“Socialism or Death!”: KNE-Odigitis Festival honors Fidel Castro, reaffirms solidarity with socialist Cuba

The revolutionary legacy of Fidel Castro and the struggle to defend socialist Cuba against US imperialist aggression were at the centre of a major political discussion held during the 52nd KNE-Odigitis Festival, organized by the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) in Athens.

The event, marking the centenary of Fidel Castro’s birth, brought together a large audience to discuss the historical significance of the Cuban Revolution, proletarian internationalism and the challenges facing Cuba amid Washington’s escalating economic pressure and imperialist threats.

 

Israeli communists denounce attempts to ban Hadash and Arab parties from October elections

The Communist Party of Israel (Maki) and the communist-led Hadash have strongly condemned the decision of Israel’s Central Elections Committee to bar the Joint List and several of its candidates from the upcoming parliamentary elections, describing it as an attack on basic democratic rights and political representation.

On September 23, the committee voted to disqualify the Joint List, comprising Hadash, Balad and Ta’al, from the October 27 Knesset elections. 

 

Revolutionary Communist Youth Union (Bolsheviks) denounces State Duma elections as a bourgeois farce

The Revolutionary Communist Youth Union (Bolsheviks), RKSM(b), has denounced Russia’s September 18–20 State Duma elections as a political farce serving the interests of the ruling capitalist class, rejecting both support for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) and called for so-called “protest voting.”

In a statement issued ahead of the elections, the Central Committee of RKSM(b) condemned the ongoing war, which it characterized as imperialist, and its devastating consequences for the working people. 

 

Cuba rejects Trump's imperialist lies and threats: “We will not surrender our sovereignty”

Cuba has strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s latest threats against the socialist island during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, September 22. 

 

The Cuban delegation, led by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, walked out of the hall in protest against Trump’s hostile remarks and renewed threats of political and economic aggression.

 

TKP to Erdogan: “You will not drag our country into Saudi Arabia’s inhumane and illegal war in Yemen”

Statement by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) on the recent developments in the Saudi-Yemeni conflict and the AKP Government’s intention to involve Turkey: 

“Saudi Arabia should look in the mirror. Who brought Yemen to this state? Look at the state Yemen is in today. Have tens of thousands of people not died in Yemen? Saudi Arabia, you must first answer for all this”.

“Fascists have no place in Greek society”: KKE blasts attempt to bring neo-Nazis back into political life

The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) has condemned attempts to restore the political presence of the criminal neo-Nazi organization Golden Dawn through a new political formation linked to its convicted former leading member, Ilias Kasidiaris, who was recently released from prison.

On September 21, Kasidiaris announced his support for the "Alliance of Greeks", a party associated with former MPs of the far-right "Spartans" party. Shortly afterwards, independent MP Giorgos Manoussos declared in Parliament that he effectively represented the new formation, provoking an immediate reaction from KKE lawmakers.

 

Communist Party of Denmark: US-Denmark agreement threatens Greenland's security

As tensions over Greenland intensify and Denmark and the United States move towards a new agreement concerning the strategically important Arctic territory, the Communist Party of Denmark (DKP) has warned against the further militarization of the region and the growing rivalry among major powers. The Party rejects the presentation of increased military cooperation as a guarantee of security, arguing that it could instead turn Greenland into a frontline of future conflicts. 

 

In solidarity with Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor

In solidarity with Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor

By Nikos Mottas

The despicable threats against Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor expose the increasingly authoritarian character of Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government. Their award-winning documentary NAZA, based on testimonies from Israeli military and intelligence personnel, investigates the conduct of the Israeli army in Gaza. Rather than confront its revelations, the government has chosen to intimidate those who brought them to light.

Joint statement by the KKE and TKP on developments in Greek-Turkish relations

In a joint statement (here in Greek) on developments in Greek-Turkish relations, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) state:

“The dangerous developments unfolding in our region, which lies close to and is affected by the fronts of imperialist wars and plans in Ukraine and the Persian Gulf, are triggering a chain of alarming developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Aegean and Greek-Turkish relations.

 

Russia: Anti-war communists reject elections amid war and political repression

As Russia holds parliamentary elections from 18 to 20 September, two smaller communist parties have rejected the electoral process, arguing that it offers no genuine alternative to the policies of the ruling capitalist class and the ongoing imperialist war in Ukraine.

The Organization of Communists and the Russian Communist Party (Internationalists), both of which emerged from a split in the Russian Communist Workers' Party over its support for Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, are not participating in the elections. 

 

On the attitude of the Communist Parties towards inter-imperialist contradictions and imperialist alliances

By Makis Papadopoulos 

As it happens every time in History, the period of preparation for a great imperialist war increases the need for a substantive discussion, dialogue and theoretical, political struggle within the ranks of the communist movement, in order to formulate an effective revolutionary strategy.

Objectively, critical and complex issues are at the center of the discussion, which require investigation and clear answers from each Communist Party. Issues such as:

“The Left in the Contemporary World”: International symposium to be held in Cyprus on November 7

The Progressive Party of the Working People (AKEL) of Cyprus will host an international symposium titled “The Left in the Contemporary World” in Nicosia on 7 November, as part of events marking the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of Cyprus–AKEL.

