Jihadism, capitalism and neo-Ottomanism

Interview of Kemal Okuyan, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkey-TKP given to journalist Marinella Correggia and published on Italian News Portal Il Manifesto with the title of "Jihadism, capitalism and neo-Ottomanism: There is nothing good for the Syrian people" on January 3:

– About this sudden change in Syria. Turkish Foreign Minister, said he had convinced Russia and Iran in Doha not to intervene on the side of the Syrian government, otherwise it would have been a bloodbath. It means that militarily the Russian and Iranian forces would have to face huge weaponry and mercenaries supplied by forces outside the country. Which ones?

 

Statement by the Communist Party of Israel on the Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza

Communist Party of Israel & Hadash: The Agreement and Ceasefire are Important and Welcomed, but it cannot be sufficient

We welcome the exchange agreement and ceasefire, despite the deadly stalling that characterizes the right-wing government in Israel.

From day one, we called for an agreement that would bring everyone home—prisoners, abductees, detainees and hostages, Israelis and Palestinians alike. Such an agreement was possible and could have saved the lives of tens of thousands of Palestinians and hundreds of Israelis.

Communist Party of Denmark: Hands Off Greenland!

Greenland's dependence on Denmark is the result of colonial subjugation – not a voluntary choice. If Greenland wants to break this dependence, the choice is the Greenlanders'; but Denmark cannot run away from its obligations. 

The Arctic, and thus also Greenland, has enormous geostrategic importance, among other things due to its location close to Russia and China. With the melting of the ice in the Arctic, the coveted northern corridor is moving closer to reality. Trade routes are about to change, and thus interest in Greenland and its resources increases. It is increasing as the monopolies' competition for markets globally is intensifying day by day. 

On Elon Musk's live chat with the leader of the far-right AfD party

Recently, Alice Weidel, the frontwoman of Germany’s far-right AfD party, was interviewed by tycoon and Trump supporter Elon Musk. In their much-publicized virtual conversation, Weidel blurted out that Hitler was a “communist” and a “socialist” in order to show the distance that supposedly separates her from Nazism, since Hitler was “not a conservative” or “a libertarian” and that her party and she are “exactly the opposite”.

European Parliament prohibits the organization of exhibition for Cuba's internationalist solidarity!

In an utterly shameful and unjustifiable decision, the European Parliament prohibits the organization of the an exhibition dedicated to the internationalist solidarity of Cuba's medical brigades. 

 

More specifically, the Europarliament Group of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) strongly denounces the decision of the European Parliament not to grant permission for the organization of an exhibition titled “Cuba and the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigades: an example of internationalist solidarity”.

 

Los Angeles Wildfires: Capital is to Blame

Los Angeles Burns, Capital is to Blame

On 7 January 2025, the most destructive wildfire in the history of Los Angeles broke out in the Palisades neighborhood of the city. 

The blaze has leveled thousands of homes and structures, forcing hundreds of thousands of residents to flee. LA, a city with a metropolitan population of nearly 13 million, is now blanketed by the smoke from the fires, reducing air quality to dangerous levels.

The US, Greenland, Canada, Panama and the Clay Feet of NATO Propaganda

Article originally published in Rizospastis, Organ of the CC of the KKE, on 11/1/2025. Translated by idcommunism.com:

“Delusional,” “clumsy,” “paranoid.” These are just some of the descriptions that accompany the reports about the statements of the newly elected US President, Donald Trump, on Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.

Last Tuesday, Trump stated in the press conference that he does not rule out the use of military force to take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, since - as he said - US control of both these areas is “vital” to American national security.

Communist Party of Venezuela demands the release of former presidential candidate Enrique Márquez

The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) denounces before national and international public opinion the arbitrary detention of Enrique Márquez, former presidential candidate supported by Venezuelan communists in the elections of July 28, 2024. 

On the night of January 7, the disappearance of Márquez, leader of the Centrados en la Gente party and member of the Popular Democratic Front (FDP), a platform that groups together left-wing, popular and revolutionary political and social organizations, among them the PCV, was confirmed. 

KKE: Message for the death of Shahidullah Chowdhury, former leader of the Communist Party of Bangladesh

In its condolence message (here in Greek) for the passing of the former President of the Committee of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), the International Relations Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) notes:

“On behalf of the KKE, we would like to express our condolences for the death of comrade Shahidullah Chowdhury, former President of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Bangladesh.

KKE: In a world on fire, the people must become the protagonists of developments

The first event of the year, the interruption of the flow of Russian gas to the EU via Ukraine, is another episode in the ongoing energy war. “The government is not worried,” the bourgeois staffs keep repeating, while at the same time they talk about “a possible increase in energy prices” and “a blow to the EU’s competitiveness”.

What they mean is that energy poverty and more expensive goods will require people to dig deep into their pockets again. 

Joe Slovo: 30 years since the death of South African communist leader

Joe Slovo with Nelson Mandela

The 6th of January 2025 marked the 30th death anniversary of Joe Slovo, anti-apartheid fighter, leader of the South African Communist Party (SACP) from 1984 to 1991 and leading member of the African National Congress (ANC). He served as Minister of Housing in Nelson Mandela's first government, from April 1994 until his death.

Born as Yossel Mashel Slovo on 23 May 1926 in Obelai, Lithuania, Slovo’s journey to South Africa at the age of nine marked the beginning of his lifelong commitment to the working class and its struggles. His childhood hardships forced him to start working in a warehouse at the age of sixteen, where he encountered the harsh realities of capitalist exploitation. 

Mercosur: The false dispute between progressives and neoliberals

On December 5 and 6, the 65th Summit of Presidents of Mercosur (Southern Common Market) was held in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay. 

The meeting was attended by the presidents of Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia -which recently became a full member of the bloc- and representatives of associated countries such as Colombia, Peru, Chile and Panama.

Some clarity on Imperialism today

By Gred Godels

Imperialism is not the creation of any one or of any group of states. It is the product of a particular stage of ripeness in the world development of capital, an innately international condition, an indivisible whole, that is recognizable only in all its relations, and from which no nation can hold aloof at will… 

 - Rosa Luxemburg, The Crisis of German Social Democracy (1916)