RCIT Activities in 2025 (June-October)

France: Strikes and Mass Demonstrations against Austerity Policy

Report (with pictures) by the RCIT France, 18 September 2025, www.thecommunists.net

On 18^th September, a massive mobilisation shook France. This was no surprise as the government expected around 800,000 demonstrators for this day. According to the ministry of the Interior, around 506,000 protestors were actually involved on that day (a million according to the union). Unlike the movement of 10^th September, this one was led by the unions and answered the call of the French inter-union that agreed on a common action, a first since the massive protests of 2023 against the retirement reform. Those unions (CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC, Unsa, FSU and Solidaires) also led numerous strikes around the country.

To take only the more impressive examples, 45% of the middle and high school teachers were on strike and EDF, a major French energy firm and the world's largest producer of electricity, announced that 1 out of 3 of their personnel was participating in the strike. Another example is that the metro in Paris has been completely immobilised during the day, with the exception of the automatic lines and the rush hours, even though then the traffic was heavily impacted. The unions also led a smaller procession to the French Economy and Finance ministry, forcing their way in.

Even though Paris was the heart of the protest (with a demonstration of 55,000 people strong) other big cities were massively impacted, such as Nantes (25,000 demonstrators) or Montpellier (20,000 demonstrators). Those strikes and demonstrations were not the only form of protest. Indeed, the workers and the youth organised the blockage of numerous sites, especially the bus depot and schools; according to the ministry of Education, around 80 high school were blocked.

The mobilisation on 18^th September was confused by its demands. Indeed, there was no particular slogan, nor unique and clear claim but more a patchwork of pro-social and sometimes environmental measures. To take the words of many protestors the movement was more a “ ras le bol général “ (a general fed up effect) than a precise strike aiming for an objective. Nonetheless, the demands of the 10^th remain, the crowd wanted Macron to resign and the budget Bayrou to be forgotten.

Indeed, this movement was thought as a way to force the government to abandon the former budget Bayrou that most of the crowd expected to come back, slightly changed, with the new Lecornu government. This fear about the purchasing power touched especially the youngest and oldest who are and would be even more directly impacted by the austerity policies of the former and new government. To take a single example 11,000 students still wait for their September university scholarship that has not been paid yet.

At the heart of the discussions among the crowd was the Tax Zucman – a proposal of the progressive economist Gabriel Zucman for a minimum tax on the wealth of the superrich. Even if the unions and parties did not demand such a measure, most of the crowd were convinced of the advantage of this tax ; we must nonetheless say that a significant fraction of the crowd saw this tax as too soft, for example we have a sign with “ taxe Zucman à 100% “ (Tax Zucman at 100% instead of the 2% claimed by the economist).

The repression of the movement has been both more and less violent than during the 10^th protest. Indeed, if as on the 10th, 80,000 policemen and gendarmes were mobilised, and the largest cities put on drone surveillance, the Interior ministry also deployed 24 armoured vehicles around the country. This massive deployment led to 181 arrests, so much less than on the 10th but also to, officially, 11 wounded among the protestors, including a journalist. The police suffered an equal number of wounded. During the demonstrations, police made significant use of tear gas and plenty of violent un-blocking was.

As the demonstration as a whole there was not a single set of slogans but plenty of them, more or less precise and radical. Those changed a lot depending on the place and the organisations surrounding it. The unions were content with soft slogans such as “ on est là, même si macron le veut pas nous on est là, pour l’honneur des travailleurs et pour un monde meilleur “ (we are here even if Macron does not want it we are here, for workers honour and for a better world) but they also aimed at precise goals “ taxer les riches “ (tax the riches) or “ du fric, du fric, pour le service publique “ (money, money for the public services).

During police actions, the crowd was keener to sing slogans such as “ siamo tutti antifascisti “ or “ à bas l’Etat les flics et les fachos “ (down with the state, the cops and the fascists ). At the front of the demonstration, the protestors, mostly more radical youth, also had some concrete slogans such as “ grève blocage macron dégage “ (strike, blockage, macron out) or “ nous ce qu’on veut c’est la grève générale “ (what we want is general strike). It is important to note that, at different points of the demonstration, slogan against the Israeli genocide in Gaza and Palestine were most welcomed by the demonstrators such as “ le pink washing ne passera pas, trans, pédés, gouines, avec Gaza “ (the pink washing shall not pass, transexuals, homosexuals and lesbians stand with Gaza) or “ nous sommes tous des enfants de Gaza “ (we all are children of Gaza).

Comrades of the RCIT France participated at the protest, in Paris at the Place de la Bastille to Place de la Nation. There they talked with a number of demonstrators and trade unionists.

France : Grèves et Manifestations de Masses Contre les Politiques Austéritaires

Un Compte rendu (avec images) du CCRI France, 18 Septembre 2025, www.communists.net

Le 18 septembre, une mobilisation massive a secoué la France.

Ce n'était pas une surprise, le gouvernement attendait en effet environ 800 000 manifestants. Selon le ministère de l'Intérieur, environ 506 000 manifestants ont effectivement participé à cette journée (un million selon les syndicats). Contrairement au mouvement du 10 septembre, celui-ci était mené par les syndicats et répondait à l'appel de l'inter-syndical qui s'était mis d'accord sur une action commune, une première depuis les manifestations massives de 2023 opposées à la réforme des retraites. Ces syndicats (CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC, Unsa, FSU et Solidaires) ont également mené de nombreuses grèves dans tout le pays. Pour ne citer que les exemples les plus impressionnants, 45 % des enseignants du secondaire étaient en grève et EDF, une firme française majeure et la première productrice d’électricité au monde, a annoncé qu'un tiers de son personnel participait au mouvement de grève. Un autre exemple est celui du métro parisien qui a été complètement immobilisé pendant la journée, à l'exception des lignes automatiques et pendant les heures de pointe, même si le trafic a alors été fortement perturbé. Les syndicats ont également organisé une petite manifestation devant le ministère français de l'Économie et des Finances, où ils ont même réussi à faire irruption. Même si Paris était le cœur de la contestation (avec une manifestation de 55 000 personnes), d'autres grandes villes ont été massivement touchées, comme Nantes (25 000 manifestants) ou Montpellier (20 000 manifestants). Ces grèves et manifestations n'étaient pas les seules formes de protestation. En effet, les travailleurs et les jeunes ont organisé le blocage de nombreux sites, notamment les dépôts de bus et les écoles ; selon le ministère de l'Éducation, environ 80 lycées ont été bloqués

Le mouvement du 18 était confus dans ses revendications. En effet, il n'y avait pas de slogan particulier, ni de revendication unique et claire, mais plutôt un ensemble disparate de mesures sociales et parfois environnementales. Pour reprendre les mots de nombreux manifestants, le mouvement était davantage un « ras le bol général » qu'une grève précise visant un objectif précis. Les revendications du 10 décembre ont persisté : la foule voulant toujours la démission de Macron et l'abandon du budget Bayrou. En effet, ce mouvement était considéré comme un moyen de forcer le gouvernement à abandonner l'ancien budget Bayrou, que la plupart des manifestants s'attendaient à voir revenir, légèrement modifié, avec le nouveau gouvernement Lecornu. Cette crainte concernant le pouvoir d'achat touchait particulièrement les plus jeunes et les plus âgés, qui sont et seraient encore plus directement touchés par les politiques d'austérité de l'ancien et du nouveau gouvernement. Pour ne citer qu'un exemple, 11 000 étudiants attendent toujours leurs bourses universitaires de septembre, qui n'ont pas encore été versées. Au cœur des discussions parmi la foule se trouvait la taxe Zucman - une proposition de l’économiste progressif Gabriel Zucman visant à établir une taxe minimum sur la fortune des super-riches. Même si les syndicats et les partis n'ont pas revendiqué une telle mesure, la plupart des manifestants étaient convaincus de l'intérêt de cette taxe ; il faut néanmoins dire qu'une partie importante de la foule considérait cette taxe comme trop modérée, par exemple nous avons vu une pancarte avec « taxe Zucman à 100 % » (au lieu des 2 % revendiqués par l'économiste).

La répression du mouvement a été à la fois plus et moins violente que lors de la manifestation de la semaine dernière. En effet, si comme le 10, 80 000 policiers et gendarmes ont été mobilisés, et les plus grandes villes surveillées par des drones, le ministère de l'Intérieur a également déployé 24 véhicules blindés à travers le pays. Ce déploiement massif a conduit à 181 arrestations, soit beaucoup moins que lors de la manifestation du 10, mais aussi, officiellement, à 11 blessés parmi les manifestants, dont un journaliste. Les forces de l'ordre ont subi un nombre équivalent de blessés. Lors des manifestations, les forces de l'ordre ont fait un usage important de gaz lacrymogènes et de nombreux déblocages violents ont été attestés.

Dans l'ensemble, la manifestation n'avait pas un seul ensemble de slogans, mais plutôt une multitude, plus ou moins précis et radicaux. Ceux-ci variaient considérablement en fonction du lieu et des organisations présentes. Les syndicats se sont contentés de slogans modérés tels que « on est là, même si Macron ne le veut pas, nous on est là, pour l'honneur des travailleurs et pour un monde meilleur », mais ils ciblaient également des objectifs précis tels que « taxer les riches » ou « du fric, du fric, pour le service public ». Lors des interventions policières, la foule était plus encline à scander des slogans tels que « siamo tutti antifascisti » ou « à bas l'État, les flics et les fachos ». À l'avant de la manifestation, les manifestants, pour la plupart des jeunes plus radicaux, avaient également des slogans concrets tels que « grève blocage Macron dégage » ou « nous ce qu'on veut c'est la grève générale ». Il est important de noter qu'à différents moments de la manifestation, les slogans contre le génocide israélien à Gaza et en Palestine ont été très bien accueillis par les manifestants, tels que « le pink washing ne passera pas, trans, pédés, gouines, avec Gaza » ou « nous sommes tous des enfants de Gaza ».

Les camarades du CCRI France ont participé à cette manifestation, à Paris, de la place de la Bastille à la place de la Nation. Ils y ont discuté avec certains manifestants et syndiqués.

France: Mass Protests against the Macron Regime

Report (with pictures) by the RCIT France, 10 September 2025, www.thecommunists.net

Preface from the Editorial Board: Below we publish a report from our comrades of the RCIT France. It is evident that the political situation in France in characterised by a deep crisis of the Macron regime and the strengthening of left-wing as well as right-wing forces. It is the responsibility of left-wing parties and trade unions to organise a determined response by preparing for a massive general strike against the capitalist austerity policy and to bring down the Macron regime. In order to push back the reactionary RN and other right-wing racist forces, socialists need to advocate the creation of an authentic workers government which decisively breaks with the capitalist system and opens the road to socialism. This is all the more relevant as we are living in a period of explosive contradictions where the masses are increasingly rebelling against the oppressors – from Palestine to Indonesia and Nepal!

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On the 10^th September more than 800 demonstrations and strikes took place in France. Those touched the big cities as well as the small towns and sometimes even villages. Roads were blocked early in the morning and public spaces occupied by the protesters. According to the trade unions, 250,000 people participated in the protests (175,000 according to the police).

