RCIT Activities in 2025 (June-October)

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

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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

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 Borshchevik 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.