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In the following we want to draw the attention of our readers to a significant new webpage that features a comprehensive collection of (Spanish language) materials with “information about the People’s War, Chairman Gonzalo and Maoism”: banderaroja.org

The link has been included also into our link list.

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Last Wednesday and Thursday, Ecuadorian President Moreno was scheduled the to visit the FRG and meet with chancellor Merkel. His visit, however, fell flat when turmoil took Ecuador by storm last week following the application of IMF dictates hugely impacting the lifes of most Ecuadorians. Since then, hundreds of protesters and police have been injured in ongoing clashes between the police and army on one side and the poor peasantry and deepest and broadest masses from the cities on the other side. Ecuador is currently under the State of Emergency, with a nation-wide General Strike declared for upcoming Wednesday.

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Since days, the Ecuadorian people are fighting bitterly against the old semi-feudal and semi-colonial state and imperialism.

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On Monday, Peruvian president Martin Vizcarra announced during a TV interview the dissolution of the country’s congress after a squabble about the new appointees of Peru’s highest court, the constitutional tribunal. In turn, the congress responded by declaring Vizcarra temporarily relieved from office and swearing in Vice-President Mercedes Araoz as the new President of Peru Monday night, sharpening the conflict in between the executive and the legislative and creating a situation not unlike in Venzuela.

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Henceforth we share the (unofficial) translation of the important article "Sobre la Selva o Amazonía: Tratar el problema nacional para todo el país no sólo para los selvícolas" that was sent to us

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ESMAD, Colombia's notorious riot police (previously mentioned in several articles), clashed heavily with student protesters in various parts of the country within the last days. Following the revelations about the corruption of the Universidad Distrital’s (Eng.: “District Universaty”) former director, who lavishly spend the money of the university for his own benefit on cars, television services, hotels, restaurants, etc. while at the same time the conditions for students became increasingly worse, students in Bogota organized protests, that ended in a spreading the fire of rebellion after the state attempted to forcefully subdue it.

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The Haitian people have been suffering for months from a major economic crisis that is exacerbating their already poor economic situation. In addition, there are more and more crop failures due to the ever drier and warmer climate.