At the “Place du Chatelet“ where we intervened, around 500 protesters stayed and occupied the street. Among them, we have seen various unions, such as the CGT, the CNT, Solidaire and SUD, the latest being particularly involved in today’s actions leading three strikes in Paris. Some political organisations were also there, such as RP, the UCL and the NPA-R which initiated a lot of slogans taken up by the crowd. The Lambertist POI as well as Alan Woods' RCI were also present.

The protest was a reaction to two decisions of the state. The first one was the “Budget Bayrou“ by the name of François Bayrou, the former prime minister. This state budget plan dangerously threatened social services by proceeding to a cut of 43 billions euros while increasing the state assistance to the enterprises and firms by 900 millions. Those cuts would have had such consequences as an “année blanche“ (“white year”) so the deindexation of all the social benefits or the removal of two public holidays.

The “Budget Bayrou“ and the anger it provoked led the government to launch a vote of confidence on the 8^th September. This vote was lost by the macroniste (Ensemble Party) as both the left-wing as well as the far-right opposition voted against the Bayrou government. As a result Bayrou resigned only to be replaced in the evening by another member of Ensemble, the former Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu much appreciated by the right and far-right. This announcement provoked huge indignation among the masses, considering that the Ensemble Party, as a parliamentary minority, should not monopolize once more this function.

The state mobilised the repression apparatus. Around 80 000 police officers and gendarmes were deployed around the country and a last-minute drone surveillance unleashed over the major cities. Water cannons, trucks and special anti-riot units were mobilised such as the infamous BRAV-M. At the moment, 473 arrests have been confirmed but this number could increase during the night.

Among the slogans shared in the street, many had a more general character like “Siamo tutti antifascisti“ or “On est là même si macron le veut pas“ (We are here even if Macron does not want it). Nonetheless, some were more specific such as “Nous sommes tous des enfants de Gaza“ (We all are children of Gaza) and sometimes aiming for a specific demand such as “Macron démission“ (Macron resign!).

Comrades of the RCIT France participated in the demonstration in Paris and sold a number of our new French-language journal “Communisme révolutionnaire”.

Francia: Protestas masivas contra el régimen de Macron

Informe (con imágenes) de la RCIT Francia, 10 de septiembre de 2025, www.thecommunists.net

Prefacio del Consejo Editorial: A continuación publicamos un informe de nuestros compañeros de la RCIT Francia. Es evidente que la situación política en Francia se caracteriza por una profunda crisis del régimen de Macron y el fortalecimiento de las fuerzas tanto de izquierda como de derecha. Es responsabilidad de los partidos de izquierda y los sindicatos organizar una respuesta decidida, preparando una huelga general masiva contra la política de austeridad capitalista y derrocando al régimen de Macron.

Para contrarrestar la reacción de la RN y otras fuerzas racistas de derecha, los socialistas debemos abogar por la creación de un auténtico gobierno obrero que rompa decisivamente con el sistema capitalista y abra el camino al socialismo. Esto es aún más relevante dado que vivimos en un período de contradicciones explosivas donde las masas se rebelan cada vez más contra los opresores, desde Palestina hasta Indonesia y Nepal.

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El 10 de septiembre se produjeron más de 800 manifestaciones y huelgas en Francia. Estas se extendieron tanto a grandes ciudades como a pequeños pueblos e incluso a aldeas. Las carreteras fueron bloqueadas desde primera hora de la mañana y los espacios públicos ocupados por los manifestantes. Según los sindicatos, participaron en las protestas 250.000 personas (175.000 según la policía).

En la Place du Châtelet, donde intervenimos, unos 500 manifestantes se quedaron y ocuparon la calle. Entre ellos, vimos a varios sindicatos, como la CGT, la CNT, Solidaire y SUD, este último especialmente involucrado en las acciones de hoy, liderando tres huelgas en París. También estuvieron presentes algunas organizaciones políticas, como RP, la UCL y el NPA-R, que lanzaron numerosas consignas que fueron retomadas por la multitud. El POI lambertista y el RCI de Alan Woods también estuvieron presentes.

La protesta fue una reacción a dos decisiones del Estado. La primera fue el "Presupuesto Bayrou", cuyo nombre se debía a François Bayrou, ex primer ministro. Este plan presupuestario estatal amenazó peligrosamente los servicios sociales al recortar 43 mil millones de euros, a la vez que aumentaba la ayuda estatal a las empresas en 900 millones. Estos recortes habrían tenido consecuencias como un "año blanco", la desindexación de todas las prestaciones sociales o la eliminación de dos días festivos.

El "Presupuesto Bayrou" y la indignación que provocó llevaron al gobierno a convocar una moción de confianza el 8 de septiembre. Esta votación fue derrotada, ya que tanto la oposición de izquierda como la de extrema derecha votaron en contra del gobierno de Bayrou. Como resultado, Bayrou dimitió, solo para ser sustituido esa misma noche por otro miembro de Ensemble -partido del gobierno- el exministro de Defensa Sébastien Lecornu, muy apreciado por la derecha y la extrema derecha. Este anuncio provocó una gran indignación entre las masas, que consideraban que Ensemble, como minoría parlamentaria, no debía monopolizar de nuevo esta función.

El Estado movilizó el aparato represivo. Se desplegaron alrededor de 80.000 policías y gendarmes en todo el país y se desató un operativo de vigilancia con drones de última hora sobre las principales ciudades. Se movilizaron cañones de agua, camiones y unidades especiales antidisturbios, como la infame BRAV-M. Hasta el momento, se han confirmado 473 arrestos, pero esta cifra podría aumentar durante la noche.

Entre las consignas compartidas en la calle, muchas tenían un carácter más general, como "Somos todos antifascistas" o "Aquí estamos aunque Macron no lo quiera". Sin embargo, algunas eran más específicas, como "Todos somos hijos de Gaza", y en ocasiones apuntaban a una reivindicación específica, como "¡Macron dimite!". Los camaradas de la RCIT Francia participaron en la manifestación en París y vendieron varios ejemplares de nuestra nueva revista en francés “Communisme révolutionnaire”.

France : Manifestations Massives contre le Régime Macron

Rapport (avec photos) de la RCIT France, 10 septembre 2025, www.thecommunists.net

Préface de la rédaction : Nous publions ci-dessous un rapport de nos camarades de la RCIT France. Il est évident que la situation politique en France est caractérisée par une crise profonde du régime Macron et le renforcement des forces de gauche comme de droite. Il est de la responsabilité des partis de gauche et des syndicats d'organiser une réponse déterminée en préparant une grève générale massive contre la politique d'austérité capitaliste et pour renverser le régime Macron. Afin de repousser le RN réactionnaire et les autres forces racistes de droite, les socialistes doivent préconiser la création d'un véritable gouvernement ouvrier qui rompe définitivement avec le système capitaliste et ouvre la voie au socialisme. Cela est d'autant plus pertinent que nous vivons une période de contradictions explosives où les masses se rebellent de plus en plus contre leurs oppresseurs, de la Palestine à l'Indonésie en passant par le Népal !

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Le 10 septembre, plus de 800 manifestations et grèves ont eu lieu en France. Elles ont touché les grandes villes comme les petites villes et parfois même les villages.Certaines routes ont été bloquées tôt le matin et les espaces publics occupés par les manifestants. Selon les syndicats, 250 000 personnes ont participé aux manifestations (175 000 selon la police).

Sur la place du Châtelet, où nous sommes intervenus, environ 500 manifestants sont restés et ont occupé la rue. Parmi eux, nous avons vu divers syndicats, tels que la CGT, la CNT, Solidaire et SUD, ce dernier étant particulièrement impliqué dans les actions d'aujourd'hui, menant au moins trois grèves à Paris. Certaines organisations politiques étaient également présentes, telles que RP, l'UCL et le NPA-R, qui ont lancé de nombreux slogans repris par la foule. Le POI lambertiste ainsi que le RCI d'Alan Woods étaient également présents.

La manifestation était une réaction à deux décisions prises par l'État. La première était le « Budget Bayrou », du nom de François Bayrou, l'ancien Premier ministre. Ce projet de budget de l'État menaçait dangereusement les services sociaux en procédant à des coupes de 43 milliards d'euros tout en augmentant de 900 millions l'aide de l'État aux entreprises et aux sociétés. Ces coupes auraient eu pour conséquences une « année blanche », c'est-à-dire la désindexation de toutes les prestations sociales ou encore la suppression de deux jours fériés.

Le « Budget Bayrou » et la colère qu'il a suscitée ont conduit le gouvernement à lancer un vote de confiance le 8 septembre. Ce vote a été perdu par les macronistes (parti Ensemble), car tant l'opposition de gauche que l'opposition d'extrême droite ont voté contre le gouvernement Bayrou. En conséquence, Bayrou a démissionné, pour être remplacé dans la soirée par un autre membre d'Ensemble, l'ancien ministre de la Défense Sébastien Lecornu, très apprécié par la droite et l'extrême droite. Cette annonce a provoqué une vive indignation parmi la population, qui estime que le parti Ensemble, en tant que minorité parlementaire, ne devrait pas monopoliser une fois de plus cette fonction.

L'État a mobilisé son appareil répressif. Environ 80 000 policiers et gendarmes ont été déployés dans tout le pays et une surveillance par drone de dernière minute a été mise en place au-dessus des grandes villes. Des canons à eau, des camions et des unités spéciales anti-émeutes ont été mobilisés, comme le tristement célèbre BRAV-M. À l'heure actuelle, 473 arrestations ont été confirmées, mais ce nombre pourrait augmenter au cours de la nuit.

Parmi les slogans scandés dans la rue, beaucoup avaient un caractère plus général, comme « Siamo tutti antifascisti » ou « On est là même si Macron le veut pas ». Néanmoins, certains étaient plus spécifiques, comme « Nous sommes tous des enfants de Gaza » et visaient parfois une revendication précise, comme « Macron démission ».

Les camarades de la RCIT France ont participé à la manifestation à Paris et vendu plusieurs exemplaires de notre nouveau journal en français « Communisme révolutionnaire ».

França: Protestos massivos contra o regime de Macron

Relatório (com fotos) do CCRI França, 10 de setembro de 2025, www.thecommunists.net

Prefácio do Editor: Publicamos abaixo um relatório de nossos camaradas da CCRI na França. É evidente que a situação política na França é caracterizada por uma profunda crise do regime Macron e pelo fortalecimento de forças tanto de esquerda quanto de direita. É responsabilidade dos partidos de esquerda e dos sindicatos organizar uma resposta determinada, preparando uma greve geral massiva contra as políticas de austeridade capitalista e derrubando o regime Macron. Para repelir o RN reacionário (Le Pen) e outras forças racistas de direita, os socialistas devem defender a criação de um verdadeiro governo dos trabalhadores que rompa definitivamente com o sistema capitalista e abra caminho para o socialismo. Isso é ainda mais relevante porque vivemos em um período de contradições explosivas, em que as massas se rebelam cada vez mais contra seus opressores, da Palestina à Indonésia e ao Nepal!

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Em 10 de setembro, mais de 800 manifestações e greves ocorreram na França. Elas afetaram grandes cidades, pequenas cidades e, às vezes, até vilarejos. Algumas estradas foram bloqueadas no início da manhã e espaços públicos foram ocupados por manifestantes. Segundo sindicatos, 250 mil pessoas participaram das manifestações (175 mil, segundo a polícia).

