic oligarchs, and bureaucratic interests. 

KKE calls the Greek government to support Cuba's resolution against US blockade at the United Nations

The International Relations Section of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) has called the Greek government to support the Cuban resolution against the US blockade at the UN General Assembly.

In a statement (here in Greek), the Party stresses out:

"The KKE has consistently expressed its solidarity with the Communist Party and the people of Cuba and demands the immediate lift of all measures of the barbaric imperialist blockade imposed by the US for 65 years.

 

TKP leader Kemal Okuyan: "The future of humanity is communism"

Speech by Kemal Okuyan, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) in Havana, at the festival organized to celebrate the 60th anniversaries of Granma — the official publication of the Communist Party of Cuba — and Juventud Rebelde — the publication of the Young Communist League of Cuba. 

“Otherness” in the Field of Information and Communication for an “Other” World 

"Dear friends, comrades,

On the 80th anniversary of the World Federation of Trade Unions — Remarks by George Mavrikos

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Remarks by George Mavrikos, honorary President of the WFTU and President of International Workers Institute (IWI), on the 80th Anniversary of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU).

Paris, October 3, 2025

Dear brothers and sisters, Dear comrades,

Today, October 3, 2025, we are here in Paris, from every continent, to honor 80 years since the founding of the WFTU.

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.