On August 5, the Comprehensive Collective Reparation Plan (PIRC) of the Colombian Communist Party was approved. For the first time, under Law 1448 of 2011, a political party was recognized as a subject of collective reparation at the national level, as it was one of the political entities that suffered the highest number of deaths, along with the Patriotic Union, during the political persecution and violence that plagued the country.
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Urban mobility and class struggle
The following article appeared in the 107th issue of O Poder Popular, the journal of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB). The author is Victor Hugo Arona, the National Secretary of Popular and Neighborhood Movements of the Communist Youth Union (UJC). The article discusses the issues with urban mobility under capitalism and the PCB's proposals for public transport, such as free fares (tarifa zero) and the nationalisation of transport services.
CP of Peru - Patria Roja statement on Fujimori government
The Communist Party of Peru - Patria Roja issued a statement entitled, “The Assumption of Keiko Fujimori Is Only Continuity of the Dictatorial, Mafioso and Neoliberal Pact.”
Communist Youth Front of Mexico statement on arrests at solidarity event with Cuba
Communist Youth Front, youth organisation of the Communist Party of Mexico, has released a statement titled "On Anti-Communist Attacks Against Members of the Communist Youth Front".
Brazilian Communist Party candidate for presidency gives interview
The candidate for President of the Republic for the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), Edmilson Costa, gave an interview to the news portal AC em Pauta during a visit to Rio Branco.
Communist Party of Venezuela joins rally against US imperialism
A rally was organised in Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela, demanding the end of US intervention in the country.