Na Place du Châtelet, onde intervimos, cerca de 500 manifestantes permaneceram e ocuparam a rua. Entre eles, vimos vários sindicatos, como a CGT, a CNT, a Solidaire e a SUD, este último particularmente envolvido nas ações de hoje, liderando pelo menos três greves em Paris. Algumas organizações políticas também estavam presentes, como a RP, a UCL e a NPA-R, que gritaram muitas que lançaram inúmeras palavras de ordem retomadas pela multidão. O POI (Intersindicato dos Polímeros para o Comércio Internacional) e o RCI (República Centro-Africana) da madeireira de Alan Woods também estavam presentes.

A manifestação foi uma reação a duas decisões tomadas pelo governo. A primeira foi o "Orçamento Bayrou", referente a François Bayrou, ex-primeiro-ministro. Este projeto de orçamento do Estado representava uma séria ameaça aos serviços sociais, com cortes de 43 bilhões de Euros e aumento de 900 milhões de Euros em auxílios estatais a empresas e corporações. Esses cortes teriam resultado em um "ano em branco", ou seja, a desindexação de todos os benefícios sociais e a eliminação de dois feriados.

O "Orçamento Bayrou" e a revolta que ele provocou obrigaram o governo a lançar um voto de confiança em 8 de setembro. Essa votação foi perdida pelos Macronistas (partido do Ensemble), já que tanto a oposição de esquerda quanto a de extrema direita votaram contra o governo Bayrou. Como resultado, Bayrou renunciou, sendo substituído naquela noite por outro membro do Ensemble, o ex-ministro da Defesa Sébastien Lecornu, altamente respeitado tanto pela direita quanto pela extrema direita. Esse anúncio gerou indignação generalizada entre a população, que acredita que o partido Ensemble, como minoria parlamentar, não deveria monopolizar novamente essa função.

O estado mobilizou seu aparato repressivo. Aproximadamente 80 mil policiais e gendarmes foram mobilizados em todo o país, e drones de vigilância de última hora foram instalados nas principais cidades. Canhões de água, caminhões e unidades especiais antimotim, como tristemente célebre BRAV-M, foram mobilizados. Até o momento, 473 prisões foram confirmadas, mas esse número pode aumentar da noite para o dia.

Entre os slogans entoados nas ruas, muitos eram mais gerais, como "Siamo tutti antifascisti" ou "Estamos aqui mesmo que Macron não queira". No entanto, alguns eram mais específicos, como "Somos todos filhos de Gaza", e às vezes abordavam uma demanda específica, como "Macron, renuncie".

Camaradas da CCRI daFrança participaram da manifestação em Paris e venderam vários exemplares do nosso novo jornal em francês, "Communisme révolutionnaire".

Francia: proteste di massa contro il regime di Macron

Rapporto (con immagini) della TCRI Francia, 10 settembre 2025, www.thecommunists.net

Prefazione del Comitato di Redazione: Pubblichiamo di seguito un resoconto dei nostri compagni della TCRI Francia. È evidente che la situazione politica in Francia è caratterizzata da una profonda crisi del regime di Macron e dal rafforzamento delle forze di sinistra e di destra. È responsabilità dei partiti e dei sindacati di sinistra organizzare una risposta determinata, preparando un massiccio sciopero generale contro la politica di austerità capitalista e abbattendo il regime di Macron. Per respingere il reazionario RN (Le Pen) e altre forze razziste di destra, i socialisti devono sostenere la creazione di un autentico governo operaio che rompa decisamente con il sistema capitalista e apra la strada al socialismo. Ciò è tanto più rilevante in quanto viviamo in un periodo di contraddizioni esplosive, in cui le masse si ribellano sempre più agli oppressori, dalla Palestina all'Indonesia e al Nepal!

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Il 10 settembre si sono svolte in Francia più di 800 manifestazioni e scioperi, che hanno toccato le grandi città, così come i piccoli centri e, a volte, persino i villaggi. Le strade sono state bloccate fin dalle prime ore del mattino e gli spazi pubblici sono stati occupati dai manifestanti. Secondo i sindacati, 250.000 persone hanno partecipato alle proteste (175.000 secondo la polizia).

A Place du Châtelet, dove siamo intervenuti, circa 500 manifestanti sono rimasti e hanno occupato la strada. Tra questi, abbiamo visto diversi sindacati, come la CGT, la CNT, Solidaire e SUD, quest'ultimo particolarmente coinvolto nelle azioni odierne, guidando tre scioperi a Parigi. Erano presenti anche alcune organizzazioni politiche, come RP, UCL e NPA-R, che ha lanciato numerosi slogan che sono stati ripetuti dalla folla. Erano presenti anche il POI lambertista e l'RCI di Alan Woods.

La protesta è stata una reazione a due decisioni dello Stato. La prima era il "Budget Bayrou", a nome di François Bayrou, ex Primo Ministro. Questo piano di bilancio statale minacciava pericolosamente i servizi sociali, procedendo a tagli di 43 miliardi di euro e aumentando al contempo gli aiuti statali alle imprese e alle aziende di 900 milioni. Tali tagli avrebbero avuto conseguenze come un "anno bianco", ovvero la deindicizzazione di tutte le prestazioni sociali o la soppressione di due giorni festivi.

Il "Budget Bayrou" e la rabbia che ha suscitato hanno spinto il governo a lanciare un voto di fiducia l'8 settembre. Questo voto è stato perso dal partito macronista (Partito Ensemble), poiché sia l'opposizione di sinistra che quella di estrema destra hanno votato contro il governo Bayrou. Di conseguenza, Bayrou si è dimesso, per essere sostituito in serata da un altro membro dell'Ensemble, l'ex Ministro della Difesa Sébastien Lecornu, molto apprezzato dalla destra e dall'estrema destra. Questo annuncio suscitò grande indignazione tra le masse, poiché il Partito dell'Insieme, in quanto minoranza parlamentare, non avrebbe dovuto monopolizzare ancora una volta questa funzione.

Lo Stato ha mobilitato l'apparato repressivo. Circa 80.000 agenti di polizia e gendarmi sono stati dispiegati in tutto il paese e, all'ultimo minuto, è stata attivata una sorveglianza con droni sulle principali città. Sono stati mobilitati idranti, camion e unità speciali anti sommossa come la famigerata BRAV-M. Al momento, sono stati confermati 473 arresti, ma questo numero potrebbe aumentare nel corso della notte.

Tra gli slogan condivisi in strada, molti avevano un carattere più generale come "Siamo tutti antifascisti" o "On est là même si macron le veut pas" (Siamo qui anche se Macron non lo vuole). Tuttavia, alcuni erano più specifici come "Nous sommes tous des enfants de Gaza" (Siamo tutti figli di Gaza) e talvolta miravano a una richiesta specifica come "Macron démission" (Macron dimettiti!).

I compagni della TCRI Francia hanno partecipato alla manifestazione a Parigi e hanno venduto una copia della nostra nuova rivista in lingua francese “Communisme révolutionnaire”.

South Korea: Report on the 40th Emergency Action for Peace in Palestine in Ulsan

Report by the Workers' Revolutionary Party (Preparation Group) [RCIT Section in South Korea], 6 September 2025

On September 6, despite the ongoing scorching heat, citizens and workers in Ulsan gathered once again for the 40th Emergency Action for Peace in Palestine, raising their voices for peace, freedom, and liberation. This action took place under weather conditions that, even in September, clearly reflected the reality of the climate crisis.

This rally was joined by around twenty comrades from various labor, social, and civic organizations, including the Ulsan Regional Headquarters of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), the Ulsan Branch of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union, dismissed workers from Hyundai Motor Irregular Workers’ Union (Issu Enterprise case), the Hyundai Glovis Ulsan Branch, the Association for the Legacy of Martyrs Seo Young-ho and Yang Bong-su, the Ulsan Migrant Center, the Workers’ Revolutionary Party (Preparation Group), and “March to Socialism.”

A particularly moving moment occurred when a participant from Türkiye, who had been observing the rally, stepped forward to join. He raised a placard and shouted “Free Palestine!” with us, expressing his solidarity. This moment once again confirmed that the struggle for Palestinian liberation is a universal struggle that transcends borders and unites peoples around the world.

Condemnations and Messages of Solidarity

Comrades who took the stage spoke in one voice to denounce Israel and the imperialist states for their war crimes. They highlighted:

The collusion of the United States, Britain, France, and other imperialist powers in the massacres in Gaza and plans to annex the West Bank.

The severe famine caused by the blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

The collaboration of the Lee Jae-myung government with the Israeli regime, effectively siding with war crimes.

The export of Hyundai Heavy Industries’ excavators and the plunder of Gaza’s resources by the Korea National Oil Corporation.

All these criminal acts were condemned, and comrades in Ulsan called on workers and citizens to fight alongside the Palestinian people. They also shared examples of international protests, boycotts, and aid actions taking place worldwide, emphasizing that workers and citizens in South Korea must become part of this global movement of solidarity.

Upcoming Nationwide Action

Speakers also referred to the approaching 7 October. This date marks two years since Israel launched its genocidal assault and occupation of Gaza. Ahead of this, on 3 September, labor, social, and civic organizations from across the country – including Seoul, Daejeon, Jeonju, Suncheon, Busan, Daegu, and Ulsan – convened a national meeting and resolved to hold a nationwide mass rally in Seoul on October 18. This action will be a crucial milestone, bringing together all domestic and international forces fighting for peace, freedom, and liberation in Palestine.

Closing Remarks

The comrades gathered in Ulsan today strengthened their determination with chants: “Peace for Palestine!”, “Freedom for Palestine!”, “Liberation for Palestine!”, “Solidarity with Palestine!” and “Struggle!”

Finally, a quote was invoked that sharply awakens us to reality: “You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.” This does not only refer to the tragedy of the Palestinian people. It also serves as a warning that, in the near future, the workers and people of the Korean Peninsula and East Asia may also face the threat of imperialist war.

Comrades, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all who, under the blazing sun today, raised their voices in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Our small cries, when joined together, will become a mighty wave leading not only to the liberation of Palestine but also to the liberation of all peoples around the world.

9월 6일 울산 팔레스타인 평화를 위한 40차 긴급행동 보고

9월 6일, 울산의 시민들과 노동자들은 여전히 이어지는 폭염 속에서도 굴하지 않고 팔레스타인의 평화·자유·해방을 외치며 40차 긴급행동에 모였습니다. 이는 9월에 접어들었음에도 체감되는 기후 위기의 현실을 드러내는 날씨 속에서 진행되었습니다.

이번 집회에는 민주노총 울산지역본부 상근 간부, 금속노조 울산지부 상근 간부, 현대차 비정규직지회 이수기업 해고자, 현대글로비스 울산지회, 서영호·양봉수 열사정신계승사업회, 울산이주민센터, 노동자혁명당 (준) 사회주의를향한전진" 등 노동·사회·시민단체의 동지들 약 20여 명이 함께했습니다.

특히 이번 행동에는 튀르키예에서 오신 분이 우리의 집회를 지켜보시다 즉석에서 참여하셨습니다. 그는 “Free Palestine!”을 함께 외치며 피켓을 들고 연대의 의지를 보여주었습니다. 이는 팔레스타인 해방투쟁이 국경을 넘어 전 세계 민중을 하나로 잇는 보편적 투쟁임을 다시금 확인시켜주는 감동적인 순간이었습니다.

