DEM VOLKE DIENEN

On Monday, June 23, clashed between protesting masses and security forces occurred for the second night in succession in the city of Tataouine in Tunisia.

The comrades of the Tribune of the People have published an important statement condemning the persecution of three persons who participated in the mass-uprisings in the United States, sparked of by the lynching of a Black man, by the a Joint Task force of the Austin Police Department and FBI. The whole statement can be read in English here.

After last year there were manifestations and actions in several cities in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) regarding the 19th of June, Day of Heroism, also this year again actions took place in several cities of the country. These actions were even more powerful, more broad and more sucessful than last year. Through this very clearly more and more a new revolutionary tradition for 19th of June is getting established in the FRG. At this point we want to give a short overview of these actions.

In some countries there were several actions this year regarding the 19th of June, Day of Heroism. Here, we give a short overview on the actions.

On Saturday, June 20, fights between masses and police occurred, when hundreds of residents of of a quarantined housing complex tried to break through the barriers.

So called “Islamists” carried out two attacks with explosives on Saturday, 20.06, in southern and central Somalia, killing at least seven soldiers.

On Saturday June 13, fighters attacked a convoy of military forces of Mali and one of troops form the UN-Mission, killing at least 26 soldiers.

On 14 June 2006, the forced eviction of the Zocalo in Oaxaca City, ordered by the tyrant Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, failed. This moment marked a turning point in the struggle of the workers and peoples of Oaxaca, as it created the unity of various efforts and agendas for a common goal: the overthrow of the tyrant and the formation of a popular government.