Palestine pushed towards third intifada

By early December twenty two Israelis and 87 Palestinians have been killed, with 203 people injured, in a matter of two months – as violence escalates and a Third Intifada looms. October and November saw an escalation in violence across the West Bank, Jerusalem, Gaza and others places. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is spreading the … [Read more…]

The creation of Islamophobia in Western imperialist countries

There has been a huge increase in violence and discrimination against Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim in France since the attack on Paris by Belgian Muslim terrorists. The fact that the increase is huge is in itself hardly surprising as a hatred of Muslims, especially black and Arabic Muslims, in France was already … [Read more…]

Comrade Len Aldis – communist and friend of Vietnam

The working-class movement, and especially the people of Vietnam, lost a true champion in Comrade Len Aldis, who passed away following a heart attack in his east London home, on 27 November 2015, at the age of 85. His death was announced by the Britain-Vietnam Friendship Society (BVFS), which he had served as Secretary since … [Read more…]

Soviet Heroes

Lalkar pays tribute to two staunch communists, heroes of the USSR and of working people everywhere . Nikolay Belyaev Nikolay Belyaev, the last survivor of the group of Red Army heroes who raised the red hammer and sickle flag of the USSR above the Reichstag, tearing down the swastika, signifying the victory over Nazism on … [Read more…]

Syria – Russian airstrikes: imperialist hypocrisy sent reeling

On 30 September Syrian president Bashar al-Assad asked Russia for military assistance in the struggle to free his country from the imperialist-backed terrorist gangs which continue to batten on the population. The upper house of Russia’s parliament gave president Putin authority to launch airstrikes, and the same day Russian warplanes, in concert with the Syrian … [Read more…]

Israeli occupation and Palestinian resistance

Violence in Palestine is an everyday occurrence and has been for all of the 70 years of Zionist occupation that is called the state of Israel. Zionist oppression begets Palestinian resistance begets Zionist oppression begets Palestinian resistance in a perpetual spiral. At times the level of violence spikes when the Zionist monsters put on an … [Read more…]

Chinese Premier Xi Jinping visits London

Via Red Youth On 19 October 2015, President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan arrived in London; this is the first visit by a Chinese President to the UK in ten years. Red youth and CPGB-ML member Jackson went to welcome president Xi at his ceremonial parade in … [Read more…]

Ukraine: Kiev paints itself into a corner

With Kiev’s continuing failure to break the military stalemate on the eastern front by a renewed offensive, compounded by its failure to paper over the significance of its default on eurobond debt, and now with the added pressure from Germany and France for Ukraine to fulfil its obligations under the Russian-brokered Minsk peace process, Poroshenko … [Read more…]

70th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea – Militancy, unity and internationalism in Pyongyang

After months of careful and meticulous preparation on the part of the broad masses of working people, Pyongyang, capital of the socialist Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), became a riot of colour and a sea of celebration around October 10th as the country marked that day’s 70 th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party … [Read more…]

Colour Revolution (presentation by Harpal Brar)

Presentation by Harpal Brar to the 6th World Socialism Forum, organised by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Center for Contemporary World Studies, held in Beijing on 16-17 October 2015. Dear comrades, allow me to thank the organisers of this very important seminar – the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Center for Contemporary … [Read more…]