The following is an unofficial translation of the article “Angriff auf die Polizeikräfte in Ayacucho” from German revolutionary news source Dem Volke Dienen. On Wednesday March 4, several National Police patrols were ambushed in the area of Apurimac and Mantaro Rivers, in the province of Ayacucho, Peru. The incident took place when the security forces were on duty in the center of Santa Rosa, Canayre … Continue reading PERU: Attack on Police in Ayacucho
Photo: A protester holds a picture of Ibrahim Kaypakkaya as Turkish police look on By Felipe Vera On December 26, the owner of Umut Publishing was sentenced to two years and one month in prison for publishing the collected writings of Communist revolutionary Ibrahim Kaypakkaya in 2018. An operator with Yön Printing was also sentenced to 10 months just for printing the book. After the … Continue reading TURKEY: Government Sentences Revolutionary Book Publishers to Prison
Photo: Protesters face off with police in New Delhi last week against anti-Muslim immigration law. By Miriam Cordova For more than a week, New Delhi and other cities in India have been disrupted with mass protests after a new citizenship law passed which openly rejects Muslim immigrants from three neighboring countries. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has given rise to wide opposition because it unmasks … Continue reading INDIA: Masses Take Streets to Condemn Anti-Muslim Immigration Law
Photo: Activists hold demonstration outside Philippine National Police headquarters in response to mass arrests By Felipe Vera Progressives who were targeted as alleged Communist supporters and arrested in successive raids in Bacolod City late last month and earlier this month in Manila joined with allied House of Representatives to denounce Duterte’s crackdown on progressive groups on Thursday. The reactionary old Philippine state carried out the … Continue reading PHILIPPINES: Reactionary Old State Orders Mass Raid and Arrests of Activists
Photo: Revolutionary leader Kobad Ghandy By Ed Dalton Imprisoned since 2010, revolutionary leader Kobad Ghandy was released from Lajpore Central Jail on October 16 after paying bail. Comrade Ghandy was originally accused of attacking a police station without evidence. Even after his release, he is still being confined to the city of Surat while awaiting trial. More than any single action, Comrade Ghandy is accused … Continue reading INDIA: Revolutionary Leader Kobad Ghandy Released on Bail
Photo: People’s Liberation Guerilla Army in India By Mike Talavera Over the past month, the old Indian state has escalated its Hindu nationalist program by intensifying its crackdown of Kashmir and launching an anti-immigrant campaign in the northeast state of Assam. Meanwhile, successful actions by the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) under the leadership of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) have advanced the People’s … Continue reading INDIA: People’s War Rages On as Old State Pushes Hindu Nationalism
By Mike Talavera Last Saturday, police arrested computer science student Ugge Bharath in the Bijapur district of Karnataka state under suspected association with the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and assisting them with intercepting government communications. This baseless apprehension comes as the ultra-reactionary Indian government has intensified its crackdown against the People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA), which is led by the CPI(Maoist). A few days … Continue reading INDIA: Police Make Arrests Following Actions by People’s Liberation Guerilla Army