Representatives of fraternal and partner parties from around the world are expected to participate in the meeting, which will focus on major political and social challenges facing the world today and on the role, proposals and prospects of the Left in the 21st century.

 

Elon Musk and the Greek Neo-Nazi: When Capitalism breeds Fascism

By Nikos Mottas

When Elon Musk publicly intervened in defense of Greek neo-Nazi Ilias Kasidiaris, the significance went far beyond another provocative post by one of the world’s richest men. 

Kasidiaris was not an obscure dissident punished for an unpopular opinion. He was a leading figure and former spokesman of Golden Dawn, the Greek neo-Nazi organization whose leadership was convicted of operating as a criminal organization. 

Swedish communists record best election result of the 2000s

The Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) says it has achieved its best result in a parliamentary election so far this century, according to preliminary figures from Sweden’s 2026 general election.

As Riktpunkt reports, with just over 60 percent of electoral districts counted, the SKP had already surpassed its 2022 result, which had fallen only one vote short of the party’s previous best parliamentary performance of the 2000s, recorded in 2002. The party said the final tally was still pending, but that the upward trend was already clear.

 

KKE: Von der Leyen’s EU agenda brings militarization, austerity and new burdens for the people

The European Parliamentary Group of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) strongly criticized European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union address, arguing that the priorities she outlined are “alien to the concerns and opposed to the interests of the peoples of Europe.”

According to the KKE, the European Union is seeking to strengthen the position of its monopolies amid intensifying competition with the United States and China for supremacy in the global capitalist economy. 

 

India: Communist Party of India (Marxist) scores historic victory in Rajasthan municipal elections

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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has scored a historic victory in the municipal elections in Nokha, in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district, winning a clear majority and securing control of the local administration.

According to results announced on September 14, the CPI(M) won 29 of the 45 wards in the Nokha municipality. India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured 13 seats, while independent candidates won three. The Indian National Congress failed to win a single ward.

 

Communist Party of Greece (KKE) strongly condemns release of Golden Dawn neo-Nazi Kasidiaris

The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) has strongly condemned the release from prison of Ilias Kasidiaris, a former leading member of the Nazi criminal organization Golden Dawn, describing the decision as a “provocation” against the organization’s victims, their families and the working people who fought for its conviction.

Kasidiaris’ release follows that of almost the entire former leadership of Golden Dawn, which was convicted in 2020 of operating as a criminal organization.

 

Netanyahu’s Likud moves to ban Communist-backed Joint List from October election

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has announced that it will petition the Central Elections Committee to disqualify the Joint List, the electoral alliance backed by Hadash and the Communist Party of Israel (CPI), from running in the October 27 Knesset election.

According to the Al-Ittihad news portal, Likud said it would seek to bar both the Joint List and the Islamist Ra’am party on the grounds that they allegedly “support terrorism".

 

Germany: Communist Party member in Leipzig faces job ban over political beliefs

German communist activist Ken Merten is facing what amounts to a professional ban after authorities in Leipzig moved to strip him of the legal “reliability” required to work in the private security sector.

Merten, who works as a security guard and has contributed to left-wing publications including junge Welt and Unsere Zeit, was informed that he no longer met the conditions necessary to continue in the profession. 

 

AfD: The Alternative for Big Capital

Published in Rizospastis, Organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), on 12-13 September 2026, under the title "AfD: The Alternative for Capital". Real below the English translation: 

“Rupture in the political system,” “Political earthquake,” “Warning signal for Germany,” “Shock in Berlin”... These are just some of the headlines that have dominated major German bourgeois newspapers over the past week.

KKE: Veteran cadre Spyros Chalvatzis passes away

Spyros Chalvatzis, a veteran cadre of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and a prominent figure of the communist and popular movement, has passed away, 902 portal reports. Chalvatzis devoted decades of his life to the organized struggle through the ranks of the KKE, assuming important responsibilities in the Party. 

 

He served as a member of the Political Bureau of the KKE Central Committee and was also elected to the Greek Parliament, where he served as the Party’s parliamentary representative. 

 

Rubio unwelcome in Latin America: Peru's Communist Parties denounce U.S Secretary of State visit

Left-wing and anti-imperialist organizations took to the streets of Lima this week to protest the visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Peru, denouncing Washington’s interference in the country and its effort to reinforce US political and military influence in Latin America.

The demonstrations coincided with Rubio’s arrival in Lima on September 9, following stops in Colombia and Ecuador. 

 

Sweden’s workers need a stronger Communist Party — Vote SKP, strengthen the Communists!

“Don’t waste your vote — strengthen the Communists!”

This Sunday, September 13, Sweden goes to the polls. Amid the familiar electoral promises and manufactured differences between the established parties, the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) is putting forward a fundamentally different choice: not another formula for administering capitalism, but a political alternative rooted in the interests of the working class and the struggle for socialism. For decades, Swedish social democracy cultivated the image of a capitalism capable of reconciling the interests of labour and capital. Today, that illusion is increasingly difficult to sustain. 

 

The other September 11: Chile, Allende and the myth of the “peaceful road” to Socialism

By Nikos Mottas

There is another September 11, one that communists, socialists and progressive people around the world remember for very different reasons from the date that dominates mainstream Western political memory. On 11 September 1973, in Santiago de Chile, a military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet, with the active support of the United States, overthrew the Popular Unity government of Salvador Allende.