"The Armenian people were one of the great and tragic victims of Turkish nationalism and imperialist competitions of the First World War period. 106 years later we remember and honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Dimitris Koutsoumbas on Armenian Genocide Memorial Day
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Requisition of private health sector, mass hirings in public hospitals are necessary, says KKE leader Koutsoumbas
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Interview of the General Secretary of the KKE Dimitris Koutsoumbas in "Kontra News" newspaper
The communist leader refers to the current political situation in Greece, the policy of New Democracy (ND) government during the Pandemic, Greece's Left political forces and the stance of the KKE.
Below, you can read a translated version of the interview:
Thursday, January 7, 2021
KKE General Secretary Koutsoumbas on U.S. Capitol events: The mirror of a society in deep decay
“The incidents in Washington DC and the planned invasion of far-right, reactionary forces in the Capitol, cannot be solely explained by Trump's idiosyncrasy. It is the mirror of a society in deep decay, a world of massive competitions, realignments in the correlation of power, crises and impasses, whose consequences are paid by the people and which are now becoming more apparent, even in the most powerful capitalist country in the world.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
KKE: Greek government's 2021 state budget is a "monument of unpopularity"
Koutsoumbas strongly denounced the policies of the government during the pandemic, adding that the measures announced aim at strengthening the capital at the expense of the workers and people's rights. The KKE General Secretary pointed out that ND, opposition party SYRIZA and all the other bourgeois parties in the parliament are "strategically aligned" in the same policy, despite minor differences.
Sunday, December 13, 2020
EU's stance is a 'green light' for Turkish aggression: Statement by KKE General Secretary Dimitris Koutsoumbas
In Athens, the General Secretary of the CC of the KKE Dimitris Koutsoumbas made the following statement:
Monday, December 7, 2020
Greece: New orgy of governmental authoritarianism and police repression — Statement by KKE leader Dimitris Koutsoumbas
Grigoropoulos had been murdered by special police officer Epaminondas Korkoneas on December 6, 2008. Korkoneas had been convicted to life sentense. However, in 2019, a court reduced his term to just 13 years and, on the basis of the new legal code introduced by the then SYRIZA government, he was ultimately released from prison on July 2019!
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Lockdown capitalist policies! KKE slams Greek government's handling of the pandemic
Alongside the lockdown, as the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) mentions, the government has committed crimes against the people's health and safety in order to serve the interests of the capital in a number of industry branches.
Sunday, November 8, 2020
KKE General Secretary on U.S. Presidential election: "Trump has lost but the policy that serves imperialism is here"
More specifically, the statement of Dimitris Koutsoumbas is as follows:
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Mass protests by trade unions throughout Greece: Struggle against anti-people measures and repression
In Athens' Syntagma Square, thousands of protesters demanded protection measures for the people's lifes and rights, including the shielding of hospitals and the public health system, the need for hiring more teachers and cleaning staff in public schools, cheap and safe public transport, policies against unemployment and dismissals, collective agreements and strengthening of the labor rights.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Dimitris Koutsoumbas on Golden Dawn verdict: "The people must overthrow the system that generates Nazism-Fascism"
The Athens Court of Appeals on Wednesday delivered a historic guilty verdict for the leaders and members of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn, finding that they had run Golden Dawn as a criminal organization.
In a unanimous ruling, Greek justice ruled that Golden Dawn was a criminal organization "wearing the cloak of a political party," in accordance with the indictment in the case.
The court also found the defendant Golden Dawn member, Giorgos Roupakias, guilty of all charges for the murder of anti-fascist musician Pavlos Fyssas and another 15 defendants in the case guilty of acting as accomplices, while acquitting two due to reasonable doubt.
Sunday, October 4, 2020
Golden Dawn Trial: "They aren't innocent — Nazis in prison!"
With its ruling the court is called on to decide whether the accused (a total of 69 defendants, including 18 ex-Parliament members) are guilty or not guilty of forming a criminal organization. Based on the evidence presented in the court it is beyond doubt that Golden Dawn – which was elected to the Greek and EU Parliaments in three separate elections - has been a criminal organization that had the legal form of a party enjoying, as a result of that, enhanced constitutional protection.
Sunday, September 20, 2020
"Socialism, for life to win!": KNE-Odigitis Festival successfully concludes in Athens
Under the major slogan “Socialism, for us to breathe freely, for life to win”, the three-day events of the 46th KNE-Odigitis festival at the University Campus of Zografou in Athens concluded with a speech by the General Secretary of the CC of the KKE Dimitris Koutsoumbas and a concert dedicated to composer Thanos Mikroutsikos.
Monday, September 14, 2020
"Long live the joint struggle of the KKE and the TKP!" — Message by Dimitris Koutsoumbas
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Greece: Large militant demonstration by PAME and Trade Unions in Thessaloniki
Photo: 902.gr |
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) awards KKE General Secretary Dimitris Koutsoumbas
Monday, September 7, 2020
Makronissos, the “Greek Dachau”: Great event by the KKE in honor of political prisoners
Sunday, July 19, 2020
29th Anti-imperialist camp of KNE: Thousands of young communists sent message of struggle
Source: 902.gr |
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Capitalism is the virus: Large workers' rally by PAME and Trade Unions in Athens
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Dimitris Koutsoumbas on U.S. protests: "The myth of the American Dream is collapsing"
“The murder of African American Floyd by a white police officer was the trigger for the outburst of popular outrage that had been simmering. Alongside state violence, this outbreak is affected by other factors, such as the 100,000 deaths due to Coronavirus – with most victims belonging to the poor popular strata who had no access to health facilities – as well as the burgeoning of unemployment and poverty.