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규탄과 연대의 발언들

연단에 오른 동지들은 한목소리로 이스라엘과 제국주의 국가들의 전쟁범죄를 규탄했습니다.

미국·영국·프랑스 등 제국주의 세력이 가자지구 학살과 서안지구 합병 계획에 공모하고 있는 사실

가자지구에 대한 구호품 봉쇄로 벌어지는 심각한 기아 사태

이재명 정부가 이스라엘 정부와 협력하며 전쟁범죄에 동조하는 행태

HD현대의 굴착기 수출과 한국석유공사의 가자지구 자원 수탈

이 모든 범죄적 행위를 고발하며, 울산 노동자·시민들이 팔레스타인 민중과 함께 싸워야 한다고 호소했습니다. 또한 전 세계에서 벌어지고 있는 노동자·민중의 이스라엘 규탄 집회와 가자지구 지원 행동을 소개하며, 한국의 노동자·시민들도 이 거대한 국제적 연대의 흐름에 함께해야 한다고 강조했습니다.

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다가올 전국 집중 행동

동지들은 곧 다가올 10월 7일을 언급했습니다. 이날은 이스라엘이 가자지구에 대한 집단학살과 점령을 시작한 지 2년이 되는 날입니다. 이를 앞두고 9월 3일, 서울·대전·전주·순천·부산·대구·울산 등 전국의 노동·사회·시민 단체들이 모여 전체회의를 열었고, 10월 18일 서울에서 전국 집중 집회를 개최하기로 결의했습니다. 이는 팔레스타인의 평화와 자유, 해방을 위해 싸우는 국내외 모든 세력의 힘을 모으는 중요한 분수령이 될 것입니다.

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마무리 발언

오늘 울산에서 함께한 동지들은 구호를 외치며 결의를 다졌습니다.

> “팔레스타인의 평화를!”

“팔레스타인의 자유를!”

“팔레스타인의 해방을!”

“팔레스타인에 연대를!”

투쟁!

끝으로 인용된 한 구절은 우리의 현실을 날카롭게 일깨웁니다.

“당신은 전쟁에 관심이 없을지 몰라도, 전쟁은 당신에게 관심이 있다.”

이 말은 단지 팔레스타인 민중의 비극만을 뜻하지 않습니다. 가까운 미래, 한반도와 동아시아의 노동자 민중 또한 제국주의 전쟁의 위기와 마주하게 될 것임을 경고하고 있습니다.

동지들! 오늘도 뜨거운 햇볕 아래 팔레스타인 민중과 함께 목소리를 높여주신 모든 분들께 감사드립니다. 우리의 작은 외침이 모여 거대한 파도가 되어, 팔레스타인의 해방과 더 나아가 전 세계 민중의 해방으로 이어질 것입니다.

London: Mass Demonstration to Stop the Starvation of Gaza

By Laurence Humphries, RCIT Britain, 6^th September 2025

More than 200,000 people demonstrated in London against the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the endless war crimes of the Zionist state. Once more, the demonstration, which made its way to Whitehall, was organised by the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, Friends of Al Asqa and the Stop the War Coalition.

People held placards with slogans like “Israel is a Terror State”, “End the Apartheid Regime”, “Free, Free Palestine” “We are all Palestinians”, etc. Comrades of the RCIT participated in the demonstration and sold our journals.

Argentina: Massive Rejection of President Milei

Report by Convergencia Socialista (RCIT Section in Argentina), 28.08.2025, https://convergenciadecombate.blogspot.com

Note of the Editorial Board: Below we publish a report from our Argentinean section about a local popular protest against the corrupt President Milei in which our comrades played an active role. This protest, which forced the presidential caravan to flee, has been widely reported by global news agencies (see e.g. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/8/28/argentinas-president-pelted-with-objects-at-campaign-rally, https://apnews.com/article/argentina-javier-milei-karina-milei-cristina-fernandez-de-kirchner-peronism-e9f6fbd66fa2decba33f14e7aab78f84, https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentinas-milei-rushed-campaign-event-protesters-throw-rocks-car-2025-08-27/)

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On Wednesday, 27 August, Argentine President Javier Milei visited the Lomas de Zamora district in the province of Buenos Aires, to campaign for his legislative candidates. Days earlier, he held a campaign rally in the province's interior and was booed.

The same thing happened in Lomas de Zamora, where around 200 people gathered to express their rejection of the president's visit. Our party, Convergencia Socialista (RCIT Section in Argentina), was present at the demonstration with banners and the slogan "Out with Milei!"

As the presidential motorcade passed, there was a clash between protesters and a group of Milei supporters. The protesters also threw trash and all kinds of objects at the SUV transporting the president, along with his sister (who has been accused of corruption) and his party's main candidate. They were all forced to flee in face of popular condemnation.

This scene was later repeated in the province of Corrientes, when the ruling party attempted to campaign in the streets. These events, and the absenteeism in the recent elections, reveal a political regime in crisis and a very weak government, which depends on the election results and IMF loans for its survival.

Successive corruption scandals and the dire economic situation are increasingly weakening the government. The big capitalists are already fed up with Milei and are likely to prosecute him once he is no longer president, in order to maintain the appearance of democracy. It is also likely that after the elections, if the crisis deepens, the bourgeoisie will seek an institutional solution to replace Milei and to avoid a popular rebellion.

Argentina: Masivo repudio al presidente Milei

Por Convergencia Socialista (sección argentina de la CCRI), 28.08.2025, https://convergenciadecombate.blogspot.com

El miércoles 27 de agosto, el presidente argentino Javier Milei realizó una visita al partido de Lomas de Zamora en la provincia de Buenos Aires, con el objetivo de hacer campaña electoral para sus candidatos a la legislatura. Días antes hizo un acto de campaña en el interior de la provincia y fue abucheado.

Lo mismo sucedió en Lomas de Zamora, donde se convocaron alrededor de 200 personas para manifestar su rechazo a la visita del presidente. Nuestro partido, Convergencia socialista, sección Argentina de la CCRI, estuvo presente en la manifestación con banderas y levantando la consigna “Fuera Milei“.

Al pasar la comitiva presidencial hubo un choque entre los manifestantes y un grupo partidario de Milei, además los manifestantes arrojaron basura y toda clase de objetos a la camioneta que transportaba al presidente junto a su hermana (denunciada por corrupción) y el principal candidato de su partido, todos debieron salir huyendo ante el repudio popular.

Esta escena se repitió luego en la provincia de Corrientes, cuando el oficialismo intentó hacer campaña en la calle. Estos sucesos y el ausentismo en las elecciones recientes, muestran un régimen político en crisis y un gobierno muy débil, que depende del resultado de las elecciones y de los préstamos del FMI para sobrevivir.

Los sucesivos escándalos de corrupción y la terrible situación económica, están debilitando cada vez más al gobierno, los grandes capitalistas ya le soltaron la mano y es probable que lo enjuicien cuando ya no sea presidente, para mantener la apariencia democrática, también es probable que luego de las elecciones, si la crisis se profundiza la burguesía buscará una salida institucional para reemplazar a Milei pero evitar una rebelión popular.

අර්ජන්ටිනා: ජනාධිපති මිලේට දැවැන්ත ප්‍රතික්ෂේපය

කොන්වෙර්හෙන්සියා සොසියාලිස්තා (RCIT අංශය – අර්ජන්ටිනා) විසින් සකස් කළ වාර්තාව, 28.08.2025, https://convergenciadecombate.blogspot.com

සම්පත්කාරක මණ්ඩලයේ සටහන: පහත දැක්වෙන්නේ දූෂිත ජනාධිපති මිලේට විරුද්ධ වූ ජනප්‍රිය විරෝධතාවයක් පිළිබඳව අපගේ අර්ජන්ටිනා අංශයේ සමාජවාදී සගයන් සකස් කළ වාර්තාවකි. මෙම විරෝධතාවය තුළ අපගේ සගයන් සක්‍රීයව සහභාගී වූ අතර ජනාධිපති මුරගෙන්වීම පවා බලවත්ව ඇතිවිය. මෙම සිදුවීම ලොවපුරා මාධ්‍ය වලින් වාර්තා වී ඇත (උදා: Al Jazeera, AP News, Reuters).

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අගහරුවාදා, අගෝස්තු 27, අර්ජන්ටිනා ජනාධිපති හාවියර් මිලේ, බියුනොස් අයර්ස් පළාතේ ලෝමස් දෙ සමුරා ප්‍රදේශයට තම නියෝජිත අපේක්ෂකයින් වෙනුවෙන් ප්‍රචාර යාත්‍රාවක් සඳහා ගොස් තිබුණි. සති කිහිපයකට පෙර ඔහු එම පළාතේ අභ්‍යන්තර ප්‍රදේශයකදී පැවැත්වූ රැල්ලකදීත් ජනතාව විසින් බූ කළේය.

එමෙන්ම, ලෝමස් දෙ සමුරාහිදීත් එම දෙය නැවත සිදු විය. සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම පුද්ගලයන් 200කට ආසන්න ජනතාව ජනාධිපතිගේ ගමනට විරෝධය දැක්වීමට එකතු විය. අපගේ පක්ෂය, කොන්වෙර්හෙන්සියා සොසියාලිස්තා (RCIT අංශය – අර්ජන්ටිනා), "මිලේ බැහැරව යවමු!" යන පාඨ ලියා ඇති බැනර් හා සටන් නාමාවලිය සමඟ පැමිණියේය.

ජනාධිපතිගේ මෝටර් කැරවනය ගමන් කිරීමේදී විරෝධකරුවන් සහ මිලේට සහාය දක්වන කණ්ඩායමක් අතර ගැටුමක් ඇති විය. විරෝධකරුවන් ජනාධිපති සහ ඔහුගේ දූෂණ චෝදනා ලැබූ සහෝදරිය සහ ප්‍රධාන අපේක්ෂකයා ගමන් කළ SUV එකට අපද්‍රව්‍ය සහ විවිධ වස්තු රැගත්හ. ජනරොෂයෙන් පීඩාවට පත් වූ ඔවුන් පලා යාමට සිදු විය.

මෙම දෘශ්‍යය කාලයත් සමඟ කොරියෙන්ටස් පළාතේද නැවත සිදු විය. එවිටත් ආණ්ඩු පක්ෂය ජනතාව අතර ප්‍රචාරය කිරීමට උත්සාහ කළේය. මෙම සිදුවීම් සහ අලුත්ම මැතිවරණයේ අඩු සහභාගීත්වය, දැඩි අර්බුදයක පවතින දුර්වල ආණ්ඩුවක ස්වභාවය අනාවරණය කරයි. මෙම ආණ්ඩුවේ දිගු පැවැත්ම IMF ණය සහ මැතිවරණ ප්‍රතිඵල මත පමණක් රඳා පවතින බව මෙයින් පෙනේ.

