Cuba strengthens organisation and preparedness for enemy threat
Communist and Workers’ Parties issued a joint statement regarding the Egyptian army's attack on Sudanese miners.
The TUDEH Party of Iran made an assessment of the fragile ceasefire agreement between Iran and the USA, in the light of the recent developments.
An corruption investigation in Iraq resulted with the arresting of a number of MPs and officials. The Iraqi Communist Party issued a statement on this development.
Ireland has assumed the presidency of the European Union for six months, starting from 1 July. The Communist Party of Ireland issued a statement regarding this development.
Member of the Israeli parliament Ofer Cassif from Hadash and Communist Party of Israel, warned that the government is laying the groundwork for a systematic obstruction of the upcoming elections for the 26th Knesset.
South Africa is experiencing a severe escalation in xenophobic tensions and anti-migrant violence, driven by an ultimatum issued by vigilante and fascist groups demanding that all undocumented foreign nationals leave the country until 30 June 2026. The situation has created an atmosphere of extreme fear, causing thousands of African migrants to flee their homes or seek emergency repatriation.
On 24 June, two earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale were recorded in Venezuela.
National Coordination of the Union of Communist Youth (UJC Brazil), youth of Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) has shared an article titled “Young communists and elections”.
The Piraeus Sectoral Organizations of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE), together with the Piraeus branches of the National Association of Resistance Fighters (PEAEA-DSE), held a commemorative event at the historic Aegina Prisons to honor the communists and other political prisoners who were imprisoned, tortured and executed there.
In Istanbul, hundreds of people gathered at the Kadıköy Caferağa Sports Hall at the call of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) to protest against the NATO Summit to be held in Ankara on 7-8 July. Speaking at the event, TKP General Secretary Kemal Okuyan stated, "We will not allow this country to have a NATO Summit in silence."
The agreement reached between the Lebanese and Israeli governments was met with anger among the Lebanese resistance.
The following article article, written by Lorraine Douglas, was published in Unity!, journal of the Communist Party of Britain. Douglas is a housing expert, a long-time UNISON activist and chair of the Communist Party.