Hands off the Communist Party of Venezuela!

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.

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Apologies University and Hogeschool Utrecht for excluding CJB from introduction period

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.

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Greek Communist Youth (KNE) again largest in student elections

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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Brazil: defeat Bolsonaro and abolish capitalism

The Brazilian working class has suffered greatly under the government of Bolsonaro. The government has incessantly attacked the working class in the interests of the bourgeoisie. This policy has been very clear during the covid-19 pandemic. In this article we look in more detail to the conditions that led Bolsonaro to win the elections, the policies during his term and the possibilities for emancipation of the Brazilian workers.

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