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In collusion with the Chilean government, state owned Norwegian “green energy” monopolist Statkraft, since some years, is digging up ancient graveyards of the Mapuche people, is driving them away and destroying the ecological basis for them to survive. Against this, the Mapuche have deployed various means of actions, such as occupations of land, and for this they face fierce repression. Now, Statkraft is about to the work on a new dam project in Pilmaiken river in Wallmapu – and resistance is mounting against the massive destruction and evictions to be expected.

It has not even been a month until Banu, Sinan and Sami are free yet again! All three are defendants in the so-called „TKP/ML Trial“ have had their detention orders (yet again) lifted yesterday. After this had already happened once, 2018, all three were rearrested surprisingly on June 25, 2019, whilst in court. Against this obvious terror aimed against those who stand accused by the state to be Communists and Revolutionaries a great wave of solidarity developed in the last three weeks, denouncing the trial and the court decision, that has now let to the defendants being released again.

Comrades from within the Spanish state have, with occasion of the publication of all issues of Rote Post and Klassenstandpunkt, taken the great initiative to translate on of the articles published in the former. To be more specific, the comrades have chosen to translate the article “Stoppt die Abschiebungen nach Afghanistan” (“Stop the deportations to Afghanistan”), that has been published in the most recently uploaded revolutionary mass magazine in the FRG, and published it in Spanish. The link can be found here: https://victoriaoprimidos.wordpress.com/2019/07/16/refugiados-en-alemania-estamos-aqui-porque-destruisteis-nuestros-paises/

Revolutionaries from the People's Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA), led by the Communist Party of India (Maoist) were killed by the Special Task Force (SRT) on the 6th of June between the villages Khallari and Mechka in the State of Chhattisgarh. One can assume that this attack was a "fake encounter" since no policemen were hurt or killed.

The central government of India, under the leadership of ultra-reactionary Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has set up and financed paramilitary groups operating in Bastar district in Chhattisgarh state. The information was published by the blog Correo Vermello.

Last Saturday marked the anniversary of the founding day of one of the most important unions in Peru, the SUTEP. This occassion was combatively celebrated as a day of struggle of the teachers for matters of education in the interest of the people. As a lot of statements, information and pictures on this year’s June 6 activities have been made available by the comrades of Association New Democracy the following is a brief report on these great activities and their context.

In a big show of force, comrades from Sol Rojo in Mexico have mobilized, outside of their most vocal base of support that is Oaxaca, for a manifestation last Monday in the Capitol of Mexico, Mexico City. This demonstration, carried out after country wide mobilization, is part of the 3^rd phase within the campaign for justice and people's rights.

Since it was first reported in the wake of this years Ibrahim Kaypakkaya celebration, that the Communist Party of Turkey / Marxist-Leninist had successfully held its 1^st Party Congress in history, excitement was mounting for information, positions and declarations originating from this tremendously significant meeting. In May, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee has issued a long awaited, lengthy document in this regards, that has been made available now by Turkish comrades in an English translation.