DEM VOLKE DIENEN

We publish here an unofficial translation of an article from the newspaperof our comrades in Brazil, A Nova Democracia.

On 12 January 2022, the federal cabinet voted in favour of extending the so-called anti-IS mission of the German armed forces in Iraq. This decision follows a joint letter from Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) to the parliamentary group leaders in the Bundestag, which was submitted earlier this week. Thus, the mission is to be extended until the end of October this year. The Greens also voted in favour of the mission, although they were against it when the Iraq mission was extended last year. Now in government, they united behind the extension of the mission, which was proposed by Foreign Minister and Green Party leader Baerbock.

On Thursday the 13th of January, about75% of all teachers across France took to the streets to protest against the current Corona rules in schools. With so many teachers taking part in the strike, about half of all schools nationwide remained closed. Students and parents also vented their anger at the demonstrations and supported the strike.

In Dagyeniköy in the municipality of Germencik in western Turkey, mining of nitrile is to be carried out on land cultivated by peasants, for which exploratory drilling has recently been initiated by the company Mine Exploration and Testing (MTA). The mining of the highly toxic salts threatens the soil and its fertility, and thus the economy of the peasants.

This Sunday, on the occasion of the 103rd anniversary of the assassination of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, the founders of the Communist Party of Germany, by soldiers with orders from their political leadership in 1919, well over 2000 people gathered to commemorate these leaders - along with the great Lenin.

At the January 7th is the 17 anniversary of the murder of Oury Jallo. 2001 Oury was burn after torture in a jail of the police department of Dessau. To this day, the murderers get no judgement and are covered by the German state and his trials. A couples of reports of an international independent researching commission devices the murder of Oury Jalloh and discard the lie that Oury Jalloh has burned himself.

On Sunday 02 January, the Oxnard Revolutionary Study Group celebrated Chairman Mao's birthday at their monthly meeting at Southwinds Park in Oxnard, California. About 30 people participated in the event where Chairman Mao's document "Serving the People" was studied. Young children decorated a banner and painted fabric with the words "Long Live Mao!". Activists gave speeches explaining Maoism and calling on those present to participate in local people's struggles.

Norway

Comrades from Tjen Folket Media report, that actions were made marking the 128^th year of the birth of Chairman Mao, with the slogan “Long live Maoism!” seen on wall paintings and bannersin Oslo, Kristiansand, Stavanger and Trondheim, as well as actions on the Communist Party of the Philipines. In addition to the actions, the international declaration “UNITE UNDER MAOISM!” has been translated and shared on the website.