අඛණ්ඩ දූෂණ කේස් සහ දරුණු ආර්ථික තත්ත්වය ආණ්ඩුව තවත් දුර්වල කරයි. විශාල මූල්‍ය අධිපති පංතිය දැනටමත් මිලේ ගැන බිඳ වැටී ඇති අතර ඔහු ජනාධිපති තනතුරේ සිටියිම නැති වූ විට ඔහුව නීතියට යොමු කිරීමටත් හැකිවේ. එවිට ඔවුන් "ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදයේ" මෝසකාර රූපය රැක ගනී. මැතිවරණය අවසන් වූ පසුත් තත්ත්වය තවදුරටත් අර්බුදයකට පත් වූහොත්, බුර්ගර් පංතිය ජනප්‍රිය විදිරියක් වැළැක්වීමට මිලේව ආස්ථානාගතව මාරු කිරීමේ යාන්ත්‍රණාත්මක විසඳුමක් සොයාගැනීමේ හැකියාව ඇත.

Ulsan 39th Emergency Action for Peace in Palestine

Report on the 39^th Emergency Action in Ulsan for the Liberation of Palestine, Workers' Revolutionary Party (Preparation Group) [RCIT Section in South Korea], 23 August 2025

Today in Ulsan, the 39th Emergency Action for Peace in Palestine took place. This action was not just a small rally in a local city, but an act of international solidarity to defend the survival and freedom of the Palestinian people, and an important moment exposing how Korean society is complicit in the imperialist war crimes.

Participants and the Power of Solidarity

Today’s action was joined by a total of 25 people, including full-time officials of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) Ulsan Regional Headquarters, full-time officials of the Ulsan Branch of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union, a dismissed worker from Hyundai Motor’s subcontractor Isu Enterprise, members of Hyundai Green Food Ulsan Branch, Hyundai Glovis Ulsan Branch, Hyundai Heavy Industries Subcontractor Branch, the chairperson of Hyundai Steel Subcontractor Branch and family, solidarity citizens from the “Hornet” network, the Workers’ Revolutionary Party (Preparation Group), March to Socialism, and others.

The very fact that trade unions, regular and irregular workers, dismissed workers, families, socialist organizations, and citizens gathered together has deep significance. This gathering goes beyond the Palestinian issue – it is a cornerstone for common struggles against the exploitation and oppression of capital and imperialism across Korean society.

Condemning the War Crimes of HD Hyundai and KNOC

During the action, we clearly named the Korean corporations complicit in Israel’s genocide of Palestinians. HD Hyundai and the Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) are pushing forward gas development off the coast of Gaza, seeking profit on the blood of the Palestinian people. This is not mere resource development—it is a war crime and an imperialist plunder.

If, in the very moment Palestinians are being massacred, Korean state-owned enterprises and chaebols are reaping profits, then it is clearly a problem we must confront directly. From Ulsan, we will continue to expose this criminal collusion and amplify the voices of workers and people refusing to participate in it.

War Crisis in East Asia and the Korean Peninsula

Solidarity with Palestinians is inseparable from the war crisis in East Asia and the Korean Peninsula. Trump’s so-called “Alliance Modernization” means higher cost-sharing for U.S. troop presence, increased military spending, and the expansion of the scope of U.S.-ROK military alliance wars. This translates into heavier tax burdens and military sacrifices for Korean workers and people, pushing the peninsula further toward war.

As we stand with the Palestinian people, we must also fight against the U.S.-Japan-Korea imperialist alliance. Preventing war on the Korean Peninsula and winning peace and liberation together with the peoples of East Asia is the true meaning of international solidarity.

Tasks of International Solidarity Beginning in Ulsan

Ulsan is the center of South Korea’s capitalism, a hub of heavy industry, and at the same time, a rear base for the imperialist war machine. Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hyundai Motor, Hyundai Steel, and others exploit workers within the global capitalist system, while also engaging in weapons, military, and energy projects that directly and indirectly serve imperialist wars.

Our gathering today is not just about mentioning Palestine – it is an attempt to weave together the struggles of Ulsan’s workers and people with those of the international masses. Even a small meeting of 25 people can be a seed of international solidarity and the starting point of proletarian internationalist practice.

The Road Ahead

We will not stop here. We must continue to hold regular actions condemning the Palestinian genocide and build a broader network of joint struggle with more workers and citizens. We need to expose and resist the complicity of HD Hyundai, KNOC, and the ruling class in South Korea – including the Lee Jae-myung administration – in the massacre of Palestinians.

At the same time, we must expand the anti-war and peace struggle against the war policies of U.S. imperialism and the South Korean ruling class in East Asia and on the Korean Peninsula. Our internationalism cannot remain in words – it can only live and breathe through practice and solidarity in the field.

Conclusion

Comrades, thank you for joining the 39th Emergency Action for Peace in Palestine today in Ulsan. Though our gathering may seem small, the determination within it is not. The peace, freedom, and liberation of Palestine are directly tied to our own liberation.

For the peace, freedom, and liberation of Palestine!

International solidarity, workers’ liberation, struggle!

울산 39차 팔레스타인 평화를 위한 긴급행동 보고

8월 23일 울산에서 팔레스타인 평화를 위한 제39차 긴급행동이 진행되었습니다. 이 행동은 단지 한 지역의 작은 집회가 아니라, 팔레스타인 인민의 생존과 자유를 지키기 위한 국제연대의 실천이자, 한국 사회가 제국주의 전쟁범죄에 어떻게 공모하고 있는지를 드러내는 중요한 자리였습니다.

참가 단위와 연대의 힘

오늘 행동에는 민주노총 울산지역본부 상근간부, 금속노조 울산지부 상근간부, 현대차비정규직지회 이수기업 해고자, 현대그린푸드울산지회, 현대글로비스울산지회, 현대중공업 사내하청지회, 현대제철 사내하청지회장님과 가족, 말벌 연대 시민, 노동자혁명당(준), 사회주의를향한전진 등 다양한 노동자·시민 단위에서 총 25명이 함께했습니다.

이처럼 노동조합, 정규직·비정규직, 해고자, 가족, 사회주의 운동 단위와 시민이 한 자리에 모였다는 사실 자체가 중요한 의미를 가집니다. 이는 단지 팔레스타인 문제를 넘어, 한국 사회 곳곳에서 벌어지는 자본과 제국주의의 착취·억압에 맞서는 공동투쟁의 초석입니다.

HD현대·한국석유공사의 전쟁범죄 규탄

우리는 행동에서 이스라엘의 팔레스타인 집단학살에 공모하는 한국 자본을 분명히 지목했습니다. HD현대와 한국석유공사는 가자지구 앞바다에서 가스 개발을 추진하며, 팔레스타인 인민의 피 위에서 이윤을 추구하고 있습니다. 이는 단순한 자원 개발이 아니라 전쟁범죄이자 제국주의적 약탈입니다.

팔레스타인 민중이 학살당하는 그 순간, 한국의 공기업과 재벌 대기업이 이익을 챙기고 있다면, 그것은 분명히 우리가 직접 맞서 싸워야 할 문제입니다. 우리는 울산에서부터, 이러한 범죄적 공모를 폭로하고, 현장에서 노동자·인민이 결코 가담하지 않겠다는 목소리를 키워나갈 것입니다.

동아시아와 한반도의 전쟁위기

팔레스타인 학살에 대한 연대는 동시에 동아시아와 한반도의 전쟁위기와도 직결되어 있습니다. 트럼프가 강요하는 ‘동맹 현대화’는 미군주둔비 분담금 증액, 국방비 증액, 한미 군사동맹의 전쟁 범위 확대를 의미합니다. 이는 한국 노동자·인민에게 더 많은 세금 부담과 군사적 희생을 강요하고, 한반도를 전쟁위기로 몰아넣는 길입니다.

우리는 팔레스타인 인민과 연대하면서 동시에, 한미일 제국주의 동맹에 맞서 싸워야 합니다. 한반도에서 전쟁을 막아내고, 동아시아 인민과 함께 평화와 해방을 쟁취하는 길이야말로 진정한 국제연대입니다.

울산에서 시작하는 국제연대의 과제

울산은 한국 자본주의의 중심, 중후장대 산업의 거점이며, 동시에 제국주의 전쟁기계의 배후기지이기도 합니다. 현대중공업, 현대차, 현대제철 등은 전 세계 자본주의 체계 속에서 노동자를 착취하고, 동시에 무기·군수·에너지 사업을 통해 제국주의 전쟁에 직간접적으로 가담하고 있습니다.

오늘 우리가 모인 것은 단지 팔레스타인 문제를 언급하는 것이 아니라, 울산 노동자·인민의 투쟁과 국제 민중의 투쟁을 하나의 흐름으로 묶어내는 시도입니다. 작은 25명의 모임일지라도, 그것은 국제연대의 씨앗이며, 노동자 계급의 국제주의적 실천의 출발점입니다.

앞으로의 방향

우리는 여기서 멈추지 않을 것입니다. 팔레스타인 학살 규탄 행동을 정기적으로 이어가고, 더 많은 노동자·시민과 함께하는 공동대응 네트워크를 만들어야 합니다. HD현대와 한국석유공사, 그리고 이재명 정권을 비롯한 한국 지배계급이 팔레스타인 학살에 공모하는 것을 폭로하고 저지하는 싸움이 필요합니다.

또한, 미 제국주의와 한국 지배계급이 추진하는 전쟁정책에 맞서, 동아시아와 한반도에서의 반전·평화 투쟁을 더욱 넓혀야 합니다. 우리의 국제주의는 말이 아니라, 현장에서의 실천과 연대를 통해서만 살아 움직일 수 있습니다.

마무리

동지들, 오늘 울산 39차 팔레스타인 평화를 위한 긴급행동에 함께하며 수고 많으셨습니다. 작은 모임일지라도, 그 속에 담긴 우리의 의지는 결코 작지 않습니다. 팔레스타인의 평화, 자유, 해방은 곧 우리 자신의 해방과 직결되어 있습니다.

팔레스타인의 평화, 자유, 해방을 위하여!

국제연대, 노동해방, 투쟁!

Austria: Stop the Deportations of Chechens and Ingush!

Report (with Photos and Videos) from a Rally in Vienna on 15 August 2025, Austrian Section of the RCIT, www.rkob.net and www.thecommunists.net

A number of activists gathered in front of the Austrian parliament for a rally against the deportations of Chechens and Ingush. Shamefully, the Austrian and other EU governments are increasingly sending Chechen and Ingush refugees to Russia where they face brutal persecution by the Putin dictatorship.

The rally was organized by the Multiculture Democracy Initiative and led by Dunajeva Roza - the representative of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (exile) in Austria. Several Chechen and Ukrainian speakers spoke at the rally, as well as Michael Pröbsting, the International Secretary of the RCIT.

Michael denounced the deportations and stated our solidarity with the Chechen and Ingush people. We support the liberation struggle of the Chechen and Ukrainian people against Russian imperialism. He also stressed that the oppressed peoples must not trust any imperialist state as their policy is only driven by power and profit. The oppressed must support each other - without and against the Great Powers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FlVoCW1pBo&ab_channel=ReCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFHuWrRy2U8&ab_channel=ReCo

Wien: Stoppt die Abschiebungen von Tschetschenen und Inguschen!

