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On April 7, Red Herald published an article on the current call of the TKP/ML calling for the boycott of the upcoming elections in Turkey with translated excerpts for the statement. We henceforth mirror the publication made on the website.

In France, fierce struggles and mass mobilizations of the working class and the people are currently taking place against the pension "reform" imposed by President Macron by decree. This "reform" is intended to force the masses in France to work two years longer and to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.

The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) stated that inflation in Turkey continued to skyrocket last month of March. According to official data, inflation increased by 2.95 per cent compared to the previous month. The ITO published the results of the so-called Istanbul Wage and Living Index, which measures price increases in the retail sector. According to the said index, the increase in inflation compared to March 2022 is a whopping 73.02 per cent. The wholesale price index, which reflects price trends in the wholesale sector, rose by another 4.96 per cent last month. Over the past 12 months, the wholesale price index has increased by 74.22 per cent.

We have learned that a new international news website, The Red Herald, has begun its work and would like to contribute to its promotion here.

Quite militant protests took place around the recent AfD party conference in Offenburg. More than 50 police officers were reportedly injured. According to official data, they were kicked, beaten, otherwise attacked, fires were set.

After the foundation, there was now the successful launch event of the People's Women's Committee.

On March 7, another general strike was held against the planned pension reforms. Masses of millions took part. It was the sixth action of its kind. Proletarian revolutionaries took part in the activities in various forms.

Even though British imperialism tries again and again to paralyze the freedom struggle of the Irish people and even tolerates a customs border within its territory for this purpose, just to avoid a hard border between the Free State and its Northern Irish colony, there are always armed actions from the ranks of the Irish independence movement. This has been the case in recent months, with a series of armed actions in Northern Ireland against British imperialism.