The following article appeared on the 107th issue of O Poder Popular, the journal of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB). The author, Cheyenne Ayalla, is the political secretary of the Communist Youth Union (UJC).
The Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) has condemned the United States of exploiting the national emergency caused by the June 24 earthquakes to deepen its political and military influence in the country.
The Communist Party of Ireland issued a statement concerning the privatisation process of Aughinish Alumina and emphasised the danger of leaving strategic industry in foreign corporate hands.
The following article with a subtitle "The German government is doing everything it can for war preparations – corporations are filling their coffers", was published in Unsere Zeit, journal of the German Communist Party. It was written by Björn Blach.
In a statement, the acting president of the Workers' Party of Bangladesh Central Committee, Mahmudul Hasan Manik, and the acting general secretary, Nur Ahmed Bakul, expressed their strong criticism and anger at the current government for celebrating American Independence Day at the South Plaza of the Parliament Building.
Salah Adly, former general secretary of the Egyptian Communist Party wrote an article on the 30 June Revolution at its 13th anniversary. The article, entitled "The Role and Position of the Communist Party in the 30 June Revolution" was published on the Egyptian website Al-Hiwar Al-Mutamaddin.
The 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup is taking place in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This year's tournament, which is featuring 48 teams for the first time, is the subject of many controversies. The Iranian national team took part in the tournament, as well; and made a very positive impression despite all the obstacles they faced from the US administration regarding the organisation of the event. TUDEH reflects on the team's presence in the World Cup.
Dr. Yosef Jabarin was recently elected to head the Hadash list in the Israeli parliament, Knesset, after many years in which MK Ayman Odeh served in the position. In his first interview, since the beginning of the election campaign with Zo Hadarekh, weekly journal of the Communist Party of Israel, Jabarin talks about the progress of the talks to establish the Joint List, the role of Hadash in Israeli politics, and the movement's message to the Jewish public.
The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Euro-Parliamentary Group highlighted the brutal repression of anti-NATO protests in Ankara, Turkey, before and during the NATO Summit held in that city. A question was submitted to the European Commission by Costas Papadakis .
Popular Vanguard Party has released a statement titled “No lack of money! Plenty of privileges for big capital!” regarding the allowance of tax evasion of the bourgeois.
Communist Party of Argentina has issued a statement entitled “For a Second and Definitive Independence, Let's build a patriotic and anti-imperialist political alternative” on the 210th Argentina Independence Day.
Semanario VOZ, the central organ of the Colombian Communist Party, has published an interview with Viviana MarĂn who is a cadre of the Colombian Communist Youth.