Bericht (mit Fotos und Videos) von einer Kundgebung in Wien am 15. August 2025, österreichische Sektion der RCIT, www.rkob.net und www.thecommunists.net

Eine Reihe von Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten versammelten sich vor dem österreichischen Parlament zu einer Kundgebung gegen die Abschiebungen von Tschetschenen und Inguschen. Beschämenderweise schicken die österreichische und andere EU-Regierungen zunehmend tschetschenische und inguschische Flüchtlinge nach Russland, wo sie der brutalen Verfolgung durch das Putin-Regime ausgesetzt sind.

Die Kundgebung wurde von der Multiculture Democracy Initiative organisiert und von Dunajeva Roza, der Vertreterin der Tschetschenischen Republik Itschkeria (Exil) in Österreich, geleitet. Mehrere tschetschenische und ukrainische Redner sprachen auf der Kundgebung, darunter auch Michael Pröbsting, der Internationale Sekretär der RCIT.

Michael verurteilte die Abschiebungen und bekundete unsere Solidarität mit dem tschetschenischen und inguschischen Volk. Wir unterstützen den Befreiungskampf des tschetschenischen und ukrainischen Volkes gegen den russischen Imperialismus. Er betonte auch, dass die unterdrückten Völker keinem imperialistischen Staat vertrauen dürften, da deren Politik ausschließlich von Macht und Profit getrieben ist. Die Unterdrückten müssten sich gegenseitig unterstützen – ohne und gegen die Großmächte.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFHuWrRy2U8&ab_channel=ReCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FlVoCW1pBo&ab_channel=ReCo

Vienna: Rally against the Genocide in Gaza

Report (with photos and videos) from a demonstration in Vienna on 8 August 2025, Austrian section of the RCIT, www.thecommunists.net

Dozens of activists gathered in the city centre of Vienna for a rally to show their solidarity with the Palestinian people. Many passersby stopped to join the protest against the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

Several speakers addressed the rally, including Michael Pröbsting, International Secretary of the RCIT. In his speech, he pointed out that despite the world's condemnation of Israeli mass murder, many governments continue to trade with the Zionist state, supplying it with weapons, raw materials, etc.

This is not only true for Western states, but also for General Sisi, the military dictator of Egypt. Despite verbal expressions of sympathy for the Palestinian people, the regime has closed the border with Gaza and does not lift a finger to help the suffering people. Just a few days ago, General Sisi even signed a major natural gas deal with Israel worth $35 billion, making the Arab country dependent on Israel in the long term. This underscores that the struggle for the liberation of Palestine must go hand in hand with the overthrow of the corrupted Arab dictatorships.

In conclusion, Michael emphasized that there can be no neutrality in this war. It is important to take sides with the Palestinian people and their heroic resistance. Our struggle will continue until all of Palestine is free within its historic 1948 borders!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6WUF30xm0A&ab_channel=ReCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCHM8oZ4ZiM&ab_channel=ReCo

Viena: Manifestación contra el Genocidio en Gaza

Informe (con fotos y vídeos) de una manifestación en Viena el 8 de agosto de 2025, sección austriaca de la CCRI, www.thecommunists.net

Decenas de activistas se congregaron en el centro de Viena para una manifestación en solidaridad con el pueblo palestino. Numerosos transeúntes se unieron a la protesta contra el genocidio israelí en Gaza. Varios oradores intervinieron en la manifestación, entre ellos Michael Pröbsting, Secretario Internacional de la CCRI. En su discurso, señaló que, a pesar de la condena mundial del genocidio israelí, muchos gobiernos continúan comerciando con el Estado sionista, suministrándole armas, materias primas, etc.

Esto no solo aplica a los Estados occidentales, sino también al general Sisi, dictador militar de Egipto. A pesar de sus expresiones verbales de solidaridad con el pueblo palestino, el régimen ha cerrado la frontera con Gaza y no hace nada para ayudar a la población que sufre. Hace apenas unos días, el general Sisi incluso firmó un importante acuerdo de gas natural con Israel por valor de 35 000 millones de dólares, lo que hace que el país árabe dependa de Israel a largo plazo. Esto subraya que la lucha por la liberación de Palestina debe ir de la mano con el derrocamiento de las dictaduras árabes corruptas.

Para concluir, Michael enfatizó que no puede haber neutralidad en esta guerra. Es importante apoyar al pueblo palestino y su heroica resistencia. ¡Nuestra lucha continuará hasta que toda Palestina sea libre dentro de sus fronteras históricas de 1948!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6WUF30xm0A&ab_channel=ReCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCHM8oZ4ZiM&ab_channel=ReCo

Wien: Kundgebung gegen den Völkermord in Gaza

Bericht (mit Fotos und Videos) von einer Demonstration in Wien am 8. August 2025, österreichische Sektion der RCIT, www.thecommunists.net

Dutzende Aktivistinnen und Aktivisten versammelten sich in der Wiener Innenstadt zu einer Kundgebung, um ihre Solidarität mit dem palästinensischen Volk zu zeigen. Viele Passanten blieben stehen, um ihren Protest gegen den israelischen Völkermord im Gaza zu bekunden.

Es gab mehrere Rednerinnen und Redner, darunter Michael Pröbsting, Internationaler Sekretär der RCIT. In seiner Rede wies er darauf hin, dass trotz der Verurteilung des israelischen Massenmordes durch die Weltöffentlichkeit viele Regierungen trotzdem weiterhin Handel mit dem zionistischen Staat betreiben und diesen mit Waffen, Rohstoffen, usw. beliefern.

Dies trifft nicht nur auf die westlichen Staaten zu, sondern auch auf General Sisi, den Militärdiktator Ägyptens. Trotz verbaler Sympathiebekundungen mit dem palästinensischen Volk hat das Regime die Grenze zum Gaza abgesperrt und rührt keinen Finger, um den leidenden Menschen zu helfen. Erst vor wenigen Tagen hat General Sisi sogar ein großes Erdgasgeschäft mit Israel im Wert von 35 Mrd. US-Dollar abgeschlossen, welches das arabische Land langfristig von Israel abhängig macht. Dies unterstreicht, dass der Kampf für die Befreiung Palästinas mit der Beseitigung der korrupten arabischen Diktaturen Hand in Hand gehen muss.

Abschließend betonte Michael, dass es in diesem Krieg keine Neutralität geben dürfe. Hier gilt es, Partei zu ergreifen für das palästinensische Volk und seinen heldenhaften Widerstand. Unser Kampf wird so lange weitergehen bis ganz Palästina in seinen historischen Grenzen von 1948 frei ist!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6WUF30xm0A&ab_channel=ReCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCHM8oZ4ZiM&ab_channel=ReCo

වියානා: ගාසා තීරයේ ජන සංහාරයට එරෙහි රැලිය

2025 අගෝස්තු 8 වන දින වියානාහි පැවති RCIT හි ඔස්ට්‍රියානු අංශයේ විරෝධතාවයකින් (ඡායාරූප සහ වීඩියෝ සමඟ) වාර්තාව, www.thecommunists.net

පලස්තීන ජනතාව සමඟ ඔවුන්ගේ සහයෝගීතාවය පෙන්වීම සඳහා ක්‍රියාකාරීන් දුසිම් ගනනක් වියානා නගර මධ්‍යයේ රැලියක් සඳහා රැස් වූහ. ගාසා තීරයේ ඊශ්‍රායල ජන සංහාරයට එරෙහි විරෝධතාවට එක්වීමට බොහෝ මගීන් නතර විය.

RCIT හි ජාත්‍යන්තර ලේකම් මයිකල් ප්‍රොබ්ස්ටිං ඇතුළු කථිකයන් කිහිප දෙනෙක් රැලිය ඇමතූහ. ඊශ්‍රායල සමූහ ඝාතනය ලොව හෙළා දකිනු ලැබුවද, බොහෝ රජයන් සියොන්වාදී රාජ්‍යය සමඟ වෙළඳාම් කරමින් එයට ආයුධ, අමුද්‍රව්‍ය ආදිය සපයන බව ඔහු සිය කතාවේදී පෙන්වා දුන්නේය.

මෙය බටහිර රාජ්‍යයන්ට පමණක් නොව, ඊජිප්තුවේ හමුදා ඒකාධිපතියා වන ජෙනරාල් සිසිට ද සත්‍ය වේ. පලස්තීන ජනතාවට වාචික අනුකම්පාව ප්‍රකාශ කළද, පාලන තන්ත්‍රය ගාසා තීරයේ දේශසීමාව වසා දමා ඇති අතර දුක් විඳින ජනතාවට උපකාර කිරීමට ඇඟිල්ලක්වත් ඔසවන්නේ නැත. දින කිහිපයකට පෙර, ජෙනරාල් සිසි ඊශ්‍රායලය සමඟ ඩොලර් බිලියන 35 ක ප්‍රධාන ස්වාභාවික ගෑස් ගිවිසුමක් පවා අත්සන් කළ අතර එමඟින් අරාබි රට දිගු කාලීනව ඊශ්‍රායලය මත යැපීමට සිදු විය. පලස්තීනයේ විමුක්තිය සඳහා වන අරගලය දූෂිත අරාබි ඒකාධිපතිත්වයන් පෙරලා දැමීම සමඟ අත්වැල් බැඳ ගත යුතු බව මෙයින් අවධාරණය කෙරේ.

අවසාන වශයෙන්, මෙම යුද්ධයේදී මධ්‍යස්ථභාවයක් තිබිය නොහැකි බව මයිකල් අවධාරණය කළේය. පලස්තීන ජනතාව සහ ඔවුන්ගේ වීරෝදාර ප්‍රතිරෝධය සමඟ පැත්ත ගැනීම වැදගත් වේ. 1948 ඓතිහාසික දේශසීමා තුළ මුළු පලස්තීනයම නිදහස් වන තුරු අපගේ අරගලය දිගටම පවතිනු ඇත!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6WUF30xm0A&ab_channel=ReCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCHM8oZ4ZiM&ab_channel=ReCo

London: National March for Palestine

By Laurence Humphries, RCIT Britain, 9^th August 2025

About 300,000 people marched in Central London to demand an end of Israel’s policy to starve Gaza. The lively demonstration was organised by the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, Friends of Al Asqa and the Stop the War Coalition.

People, many with a migrant background, chanted slogans and held placards with slogans like “Free, Free Palestine”, “Starvation is Genocide”, “We are all Palestinians”, “For a Palestinian state from the River to the Sea”, “Stop Arming Israel”, etc. Comrades of the RCIT participated in the demonstration and sold our journals.

Reflecting increasing public outrage against the persecution of Palestine Action as a “terrorist organisation”, many people assembled at parliament square to show their support. Once again, police suppressed this protest and arrested 522 people.

Argentina: Free Francisco Ramos (“Colo”) and other Prisoners for Supporting the Pensioners' Struggle

By the Executive Committee of Convergencia Socialista (RCIT Section in Argentina), 30.07.2025, https://convergenciadecombate.blogspot.com

Today, once again, the national government, instead of fulfilling its obligation to defend pensioners, savagely repressed another march by our comrades. The repressive forces arrested several protesters, including our comrade Francisco Ramos, who is also a delegate (shop steward in Argentina, Ed.) at the metalworking factory Emu in the City of Buenos Aires.

