The 23rd National Congress of the Union of Socialist Youth (UJS) came to an end on Sunday (July 5th), in Rio de Janeiro. The Congress held a broad agenda of debates on the challenges of Brazilian youth and defining the political guidelines for the coming years.
The Haifa City Council approved the appointment of Attorney Fakhar Bayadsi, a member of the Hadash faction led by the Communist Party of Israel, as deputy mayor under a coalition rotation agreement, with 17 councillors voting in favor and nine against.
The Workers' party of Ireland visited Bodenstown on 5 July, to commemorate the memory of Theobald Wolfe Tone. Tone is an Irish revolutionary, who is regarded as as the father of Irish Republicanism.
The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) has organised rallies in several cities across the country, to protest the NATO Summit held in the capital city of Ankara. The demonstration in Ankara was brutally attacked by the security forces and over 130 communists were detained. Communist and workers parties from all around the world issued solidarity statements with TKP and a common statement has been issued to express solidarity.
The Politburo of the South African Communist Party (SACP) convened on Friday, 3 July 2026, in Johannesburg and discussed key issues affecting the SACP, the working class, the people of South Africa and the National Democratic Revolution (NDR).
The following article was published in People's Democracy, the organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). It is written by M A Baby, the Party's General Secretary.
A delegation of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) toured the areas affected by the major fire in the municipalities of Oreokastro and Pavlos Melas, expressing its solidarity with the residents and conveying a message of militant demand for the protection of life, people's property and the natural environment.
Organized by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), the International Summit Against NATO brought together communist and workers' parties from NATO member countries and the European Communist Action, as well as international peace and youth organizations.
While a de facto state of emergency continues in the capital city of Turkey due to the upcoming NATO summit, the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) marched to Kızılay Square, centre of Ankara, with the slogan “Down with imperialism, down with NATO!”
Communist Party of Chile (PCC) Representative Bernardo Salinas Maya announced that he will vote against the government's bill to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13.
The following article was published on the website of the Revolutionary Communist Party of France (PCRF).
The Central Committee of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), meeting on 27–28 June 2026, reviewed the national and international political situation, assessed recent workers' struggles, and outlined the Party's priorities for the coming period. It concluded that Portugal is experiencing an intensification of the conflict between the interests of big capital and the interests of workers and other anti-monopoly social groups, arguing that the country's political and economic direction continues to deepen exploitation, inequality and external dependence.
