“The number of billionaires on Forbes’ 35th annual list of the world’s wealthiest exploded to an unprecedented 2,755 — 660 more than a year ago. Of those, a record high 493 were new to the list — roughly one every 17 hours.
Friday, April 9, 2021
Forbes list of wealthiest parasites in times of pandemic
“The number of billionaires on Forbes’ 35th annual list of the world’s wealthiest exploded to an unprecedented 2,755 — 660 more than a year ago. Of those, a record high 493 were new to the list — roughly one every 17 hours.
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Kenyan police storms Communist Party offices in Nairobi
According to the Communist Party, the police officers were intent on breaking into the strong room where key party records are kept.
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Requisition of private health sector, mass hirings in public hospitals are necessary, says KKE leader Koutsoumbas
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Madrid regional election 2021— Comunismo es libertad: The Communist Party of the Workers of Spain will be present!
On this occasion the Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE), which participates in the upcoming election under the slogan "Communism is Freedom", issued the following statement. Read it in English and Spanish:
Sunday, April 4, 2021
Vladimir I. Lenin — Lessons of the Paris Commune
After the coup d état, which marked the end of the revolution of 1848, France fell under the yoke of the Napoleonic regime for a period of 18 years. This regime brought upon the country not only economic ruin but national humiliation. In rising against the old regime the proletariat under took two tasks—one of them national and the other of a class character—the liberation of France from the German invasion and the socialist emancipation of the workers from capitalism. This union of two tasks forms a unique feature of the Commune.
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Turkish communists in Germany: Petition against Erdogan's decision to withdraw Turkey from Istanbul Convention
In a declaration the TKP Party organization in Germany points out that "AKP does not have the legitimacy to draw the boundaries of womens' right to life and living space in this country", adding that "it should not be forgotten that in Turkey, where feminicide and violence against women are on the rise, all reactionary sects and religious communities, together with the AKP, targeted the Istanbul Convention".
Greece 2.0 plan will bring more sacrifices for the workers, says the KKE
The National Recovery Plan constitutes a bridge between the Greece of memorandums and post memorandums commitments and the European 'super memorandum', the EU Recovery Fund.
Friday, April 2, 2021
EU Commission: An accomplice in Polish government's effort to ban the Communist Party
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Lenin's bronze statue to be erected in Manhattan, New York City mayor confirms
The effigy was made in 1934 in Leningrad and was acquired in 1992 by a Ukrainian American businessman following an auction in Berlin.
"The city of New York is proud and pleased to honor the legendary leader of the 1917 October Revolution and founder of the first workers' state in the world, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", reads a statement by the mayor's office, adding that "despite the fierce reaction by anti-communist and right-wing organizations and groups, the statue will be unveiled in a ceremony on May 1, 2021".
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Communist Party of Mexico blasts police repression over the murder of Salvadoran migrant in Quintana Roo
In a statement, the party organization of the Communist Party of Mexico (PCM) in Yucatán peninsula points out:
Myanmar Protests — Communist Parties condemn military regime's violence, express solidarity to the people
The military regime, which ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, is escalating violence against protesters.
Communist Parties across the world condemn the violent practices of the dictatorial regime and express their solidarity towards the protesting people of Myanmar.
Swaziland's Communist Party (CPS) to hold its 4th National Congress on 2-4 April
The CPS Congress will review the work of the Party since the previous Congress, analyse the current situation in Swaziland, engage in thorough analysis of the Party’s progress thus far as well as the condition of the oppressed people and revolutionary forces in the fight against the tinkhundla system and imperialism. The Party will also elect its national leadership.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Palestinians Land Day: Statement by the WFTU
Monday, March 29, 2021
Erdogan Vs Women: Turkish communists on the front line of the struggle for women's rights
Hundreds of women took to the streets on Saturday afternoon, declaring the decision as an attack of the AKP government against the health and lives of the women in Turkey. Several protests were organized in different cities of the country. While Erdogan's cabinet and pro-AKP circles celebrated the decision, the progressive organizations and opposition groups condemned the decision.
Friday, March 26, 2021
Norway's Communist Party (NKP) faces obstacles on the road to parliamentary elections
Among the political forces that aim to participate in the election is the Communist Party of Norway (NKP), a party of marxist-leninist ideological characteristics which is a member of the European Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties and a participant in the International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP).
Thursday, March 25, 2021
League of Young Communists USA denounces Biden's warlike policy against the people of Korea
"The extradition of a DPRK citizen living in Malaysia, Mun Chol Myong, by the United States is a political arrest and kidnapping in broad daylight in defiance of international law and stability. Malaysia, a country which had a fascist military coup within recent years, proves the country’s subservience to the United States.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
KKE slams Greek Premier Mitsotakis' visit to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
For the record, the Prime Minister was received by the Commander of the US Navy in Europe and Africa, Admiral Robert Burke, and Lieutenant Colonel Scott Robertson, commander of the strike team led by “Eisenhower".
Monday, March 22, 2021
Iranian communist Ali Khavari dies: Statement by the Tudeh Party of Iran
Mourning the passing of the Party's “voice of righteousness”, tireless militant, and “spiritual asset” of Iran’s working people!
It is with deep sorrow that the Central Committee of the Tudeh Party of Iran announces the passing of Comrade Ali Khavari, the veteran Leader of the Tudeh Party of Iran.
Sunday, March 21, 2021
90th anniversary of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) — Speech by General Secretary Oscar Figuera
Good morning, comrades. Please receive the fraternal and solidarity greetings of all the membership and leadership of the Communist Party of Venezuela and the communist youth, with all our militant commitment in the anti-imperialist struggle for national liberation and for socialism-communism.
Thursday, March 18, 2021
KKE denounces the persecution of HDP deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu in Turkey
More specifically the statement, which was published on 902 portal, points out:
150 years since the Paris Commune — Abstract from Karl Marx's "The Civil War in France"
The Commune founded by the workers of Paris lived for only 72 days. However its historic importance was enormous. Nothing after the Paris Commune would be the same for the working class, nor for the bourgeoisie which, from then on, would be forced to live with the nightmare of a revolution overthrowing its dominance.
On the occasion of the 150 years since the Commune de Paris, we publish two chapters from Karl Marx's work "The Civil War in France" (1871) which refer to the historical events of the then period.
Greece protests: "Give money for Health and Education, not for repression and terrorism"
Shouting slogans such as “Riot police, violence, authoritarianism, this is capitalism” and “Give money for Health and Education, not for repression and terrorism”, the protesters demanded substantial protection and strengthening of the public health system against the policy that leaves the working people unprotected in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Monday, March 15, 2021
Young Communist League of Britain (YCL): Statement on the murder of Sarah Everard and violence against women
The news this week that Wayne Couzens currently serving as a Metropolitan Police Officer, has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Sarah Everard in London, is a horrific demonstration of the persistent levels of gendered violence against women and girls in Britain and the seismic shifts that must be fought for and won to achieve women’s liberation and equality.
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: