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The Greek working class will not tolerate the Tempi train murder!

Mar 19, 2025 | English Translated, International

This year marks the second anniversary of the Tempi rail collision between two trains who drove...

Hands off the Communist Party of Venezuela!

Aug 13, 2023 | English Translated, International

The Venezuelan government is stepping up its attack on the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV). In an attempt to declare the PCV illegal, the Supreme Court made the unlawful decision to appoint a new leadership consisting of people controlled by the social democratic PSUV government who are not PCV members. The NCPN and CJB have sent the solidarity message below to the PCV, in a video message recorded during the CJB summer camp.

Apologies University and Hogeschool Utrecht for excluding CJB from introduction period

Aug 9, 2023 | Education, English Translated

Last year, on false pretences, the Dutch Communist Youth Movement (CJB) was excluded from the introduction period for students in Utrecht. Meanwhile, the Utrecht Introduction Time (UIT), Utrecht University (UU) and Utrecht University of Applied Sciences (HU) have evaluated the decision and apologized to CJB. This year the CJB will be present at the introduction period.

Greek Communist Youth (KNE) again largest in student elections

May 15, 2023 | Education, English Translated, International

On 10 May, Greece held elections at universities across the country for student councils. In these elections, the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) managed to win a significant victory. KNE’s list, ‘Panspoudastiki KS’ (All Student Cooperation Movement), became the largest for the second year in a row, with 35.15% of the votes. ‘Panspoudastiki KS’ thereby strengthened its position compared to last year, with more votes in both absolute numbers and percentage.

Solidarity statement with the peoples of Turkey and Syria

Feb 7, 2023 | English Translated, International

The NCPN and CJB declare their solidarity with the peoples of Turkey and Syria after a devastating earthquake hit their countries today. We grieve together with those who have lost family members, friends and others in this horrific disaster, many of whom also reside in the Netherlands

The Netherlands should not be a transit port for the US military

Jan 14, 2023 | English Translated, International

The NCPN and CJB condemn the dangerous decisions of the Dutch government to make the port of Vlissingen and Dutch territory available as a transit port for a huge transport of heavy military equipment of the US army.

On the mobilisation, armament and further escalation of the war in Ukraine

Sep 25, 2022 | English Translated, International

There are new worrying developments in the imperialist war in Ukraine, which are causing further escalation of the war and pose great dangers.

Statement NCPN/CJB on the terrible situation for refugees in Ter Apel

Sep 24, 2022 | Activities, English Translated, International

The NCPN and CJB condemn the terrible condition that 700 refugees for the application center in Ter Apel are currently facing. The Dutch government has turned Ter Apel into a new “Moria”. This situation is the result of the policy of the imperialist EU and the Dutch government: on the one hand with the imperialist interventions and wars that create the refugee flows, on the other hand with the inhumane refugee and immigration policy. This policy doesn’t focus on the protection of human rights, but primarily on which refugees and migrants are economically useful for capital.

Hands off the communists of Sudan! Down with the coup-regime!

May 30, 2022 | English Translated, International

The New Communist Party of the Netherlands condemns the arrest of our two Sudanese comrades who were arrested by the coup-regime on the 19th of May. Comrades Muktar Al-Khatib, Secretary-General of the Sudanese Communist Party and Salih Mahmoud, member of the Politburo of the Sudanese Communist Party.

Solidarity with the working class of Greece, the KKE and KNE

Apr 11, 2022 | English Translated, International

The New Communist Party of the Netherlands (NCPN) and the Communist Youth Movement of the Netherlands (CJB), condemn the brutal attack of the Greek police forces against the peaceful protesters in Thessaloniki on April 6. This rally took place in the framework of a national strike in Greece. The workers demanded measures against price inflation, collective labour agreements and salary increases, while the strike was also directed against Greece’s involvement in the imperialist war, opposing the presence of US and NATO military bases and the transportation of NATO equipment through Greece.