The Japanese Communist Party (JCP) has stepped up its campaign against a proposal to reduce the number of proportional-representation seats in the House of Representatives, while continuing its parliamentary activity and preparations for its forthcoming 30th Party Congress.
The Revolutionary Communist Party of France (Parti RĂ©volutionnaire Communistes de France -PRCF) has called for a mass, general and renewable strike on 5 November, urging workers to join the ongoing youth-led mobilisation and coordinate their actions with students and secondary-school pupils.
Dockworkers and port workers in 113 ports across 22 countries and five continents took part on Friday, 30 October, in an international day of action against war and the militarisation of ports.
The Iraqi Communist Party (ICP) issued a significant statement on 28 October condemning the systematic campaign by government agencies to restrict peaceful protests and pursue activists and people expressing critical opinions.
The Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) has stepped up its parliamentary and public activity around the 2027 state budget, presenting proposals to address the rising cost of living, improve wages and pensions, and expand public housing.
The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) took part in a major rally in Dhaka on 30 October, organised by the Imperialism and Anti-War Alliance at the Central Shaheed Minar.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) intensified its campaign for the local elections in Rajasthan’s Sikar district, holding a series of public meetings in support of Rekha Jangid, the party’s candidate for Ward No. 44 of the Sikar Zila Parishad.
The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has condemned an alleged attack on its central headquarters in Dhaka, demanded accountability for violence against political activists, and continued its campaign against agreements it considers detrimental to national sovereignty.
The Communist Party of Uruguay (Partido Comunista de Uruguay, PCU) marked the 106th anniversary of its foundation with a public festival in Montevideo on 24 October, bringing together party members, youth representatives and figures from the broader left.
The change in voting positions in the UN vote against the blockade on Cuba prompted criticism from communist and workers’ parties, which accused their governments of yielding to US pressure and abandoning longstanding positions of opposition to the blockade.
The political confrontation following Israel’s 27 October parliamentary election intensified on Thursday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party stepped up accusations against Arab political parties, while the Communist Party of Israel (Maki), Hadash and the Joint List called for respect for the election results and an end to incitement against Arab citizens.
Responding to a call from the TKP (Communist Party of Turkey), thousands of citizens gathered in Ankara, Ä°stanbul, and Ä°zmir and took to the streets on 29 October, on the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey.
