DEM VOLKE DIENEN

We forward a video made by A Nova Democracia of the demonstration that took place on August 14, as part of the international campaign for support of the political prisoners.

We also forward an unofficial translation of the subtitles shown in the video.

"Hundreds of people took the streets of Rio de Janeiro city center on August 14 in a big demonstration of the campaign: 'It is not only for the 23: is for all who struggle'."

"Protests have taken place in many parts of the world in this date that was defined as the international day of support for the 23 sentenced activists and of defense of the right to demonstrate."

"the 6 months of military intervention resulted in the increase of murders made by police officers in the Baixada Fluminense, according to ISP (Public Security Institute) data."

"Mother and relatives of the victims of police violence were also present in the action denouncing the genocide against the people in the favelas."

"The action denounced the sentence of the 23 that aims to attack the right of popular demonstration and organization."

"The protest was made on the day when five months of the political assassination of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes has passed."

"the demonstration marched from Candelária church to Cinelândia square, an historical stage of demonstrations in the city."

In the following we document an English article in full, published today by the comrades of Tjen Folket Media, concerning the struggle against rightist line in their organisation Norway. With this declaration, the comrades of Serve the People / Tjen Folket take a firm stance for the principle of self-reliance, not being tied to state funds, and for open two line struggle rather than facebook slanders as well as a position against revisionism attempting to assume the disguise of Maoism:

On the ongoing struggle against a rightist line in Serve the People
Statement from the leadership in Serve the People - Communist League, August 2018

We publish this Video of the 38th National Meeting of Students of Pedagogy which was sent to us, with slogans for the freedom of all Political Prisoners in India:

With information of articles published on A Nova Democracia.

Hundreds of people have marched on the streets of Rio de Janeiro city center last August 14, for supporting the 23 activists who were recently sentenced to up to 13 years of prison, for the right of demonstration, against the military intervention, against the genocide of the poor and black people on the favelas and repudiating the political murder of Marielle Franco.
The demonstration was called by the “Não é só pelos 23, é por todas e todos que lutam!” (It is not only for the 23, is for everyone who struggle!) Campaign.

March on the streets of Rio de Janeiro

The demonstration was marked by the massive presence of mothers and family of the victims who were murdered by the old state´s repressive apparatus and also had the participation of progressive activists, members of revolutionary, popular, student and democratic movements.
At the end of the demonstration, in front of the Counselor’s Chamber, some activists held speeches denouncing the old state for the genocide in the favelas, the pursuit of the 23 and reaffirming the path of resistance. They made an international call for solidarity for all who struggle.

Pictures of the families of victims of the old state´s genocide against the poor people in the favelas

Speeches in front of the Counselor´s Chamber

The international campaign began with this demonstration and many organizations across the world have already made many actions and statements.

In Chile: democratic entities have repudiated the reactionary sentence. Many people´s lawyers´ organizations have made statements pointing out that the sentence is a grave attack against the democratic rights of free expression, demonstration and protest. Also the El Pueblo newspaper made a statement. Also many artists and democrats expressed support on a video.

In Colombia: the El Comunero newspaper also denounced the sentence and supported the 23.

In Germany: many of actions and paintings were made echoing the call for the campaign in many cities like Bremen, Hamburg, Weimar and Berlin. We also made a statement supporting the 23. Also a statement of New Democracy Assossiation Hamburg made a statement.

In Equator: The Front for the Defense of the People´s Struggles (FDLP) also made a statement supporting the 23.

In the USA: the Red Guards Austin made a long statement in support of the 23, followed by actions of support by the Red Guards Kansas City and Pittsburgh.

In Austria: solidarity actions were made at Vienna, Linz, Innsbruck and Salzburg. The Austrian activists have chanted the slogans for the campaign.

In Denmark: paintings supporting the 23 political prisoners were made in Copenhagen.

In Sweden: there were paintings supporting the 23 in Stockholm.

In Greece: revolutionary activists of Partizan have made a solidarity action during a football game in the Olympic Stadium of Athens. They held banners supporting the 23 and all who struggle.

In the Balkans: a joint activity with revolutionaries from Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Turkey and Austria made a video supporting the 23.

In Galicia: the Central Committee of the Maoist Communist Party of Galicia made a statement supporting the 23 activists and repudiating the sentence.

The Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, who was recently released from Prison in Israel, shown solidarity to the 23.

In Mexico: the Current of the People Sol Rojo Oaxaca website published a statement supporting the 23.

In Norway: The website Tjen Folket Media also released a statement supporting the 23.

In France: the Maoist Communist Party of France also made a statement supporting the 23.

Many organizations are still taking position for this campaign.

We forward a translation of a comunication from the editorial staff of A Nova Democracia newspaper. the spanish version can be seen in here.

"We clarify: the sentence of the 23 activists of Brazil, including Igor Mendes, was not followed by pre-trial detention. The process will still be judged second instance, then the 23 activists are currently free.

Democratic Greetings!

Editorial staff of AND"

As reported last week by mirroring and translating the Canadian comrades call, it is the PCR-RCPs plan to develop a great campaign mobilizing for boycott on occasion of the elections that are to take place on the 1st of August in Quebec. Posters for the campaign have already been published in various languages and the matter of boycott are the leading story in the current issue of their newspaper. Now the comrades have made spontaneous manifestations and demonstrations mobilizing the people for boycott.

Yesterday the comrades of IKK-online.org confirmed the death of the six combatants of the TIKKO. Tanju Er (Samet) from Tokat; Mehmet Keleş (Mahir) from Samsun; Tarık Akın (Yetiş) from Erzincan; Zeynel Çakıl (Haydar) from Dersim; İlker Tezer (Yusuf) from Dersim; Mustafa Sarıca (Taylan) from Ankara have all fallen in the night from the 5th of August to the 6th of August during an encounter with the Turkish Army. So far, three funerals for those who have fallen took place – all with a massive military and police presence. Today, the funeral march of Samet was attacked by riot police and disguised police agents, just like the funeral march of Yetiş only a few days ago.

The old Indian state has realized that the poor Indian tribal youth is most likely to join the CPI (Maoist) to fight against their unbearable living conditions. They join the people's war to crush the old Indian state, and to fight for the new democratic revolution. Because if they don’t, they expect nothing but poverty, while they see that the ruling classes, the imperialists' lackeys, are getting richer and give no crap about the people’s needs but steal their lands and continue oppressing and exploiting the masses.