The provisional list we have so far of those arrested is as follows: Federico Burgos, DNI 30210971, Leandro Mariatain, DNI 30034252, Javier Mendoza, DNI 26079906, Hugo Eischler, DNI 24767503, Alejandro Carrizo, DNI 30336828, Francisco Ramos, DNI 35472098, Agustín Cano, DNI 38454980

We call on all left-wing and democratic forces to gather in front of the 4th precinct in Buenos Aires City, to demand the freedom and dismissal of those imprisoned for fighting. 425 Zabaleta Street, Parque Patricios.

Argentina: Libertad a Francisco Ramos, Colo, y demás presos por apoyar la lucha de jubilados y jubiladas

Por Comité Ejecutivo de Convergencia Socialista (sección argentina de la CCRI), 30.075.2025, https://convergenciadecombate.blogspot.com

Hoy, nuevamente, el gobierno nacional, en vez de cumplir con la obligación de defender a los jubilados y las jubiladas, volvió a reprimir salvajemente otra marcha de los compañeros y compañeras. Las fuerzas represivas detuvieron a varios manifestantes, entre ellos nuestro compañero Francisco Ramos, que es, además, delegado de la fábrica metalúrgica Emu de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.

La lista provisora que tenemos, hasta ahora, de los detenidos, es la siguiente: Federico Burgos, DNI 30210971 Leandro Mariatain, DNI 30034252 - Javier Mendoza, DNI 26079906 - Hugo Eischler, DNI 24767503 Alejandro Carrizo, DNI 30336828 - Francisco Ramos, DNI 35472098 - Agustín Cano, DNI 38454980 -

Convocamos a las fuerzas de izquierda y democráticas en general, a concentrarse frente a la comisaría 4 de CABA, para exigir la libertad y el desprocesamiento de los presos por luchar. Calle Zabaleta 425, Parque Patricios.

Vienna: Rally against the Israeli Aggression in Southern Syria

Report (with photos and videos) from a rally in Vienna on 20 July 2025, Austrian section of the RCIT, www.thecommunists.net

About 500 people demonstrated in front of the Austrian parliament on 20 July to protest against the Israeli aggression against Syria. The rally was organised by the “National Syrian Society in Austria”.

It was a lively protest reflecting the outrage of the Syrian people against the Israeli military intervention in the southern province of Suwayda. A number of Syrian speakers addressed the rally.

Our comrade Michael Pröbsting, International Secretary of the RCIT, was invited to address the rally and held two speeches. He strongly condemned the Israeli aggression and stated that in the conflict between Syria and the Zionist state respectively its agents (like the pro-Israeli Druze leader Hikmet al-Hijri), we fully support the military struggle of the Syrian forces. Michael stated that Israel is by a its very nature an expansionist, warmongering state and, as such, an enemy of the Palestinian and all Arab peoples. He also emphasised that we advocate a free Syria where the labouring masses take power and where all groups – Arabs and Kurds, Sunni, Shia, Alawites, Druzes, and Christians – can peacefully live together as equals.

(See on this also the RCIT statement “Defend Syria against Israel’s War of Aggression!”, https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/africa-and-middle-east/defend-syria-against-israel-s-war-of-aggression/)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A-T-67h7AE&ab_channel=ReCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z43dPhlS9dk&ab_channel=ReCo

Viena: Manifestación contra la agresión israelí en el sur de Siria

Informe (con fotos y vídeos) de una manifestación en Viena el 20 de julio de 2025, sección austriaca de la CCRI, www.thecommunists.net

Unas 500 personas se manifestaron frente al parlamento austriaco el 20 de julio para protestar contra la agresión israelí contra Siria.

La manifestación fue organizada por la Sociedad Nacional Siria en Austria. Fue una protesta vibrante que reflejó la indignación del pueblo sirio ante la intervención militar israelí en la provincia meridional de Suwayda. Varios oradores sirios intervinieron en la manifestación.

Nuestro camarada Michael Pröbsting, Secretario Internacional de la CCRI, fue invitado a dirigirse a la manifestación y pronunció dos discursos. Condenó enérgicamente la agresión israelí y afirmó que, en el conflicto entre Siria y el Estado sionista y sus agentes (como el líder druso proisraelí Hikmet al-Hijri), apoyamos plenamente la lucha militar de las fuerzas sirias. Michael afirmó que Israel es, por naturaleza, un Estado expansionista y belicista y, como tal, enemigo del pueblo palestino y de todos los pueblos árabes. También enfatizó que abogamos por una Siria libre donde las masas trabajadoras tomen el poder y donde todos los grupos —árabes y kurdos, sunitas, chiítas, alauitas, drusos y cristianos— puedan convivir pacíficamente en igualdad de condiciones. (Véase también la declaración de la CCRI “¡Defendamos a Siria contra la guerra de agresión de Israel!”, https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/africa-and-middle-east/defend-syria-against-israel-s-war-of-aggression/)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A-T-67h7AE&ab_channel=ReCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z43dPhlS9dk&ab_channel=ReCo

Wien: Kundgebung gegen die israelische Aggression im Süden Syriens

Bericht (mit Fotos und Videos) von einer Kundgebung in Wien am 20. Juli 2025, österreichische Sektion der RCIT, www.thecommunists.net

Rund 500 Menschen demonstrierten am 20. Juli vor dem österreichischen Parlament gegen die israelische Aggression in Syrien. Die Kundgebung wurde von der Nationalen Syrischen Gesellschaft in Österreich organisiert.

Es war ein lebhafter Protest, der die Empörung der syrischen Bevölkerung über die israelische Militärintervention in der südlichen Provinz Suwayda widerspiegelte. Mehrere syrische Redner sprachen auf der Kundgebung.

Unser Genosse Michael Pröbsting, Internationaler Sekretär der RCIT, war eingeladen, auf der Kundgebung zu sprechen und hielt zwei Reden. Er verurteilte die israelische Aggression aufs Schärfste und erklärte, dass wir im Konflikt zwischen Syrien und dem zionistischen Staat bzw. seinen Agenten (wie dem pro-israelischen Drusenführer Hikmet al-Hijri) den militärischen Kampf der syrischen Streitkräfte voll und ganz unterstützen. Michael erklärte, dass Israel von Natur aus ein expansionistischer, kriegstreiberischer Staat ist und damit ein Feind Palästinas und aller arabischen Völker. Er betonte außerdem, dass wir uns für ein freies Syrien einsetzen, in dem die arbeitenden Massen die Macht ausüben und alle Gruppen – Araber und Kurden, Sunniten, Schiiten, Alawiten, Drusen und Christen – friedlich und gleichberechtigt zusammenleben können.

(Siehe dazu auch die RCIT-Stellungnahme „Verteidigt Syrien gegen Israels Angriffskrieg!“, https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/africa-and-middle-east/defend-syria-against-israel-s-war-of-aggression/#anker_2)

Siehe auch den Bericht von Voice of Vienna, https://voiceofvienna.org/2025/07/vienna-protest-demands-end-to-israeli-strikes-calls-for-a-free-syria/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A-T-67h7AE&ab_channel=ReCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z43dPhlS9dk&ab_channel=ReCo

London: National Demonstration for an End of the Genocide in Gaza

By Laurence Humphries, RCIT Britain, 20^th July 2025

More than 80,000 people marched in Central London to demand an end of genocide in Gaza. Starting from The Embankment demonstrators, many of them migrants with origins in Muslim countries, marched to Whitehall and Downing Street despite pouring rain. Once again, the lively demonstration was organised by the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, Friends of Al Asqa and the Stop the War Coalition.

Protestors, many with a migrant background, held placards with slogans like “Israel is a Terror State”, “Free, Free Palestine”, “We are all Palestinians now”, “For a Palestinian state from the River to the Sea”, “Stop Arming Israel”, etc. Comrades of the RCIT participated in the demonstration and sold our journals.

It was reported that 55 supporters of Palestine Action had been arrested by the police under the Terrorism act. Shamefully, this non-violent organisation has been proscribed and banned by the state and anyone found guilty could spend 14 years in prison.

South Korea: The 37th Emergency Campaign for Palestinian Liberation Held Today in Ulsan

Report on the 37^th Emergency Action in Ulsan for the Liberation of Palestine, Workers' Revolutionary Party (Preparation Group) [RCIT Section in South Korea], 12 July 2025

Today, the 37th emergency action campaign for Palestinian liberation was held in Ulsan. Despite the scorching heat, a total of 19 comrades participated, including the Senior Vice-Chair and executives of the Ulsan Regional Headquarters of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), the leadership of the Hyundai Glovis branch of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union, Chairpersons Seo Young-ho and Yang Bong-soo from the Hyundai Motor Martyrs Association, comrade Nam Jung-ah from the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union (KTU), civic comrades from Malbeop, comrades from the Workers' Revolutionary Party (Preparation Group), "March to Socialism," the Ulsan Regional Committee, and Pakistani migrant worker comrades who have been consistently observing this campaign.

The participants raised their voices powerfully today. We condemned the blockade and massacre in Gaza by Israel, the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by the U.S. and Israel, the bombing of Iran and expansion of war in the Middle East, the oppression of queer people, the export of construction machinery by Hyundai to Israel, resource plunder by the Korea National Oil Corporation, and arms exports by the South Korean government.

We declared all these massacres and wars to be jointly orchestrated by the United States, Israel, and the South Korean government—and we condemned them all.

We chanted: Israel, immediately lift the blockade on food and humanitarian aid to Palestine! Stop the massacre in Gaza and withdraw completely! Free, Free Palestine! From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!

We thank all comrades who contributed to today’s campaign through speeches, sound equipment, labour songs, and performances of Kofia - Leve Palestina and Krossa Sionismen.

Today, once again, we firmly observe the situation in Palestine and the broader Middle East with sharp awareness—and we continue on the path toward liberation.

Stop the massacre!

Freedom and liberation for Palestine!

Down with the Zionist beast!

From the Jordan River to the Sea, let us win a red, liberated Palestine!

오늘 울산에서 팔레스타인 해방을 위한 37차 긴급행동 캠페인이 진행되었습니다.

– 팔레스타인 해방을 위한 제37차 울산 긴급행동 보고

민주노총 울산본부 수석부본부장과 간부들, 금속노조 현대글로비스지회 임원들, 현대차 서영호·양봉수 열사회 집행위원장, 전교조 남정아 동지, 말법 시민 동지들, 노동자혁명당(준), 사회주의를향한전진, 그리고 이 캠페인을 꾸준히 주시해온 파키스탄 이주노동자 동지들까지 총 19명이 찜통더위에도 불구하고 함께했습니다.

오늘 참가자들은 강력히 외쳤습니다.

이스라엘의 가자지구 봉쇄와 대량학살, 미국과 이스라엘의 팔레스타인 인종청소, 이란에 대한 폭격과 중동 전쟁 확산, 퀴어에 대한 억압, 현대건설기계의 이스라엘 수출, 한국석유공사의 자원 수탈, 한국 정부의 무기 수출 등…

이 모든 학살과 전쟁의 공모자들—미국, 이스라엘, 그리고 한국 정부—를 규탄했습니다.

그리고 우리는 외쳤습니다:

“이스라엘은 팔레스타인에 대한 식량·구호품 봉쇄를 즉각 해제하라!

가자지구 학살을 중단하고, 전면 철수하라!

Free, Free Palestine!

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!”

