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Over 180 Jewish public figures sign open letter denouncing smear campaign against Mark Ruffalo
Image via X Over 180 Jewish public figures, including Joaquin Phoenix, Hannah Einbinder, and Ilana Glazer, have publicly defended Mark Ruffalo against allegations of antisemitism, calling the claims a “smear campaign” related to his criticism of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger and Israeli military actions. The smear campaign against Ruffalo began when he criticized the proposed Paramount-Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, linking it to the company’s executives—

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Sep 12 min read


KKE condemns Israel’s settlement plans in the occupied Palestinian West Bank
Image via the KKE In a statement on the criminal plans of the occupying state of Israel against the Palestinian people in the West Bank, the International Relations Section of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) stresses the following: “At a time when the ruthless occupying state of Israel, backed by the US and the EU, is continuing its deadly attacks and threats in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Syria and the broader region, and as the US - Israel war agai

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Aug 252 min read


For humanity, for humanity's future, for socialism: DKP
Contribution of the German Communist Party (DKP) to the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties, 7-9 August 2026, Havana, Cuba The Cuban people and the Communist Party of Cuba are waging a heroic struggle against imperialism's murderous blockade. They wage it for humanity, for humanity's future, for socialism. To hold our international meeting under these conditions deserves gratitude and places on us the responsibility to do everything for Cuba's victory,

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Aug 224 min read


Solidarity with the Palestinian people against Israeli settler-colonial occupation of the West Bank
Solidarity statement with the Palestinian people against Israeli settler-colonial occupation of the West Bank: Communist Part of Swaziland. Thursday, 20 August 2026: The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) extends its full solidarity with the Palestinian people as they fight against the Zionist occupation in their land. We particularly note and condemn the escalating settler attacks and forced displacement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. In this respect, we salute t

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Aug 222 min read


Action Plan: International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
Image via Estudios Revolución and the Communist Party of Cuba The Communist and Workers' Parties participating in the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP), organized by the Communist Party of Cuba in Havana, declare their will and determination to undertake joint and convergent actions on the following main issues until the next meeting: Oppose imperialist wars, the arms race, including nuclear weapons and foreign military bases, and reject all

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Aug 174 min read


Bombs, Threats and Silence: Why Footvolley Must Answer
Rufus Wiena Recently we looked at the the ongoing attacks on supporters of Palestine in the footvolley community. Written by Rufus Wiena you can read it at: The Price of Solidarity: How Israel Weaponized European Footvolley and the Institutions that Looked Away Irish Sport for Palestine has now released an English video interview with Wiena called “Bombs, Threats and Silence: Why Footvolley Must Answer.” It covers documented threats, military-glorifying content connected to f

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Jul 241 min read


The Essence of Childhood Has Been Destroyed
A displaced Palestinian girl sleeps in the street after the Israeli army ordered them to evacuate the Abu Areif and Al-Mazra'a areas in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, 21 August 2024 -- Ashraf Amra, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO, via Wikimedia Commons By Guillermo Barreto It is 19 April 2025. A 12-year-old girl and her 3-year-old brother are playing in front of their house in the village of Bert-Furik. A group of Israeli settlers kidnaps them. At knifepoint, they drag the children to an olive

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Jul 155 min read


The Price of Solidarity: How Israel Weaponized European Footvolley and the Institutions that Looked Away
Representational image of a footvolley player in action -- Charliew92, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Rufus Wiena My phone buzzed. It was my girlfriend. ‘Get out of there,’ she said. Her voice was shaking. I was in Graz, Austria, at a European footvolley tournament. I had come to compete. I was leaving for my safety. Hours earlier, a four-time European champion with over 25,000 Instagram followers had posted a story asking his fans what should be done with me. The res

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Jul 144 min read


Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Communist Party of Swaziland Friday, 19 June 2026: The International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is commemorated at a moment when humanity is witnessing an alarming escalation of wars, occupations and military aggression. Across the globe, imperialist powers continue to compete for spheres of influence, strategic territories, natural resources, markets and geopolitical dominance, fuelling devastating conflicts whose victims are overwhelmingly worker

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Jun 193 min read


Soft Digital Repression: New Challenges and Strategies for Resistance
By Rezgar Akrawi During the recent assault on Gaza, thousands of activists witnessed their posts deleted or their accounts restricted simply for documenting Israeli occupation crimes or expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people. This is far from an isolated phenomenon. In India, the government issued emergency orders to block dozens of accounts during the farmers’ protests, while human rights organizations documented the suspension of accounts belonging to large numbe

