The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) condemned a major police crackdown in New Delhi on Saturday, 10 October, after authorities detained thousands of people in an effort to prevent a demonstration demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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Communist Party of Australia: Capitalism in crisis
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The following article was published in the 2210th edition of the Workers' Weekly Guardian, the newspaper of the Communist Party of Australia. Written by M. Santos, the article criticises the policies of the Reserve Bank of Australia and proposes anti-inflationist measures that support the interests of ordinary people.
CPI(M) and CPI continue protests demanding Kumar’s removal
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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India joined a new round of protests on Wednesday, 7 October, demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and an end to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
CPI(M) continues campaign for Gyanesh Kumar’s removal
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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) continued its campaign for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, as opposition parties and youth and student organisations intensified protests against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
CPI(M) demands action over sexual harassment of women journalists by police
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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has intervened in the controversy surrounding sexual harassment and manhandling of women journalists by Delhi Police personnel during protests at Jantar Mantar on 3 October.
Communist Party of Bangladesh mobilises against US trade deal
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The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has recently stepped up its political activity around opposition to the trade agreement between Bangladesh and the United States and criticism of deterioration in law and order.