연설, 음향, 노동가요, 팔레스타인 노래까지, 오늘 캠페인을 함께 만들어주신 모든 동지들께 감사드립니다.

우리는 오늘도 팔레스타인과 중동의 정세를 날카롭게 주시하며, 해방을 향한 여정에 함께할 것입니다.

다음 울산 38차 긴급행동은 울산지역 하계휴가 일정과 겹쳐 있습니다.

계속 이어갈지, 잠시 쉬어갈지 여부는 민주노총 울산본부 조시형 동지와 소통하며, 동지들의 의견을 모아 결정하겠습니다.

학살을 멈춰라!

팔레스타인에 자유와 해방을

시온주의 야수 타도! 요르단강에서 지중해까지 붉은 해방 팔레스타인 쟁취!

South Korea: Day 631 — We Do Not Stop

Report on the 36th Emergency Action in Ulsan for the Liberation of Palestine, Workers' Revolutionary Party (Preparation Group) [RCIT Section in South Korea], 28 June 2025

Saturday, June 28, 2025, marks the 631st day since Israel launched its full-scale genocide against the Palestinian people. The data, compiled by the Government Media Office in Gaza after surpassing 600 days of massacres, presents harrowing statistics that can only be described by one word: genocide.

Over the past month, the Middle East has once again been engulfed in the flames of war. The Israeli-American airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, followed by Iran’s massive missile retaliation, have sent shockwaves across the world. In this exchange of attacks, over 600 people in Iran were killed and more than 1,500 injured; in Israel, more than 20 were killed and hundreds wounded.

At the core of these developments is Israel’s unrelenting ambition for hegemony, acting as the attack dog of U.S. imperialism. From Gaza and the West Bank to Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and now Iran—Israel maintains a state of perpetual war across the region to justify its colonial and military domination.

On June 22 in particular, the United States spent at least 23 trillion KRW (approx. $16.5 billion USD) in just 25 minutes to bomb three nuclear sites in Iran—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. This amount could have instead provided 10 million KRW (approx. $7,000 USD) to each of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents.

This is the very essence of the barbaric capitalist era—an imperialist war regime.

Although the direct confrontation between Iran and Israel has now entered a temporary ceasefire, Israel has already redirected its military might toward Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon, resuming its massacres. This is the true nature of the Zionist settler-colonial state.

Today’s 36th emergency solidarity rally for peace in Palestine in Ulsan coincided with the KCTU’s mass rally in Seoul, making it difficult for many comrades to attend. Nevertheless, we stood our ground with unwavering passion for international solidarity.

We extend our deepest thanks to the comrades who joined us in the sweltering heat: Comrades from the Hyundai Glovis Ulsan branch of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union; Comrades from subcontractor company Isu at Hyundai Motors; Comrades from the Seoyoungho Beekeeping Thermo-Social Association and hornet-fighting citizen activists; March to Socialism Ulsan Committee; Workers’ Revolutionary Party (Preparation Group); Special thanks to Comrade Lee Do-han, Executive Director of the Thermo-Social Association, who gave two powerful speeches; to the comrades from Isu for providing vehicle support; and to Comrade Han Beom-soo for handling the sound equipment. We are truly grateful to all.

Though our numbers may have been small, our voices for Palestine’s freedom and liberation were not. Internationalism is not just words—it is action. Silence is complicity; solidarity is our weapon. From Ulsan, from Korea, from every corner of the world, we will never cease our solidarity for Palestinian liberation and the defeat of imperialism.

Peace to Gaza!

Freedom to Palestine!

Down with Zionism and Imperialism!

631일째 되는 날, 우리는 멈추지 않습니다

– 팔레스타인 해방을 위한 제36차 울산 긴급행동 보고

2025년 6월 28일(토)은 이스라엘이 팔레스타인인들에 대한 대량 학살을 본격적으로 개시한 지 631일째 되는 날입니다. 첨부된 자료는 이스라엘의 학살이 600일을 넘긴 시점에서, 가자지구 정부 언론사무소가 집계한 참혹한 피해 통계입니다. 이는 ‘학살’이라는 단어 외에는 달리 표현할 길 없는 비극의 현실입니다.

한편 지난 한 달, 중동은 다시 전쟁의 화염에 휩싸였습니다. 이스라엘과 미국의 이란 핵시설 공습, 그리고 이란의 대규모 미사일 보복이라는 중대한 사태는 세계적 충격을 불러일으켰습니다. 이번 보복전으로 이란은 600여 명이 사망하고 1,500명 이상이 부상을 입었으며, 이스라엘 역시 20명 이상이 사망하고 수백 명이 다쳤습니다.

이러한 사태의 중심에는 미국 제국주의의 사냥개 역할을 자처하는 이스라엘의 패권 야욕이 있습니다. 가자지구, 서안지구, 레바논, 시리아, 예멘, 그리고 이란에 이르기까지—이스라엘은 중동 전역을 무대로 한 ‘영구전쟁’ 상태를 유지하며, 자신들의 식민·군사적 지배를 정당화하고 있습니다.

특히 지난 22일 미국이 단 25분 만에 이란의 핵시설 세 곳(포르도, 나탄즈, 이스파한)을 공습하는 데 투입한 최소 23조 원의 군비는, 가자지구 230만 주민 한 사람 한 사람에게 1천만 원씩 나누어줄 수 있는 금액입니다. 이것이 바로 자본주의 야만의 시대, 제국주의 전쟁체제의 본질입니다.

비록 이란-이스라엘 간 직접 교전은 현재 일시적인 휴전에 들어갔지만, 이스라엘은 즉각 그 화력을 가자지구, 서안지구, 레바논으로 다시 돌려 학살을 재개하고 있습니다.

이것이 시온주의 식민국가의 실체입니다.

오늘 진행된 팔레스타인 평화를 위한 울산 제36차 긴급행동 선전전은, 민주노총의 서울 집중 집회와 겹치며 많은 동지들의 참여가 어려웠지만, 여전히 뜨거운 연대의 마음으로 자리를 지켰습니다.

무더운 날씨 속에서도 함께 싸워주신 동지들께 감사의 마음을 전합니다: 금속노조 현대글로비스울산지회 동지들; 현대차비정규직 이수기업 동지들; 서영호양봉수열사회, 말벌 시민동지들; 사회주의를향한전진 울산위원회 / 노동자혁명당(준). 특히 열사회 이도한 집행위원장 동지께서 힘 있는 발언을 두 차례나 해주셨고; 이수기업 동지들께서는 차량을 지원해주셨습니다; 한범수 동지는 음향 장비를 책임져주셨습니다. 모두 고맙습니다.

우리가 비록 적은 수로 모였더라도, 팔레스타인의 자유와 해방을 위한 외침은 결코 작지 않았습니다. 국제주의는 말이 아니라 실천입니다. 침묵은 공범이고, 연대는 무기입니다. 우리는 울산에서, 한국에서, 세계 곳곳에서 팔레스타인 해방과 제국주의 타도를 위한 연대를 멈추지 않을 것입니다.

가자지구에 평화를!

팔레스타인에 자유를!

시온주의-제국주의를 타도하자!

Interview with Petro Borshchevik (Spalakh, RCIT Section in Ukraine)

Press release of the RCIT Media Team, 24 June 2025, www.thecommunists.net

The Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste - Révolutionnaires – one of the largest Trotskyist parties in France – published an interview with our comrade Petro Borshchevik, a representative of Spalakh (Ukrainian section of the RCIT). The interview was made on 17 May 2025.

Comrade Borshchevik explains our analysis of the nature of the war and our program of struggle. He speaks in Russian language and the video has French subtitles.

Watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kqot_1sjLA&ab_channel=NouveauPartiAnticapitaliste%E2%80%93R%C3%A9volutionnaires

Интервью с Петром Борщевиком (Спалах, секция RCIT в Украине)

Пресс-релиз медиа-команды RCIT, 24 июня 2025 г., www.thecommunists.net

Новая Антикапиталистическая Партия – Революционеров это одна из крупнейших троцкистских партий Франции – опубликовала интервью с нашим товарищем Петром Борщевиком, представителем Spalakh (украинской секции RCIT). Интервью было записано 17 мая 2025 г.

Товарищ Борщевик объясняет наш анализ характера войны и нашу программу борьбы. Он говорит на русском языке, а видео имеет французские субтитры.

Смотреть видео на https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kqot_1sjLA&ab_channel=NouveauPartiAnticapitaliste%E2%80%93R%C3%A9volutionnaires

Інтерв'ю з Петром Борщевиком (Спалах, секція RCIT в Україні)

Прес-реліз медіа-команди RCIT, 24 червня 2025 року, www.thecommunists.net

Нова Антикапіталістична Партія – Революціонерів є одна з найбільших троцькістських партій у Франції – опублікувала інтерв'ю з нашим товаришем Петром Борщевиком, представником Спалах (українська секція RCIT). Інтерв'ю було записано 17 травня 2025 року.

Товариш Борщевик пояснює наш аналіз природи війни та нашу програму боротьби. Він говорить російською мовою, а відео має французькі субтитри.

Дивитися відео на https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kqot_1sjLA&ab_channel=NouveauPartiAnticapitaliste%E2%80%93R%C3%A9volutionnaires

Entrevista con Petro Borshchevik (Spalakh, Sección de la CCRI en Ucrania)

Comunicado de prensa del Equipo de Prensa de la CCRI, 24 de junio de 2025, www.thecommunists.net

El Nuevo Partido Anticapitalista - Revolucionarios, uno de los partidos trotskistas más grandes de Francia, publicó una entrevista con nuestro compañero Petro Borshchevik, representante de Spalakh (sección ucraniana de la CCRI). La entrevista se realizó el 17 de mayo de 2025. El compañero Borshchevik explica nuestro análisis de la naturaleza de la guerra y nuestro programa de lucha. Habla en ruso y el video tiene subtítulos en francés.

Vea el video en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kqot_1sjLA&ab_channel=NouveauPartiAnticapitaliste%E2%80%93R%C3%A9volutionnaires

Interview avec Petro Borshchevik (Spalakh, Section du RCIT en Ukraine)

Communiqué de presse de l'Équipe Média du RCIT, 24 juin 2025, www.thecommunists.net

Le Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste - Révolutionnaires - l'un des plus grands partis trotskystes en France - a publié une interview de notre camarade Petro Borshchevik, représentant du Spalakh (section ukrainienne du RCIT). L'interview a été réalisée le 17 mai 2025.

Le camarade Borschevik y explique notre analyse de la nature de la guerre et notre programme de lutte. Il s'exprime en russe et la vidéo est sous-titrée en français.

Voir la vidéo sur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kqot_1sjLA&ab_channel=NouveauPartiAnticapitaliste%E2%80%93R%C3%A9volutionnaires

London: National Demonstration against the Genocide in Gaza

By Laurence Humphries, RCIT Britain, 21^st June 2025

More than 150,000 people marched in Central London to protest against the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Once again, the lively demonstration was organised by the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign, Friends of Al Asqa and the Stop the War Coalition. Protestors, many with a migrant background, held placards with slogans like “Free, Free Palestine”, “We are all Palestinians now”, “Hands off Iran”, “Stop Bombing Gaza” and “Blood on Starmer's Hands”.

Comrades of the RCIT participated in the demonstration and sold our journals.