CPI(M) condemns closure of Jantar Mantar as protests continue
The Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) joined and called for participation in demonstrations for the right to housing taking place in cities across Spain on 2 and 3 October, amid a broader wave of mobilisation over the country's housing crisis.
The İzmir Provincial Organisation of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) held a protest in İzmir following the deaths of five mine workers in Soma, Manisa.
At an extraordinary party conference on 26 September, the New Communist Party of the Netherlands (NCPN) has decided to change its name to the Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN), stating that the new name reflects both its political identity and its historical connection with the Dutch communist movement.
The Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) has entered the final stretch of the 2026 presidential campaign with Edmilson Costa as its presidential candidate and Cleusa Santos as his running mate. The first round is scheduled for 4 October, with Costa running under ballot number 21.
The Supreme Court overturns the Elections Committee's decision and allows the Joint List, the United List, and Knesset Member Ofer Cassif to run in the elections.
A paper was presented at the 8th meeting of the Executive Committee of the German Communist Party (DKP) entitled "On the significance of the national question for the strategy of the communists". An abridged and slightly edited version of the speech given on this subject was published in Unzere Zeit, organ of DKP.
The Communist Party of Mexico (PCM) reported on 2 October that police in Mexico City had detained eight members of the party and its youth organisation, the Frente de la Juventud Comunista (FJC), shortly before the annual march commemorating the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre.
Another major protest took place in Delhi on Friday 2 October against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Communist Party of Chile Deputy Luis Cuello , joined by other deputies from the opposition, filed a formal request with the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic.
The Supreme Court heard Thursday morning appeals and petitions filed against the Central Elections Committee's decisions last week to disqualify the Joint List, Balad Chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh, and MK Ofer Cassif (Hadash) from running in the 26th Knesset elections.
On September 23 and 30, two discussion forums focusing on reflection and analysis were held around the state crime represented by the forced disappearance of the 43 student teachers from Ayotzinapa.
The Party of Labour of Austria, together with the Aurora Association and the Youth Front, will open two further political centers during October 2026.