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Jun 124 min read


Declaration of the Conference of the Left, South Africa
Group photo at the conference -- image via Dr Fred M'membe on Facebook Conference of the Left Building a Left Movement for Working-Class and Popular Power Declaration of the Conference of the Left Adopted on Sunday, 31 May 2026, by the participating organisations of the Conference of the Left at Birchwood Conference Centre, 29-31 May 2026 Preamble We, the political parties, trade unions and federations, community and social movements, co-operative and solidarity economy forma

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Jun 319 min read


Anti-imperialist demonstrations held across Greece
Demonstrators in Thessaloniki -- All images via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that anti-imperialist demonstrations organized across Greece on May 16 and 17 by the Greek Committee for International Detente and Peace (EEDYE) saw mass participation, sending a loud and clear message: no sacrifices for wars and capitalist profits! Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside US and NATO bases in many parts of Greece, including Crete, Larissa, Alexandroupoli an

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May 182 min read


Build the anti-imperialist movement and advance the working class struggle!: PCB
Image via the PCB Build the anti-imperialist movement and advance the working class struggle! The Central Committee of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) assesses that the imperialist system, the more it intensifies its decline, the more it abuses violence and aggressiveness. What we are witnessing are not isolated incidents, but part of a global offensive by a decaying system that, through increased aggression and attacks, attempts to maintain its hegemony over the peoples.

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May 55 min read


Communist Party of Israel and Hadash offices raided ahead of May Day
“Money for welfare, not for war” in Hebrew and Arabic – YCLI members at the demonstration held today in Nazareth (Photo: Zo Haderekh via the CPI) Various Sources The offices of the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) and its allied Hadash party were raided by police in multiple locations, including Nazareth, Umm al-Fahm, and Haifa, in late April, shortly before planned May Day rallies. In some cases, police confiscated flags, including Palestinian flags, and arrested several acti

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May 22 min read


To the Communist and Workers' Parties of the World on the Occasion of May 1st International Workers' Day 2026
TO THE COMMUNIST AND WORKERS' PARTIES OF THE WORLD ON THE OCCASION OF MAY 1ST INTERNATIONAL WORKERS' DAY - 2026 COMRADES! On this May 1st, 2026, Chilean communists abroad raise our banners high to fraternally salute those who, from every corner of the planet, are building a future of justice. This year, our battle cry resonates more powerfully than ever: Peace and Socialism! U.S. imperialism, in full decline, seeks to impose its world order based on the arrogance of the power

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May 12 min read


Workers Party of Ireland condemns the Israeli Knesset Death Penalty Law Against Palestinian Prisoners
The Workers Party of Ireland condemns the Israeli Knesset Death Penalty Law Against Palestinian Prisoners. This legislation targeting Palestinian prisoners is blatantly racist and discriminatory in both intent and application, singling out an already oppressed and long-suffering people for the most extreme form of punishment, reinforcing the long-standing message that Palestinian lives are less deserving of dignity, protection and justice than others. The law contains no equi

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Apr 42 min read


AKEL denounces Israel's new death penalty law
2 April 2026, AKEL C.C. Press Office, Nicosia AKEL (Progressive Party of Working People of Cyprus) denounces in the strongest possible terms the Knesset’s—Israel’s parliament—approval of the death penalty law. The new law targets only Palestinians living under occupation and permits military courts to impose death sentences to be carried out by hanging within 90 days, without the right to appeal. This is a continuation of the policy of genocide and ethnic cleansing that the S

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Apr 41 min read


South African Communists condemn Israeli bombing of Lebanon
Aftermath of an Israeli strike on Lebanon -- image via news video screenshot South African Communist Party Statement on bombing of Lebanon by apartheid Israeli regime Thursday, 19 March 2026: - For the past week, the apartheid Israeli regime has initiated and keeps escalating a campaign of violence against the state of Lebanon. This campaign is not merely limited to bombing of particular sites of importance to Lebanon utilising missiles as primary weapons but has now include

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Mar 192 min read


Hope and a way out of this burning world: Communist and Workers’ Parties of the Middle East, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf
Hope and a way out of this burning world can and must be provided by the peoples through their struggle: Press Release of the International Relations Section of the CC of the KKE on the teleconference of Communist and Workers’ Parties of the Middle East, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf On 12 March 2026, on the initiative of the KKE, a teleconference was held with Communist and Workers’ Parties of the Middle East, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf

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Mar 163 min read


Common struggle and internationalist solidarity are the people’s decisive weapons!
Introductory speech given by Dimitris Koutsoumbas, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) to the Teleconference of Communist and Workers’ Parties of the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, and Persian Gulf. Dimitris Koutsoumbas speaks at a rally in solidarity with Cuba in Athens, March 11 -- image via the KKE On 12 March 2026, on the initiative of the KKE, a teleconference was held with Communist and Workers’ Parties of the Eastern M

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Mar 136 min read
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