In view of the upcoming elections in 2019, India‘s Prime Minister Modi tries to present himself as a good representative, who cares only about the Indian people. He and his party – the “Bharatiya Janata Party” - would stand for development, in contrary the coalition of his opposition – led by “the Congress” Party – who would only want power and therefore bring nothing but chaos to the country. To emphasize how “close” to the people he is, Modi lately told that he constantly gets out of his car in the streets and talks with his subordinates, while being silent about what the “development” he stands for really means for him: making it easier for the imperialists, who chase away, exploit and oppress the same Indian masses he allegedly cares for. The typical bourgeois electoral madness begins in India. One tries to portray himself in the press as a particularly good-doer, who has nothing but the interests of the people in mind. Then one insults his opponent, in case of doubt gets a few bribes flowing and in the end can make oneself comfortable and can go back to give no shit on the people while one curries favor with the imperialists.

And, of course, Modi states that it was him who fought the "Maoist threat" as effectively as no one else, and it would only rapidly decline because of him. But that the "left-wing extremism", as the bourgeoisie calls the People's War led by the Communist Party of India (Maoist) in India, is always the first question and the first concern of the ruling classes speaks against a "decline" of maoist activities. That the reactionary forces buy expensive drones to spy on Maoists speaks against a "decline". The cowardly and cruel massacres as in Gadricholi speak for the desperation and incapability of the old state in the face of the glorious people's war, as well as the mass criminalization and imprisonment of Dalits, Muslims, Kashmiris and other tribals like Adivasi, who oppose the old Indian state and who are directly called "terrorists" and "Maoists" when they criticize Modis government.

Since a few Bremen fascists in each of their weekly demonstrations under the slogan "Kandel is everywhere", in which they use the death of a young girl to incite hatred and fear against migrants and to promote the division of the working class in the FRG, this was also the case on July 7, the planned "climax" of their mobilization.

Saturday started with a counter demonstration with about 1000 participants, including a large part anti-fascists. On the other hand, less than a dozen people gathered at the so-called "women's march" of the fascists. Because of this balance of power, the anti-fascists managed to surround the small group even before the start of their demonstration, resolutely putting the slogan "Don’t Give Fascism an Inch!" into action. The demonstration of the Fascists, who wanted to march as a pure provocation through the left-alternative Steintorviertel, was rained on. Only through the aggressive protection of their vicarious agents - the Bremen police, including their black helmeted special forces - the fascists could even claim their rally start. The anti-fascist demonstrators were shoved, beaten, tried to encircle and threatened in loudspeaker announcements with further "police measures". But they remained firm and so the cops were unable to enforce the fascist march.

We share this article from a bourgeois indian newspaper for some general information on the case of the arrested friends in India:

When the five arrested persons charged with Maoist activities in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence were brought to the Pune police commissionerate, there was an interesting spectacle. A young constable, part of the escort party of the arrested persons, fell at the feet of Shoma Sen, one of the accused, and begged forgiveness. As head of the English department at Nagpur University, Sen had taught the young man, and he holds her in high regard. He was torn with conflicting emotions, not quite understanding what she was being charged with.

The Bhima Koregaon Five were produced in court later on June 14. The sessions court was packed with 40 lawyers from Nagpur, all colleagues of another arrested person, lawyer Surendra Gadling. The party of 40 had come all the way from the Nagpur bar and the district courts of Gadchiroli and Vai, to plead that their friend was just another lawyer and not a Maoist. Yes, he did take up cases with passion for tribal people, and political prisoners – but that did not make him a Maoist.

On the 3rd of July 22 year old Aboubakar Fofana was killed by a single bullet to the neck. He was shot dead close range by the French police conducting traffic controls. Although the scene was captured on video and many witnesses reported otherwise, the police, at first, attempted to cover up this unprovoked execution  arguing he would have run over a police officer and the murder would be justified. As this is a bland lie many do not believe, Nantes has now seen three days of massive riots denouncing the murderous police.

On the 30th of June thousands of people took to the streets of Vienna, marching to voice their discontent with the current government’s plans to proceed with passing laws to allow the 12-hours work day. Considered a significant cut of the workers’ rights fought for by the Austrian proletariat and fuelled by the ongoing protests against the current (black / blue) government itself, more then 100.000 people attended the protest rally.

We have received the following report from the Organisation Committee (FRG) for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx that we gladly share. More information, pictures, videos and all written contributions of the event will be made public in short time. So stay tuned!

Long had it been in planning, tremendously it went: On Saturday the 30th of June about hundred comrades and organisations from ten different countries came together to jointly culminate the international campaign on occasion of the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx with a big celebration. It was a celebration truly in the spirit of the campaign slogan (“Proletarians of all countries, unite!”) that especially expressed one thing: The International Communist Movement is ripe to unite under the banner of Maoism and as communists in formation in the FRG we can and must assume this, our, task.

In the powerful and vivid celebration with both its parts (the speeches and the cultural program) the enormous will and urge of all participating Parties and Organisations to overcome the dispersion of the International Communist Movement and to unite under Maoism became very clear. Comrades from the oppressed countries stood side by side with their brothers/sisters in arms from the imperialist nations; militants of the Communist Parties that lead People’s Wars stood united with activists of small organisations, who’s seeds are yet to bloom. On this day, we, comrades from Peru, Brazil, Turkey, Chile, Austria, France, Sweden, Finland, Galicia and the FRG stood united – united on the basis of Maoism.

Who could claim, in the face of this celebration, marxism would be bone dry, would be ancient or would be a thing of the past? Marxism is alive! It lives in the theory and joint practice, in the common songs and slogans, the cross-border theatre plays and the two-line-struggle. It is alive in the stance of the comrades, who have given everything that day to make the celebration into the success it was. A celebration that, in such a form, has not taken place in the FRG for many, many years.

To the comrades who were unable to participate in the celebration because the class struggle in their country does not allow them to leave their post and fly to another country or because the reaction, yet again, has made a dear comrade disappear: Our victory is your victory, comrades! Your messages of greetings have reached and deeply touched us and all participants of the event. Soon the final translations into German, English and Spanish or Portuguese of all the speeches and messages of greeting will be done and published.

Apart from the speeches in the name of the People‘s Movement Peru (Reorganisation Committee), the Revolutionary Front for the Defence of the Rights of the People [Brazil], the Revolutionary People‘s Student Movement [Brazil], the Communist Party of Turkey / Marxist-Leninist, the Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun, the Nucleus for the Reconstitution of the Communist Party of Mexico, the Red Faction of the Communist Party of Chile, the maoist Communist Party of France, the Communist League [Sweden] the collective Red Flag [Finland], the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Galicia and the maoist Communist Party [Italy] that were read during the event, also the video messages of the Poor Peasents League [Brazil], A Nova Democracia [Brazil] and the Committee Red Flag will be transcribed and published.

Organisation Committee (FRG) for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx

In Apurímac, which is one of the poorest regions of Peru, firm and consistent teachers and their students went on the streets to demand just rights and to defend the existence of public and free schools in the course of the HNI (Huelga Nacional Indefinida) of SUTEP.

Comrades of the website ikk-online.org and various other comrades from different Turkish speaking websites published their call to the celebration on the 200th anniversery of the great Karl Marx. The following is their call:

Enternasyonal Proletaryanın Büyük Ustası Karl Marx`ın 200.Doğum Yılı Uluslararası bir etkinlikle kutlanacak!