Elections held in Guinea amid boycott calls and Coronavirus threat
Parliamentary elections were held in the West African nation of Guinea on March 22, Sunday. A referendum on certain crucial amendments to the constitution, including extending the president’s term, also took place simultaneously
2 cases of COVID-19 detected in besieged Gaza strip
The two individuals who tested positive in Gaza had recently traveled to Pakistan and have been placed in quarantine since their return. The United Nations had stated earlier that the spread of the deadly disease to the Gaza strip would be catastrophic
Communist Party of Britain calls for urgent measures to fight COVID-19
The Communist Party of Britain (CPB) has criticized the Tory government in the UK in a statement claiming that the funds allocated to fight COVID-19 are far less than the money spent to rescue large London banks and markets during and after the financial crisis of 2007-08
French Communist MP calls for nationalization of gas cylinder firm to fight COVID-19
Communists in France have asked for the nationalization of a plant manufacturing medical oxygen cylinders to help in the fight against the severe Coronavirus outbreak in the country. As of March 23, France has over 16,200 cases of COVID-19, resulting in 674 deaths
In Light of the Global Pandemic, Focus Attention on the People
In the wake of the global COVID-19 outbreak, movements from across the world call for states to adopt measures to ensure the well-being and survival of the people
In yet an another attack on communists, Polish court imposes fine on editors of Brzask
The court convicted the editors of the Polish Communist Party’s (KPP) web portal and publication Brzask on charges of promoting “totalitarianism.” They were ordered to pay a fine to the Victims Aid Fund and part of the costs of the trial
ICE officer at detention facility test positive in the US, activists demand release of immigrants
The first case of infection among the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials was reported on Thursday after a health worker at a private detention facility tested positive for coronavirus
Public safety risked to undermine strike at munition factory, alleges South African union
Members of NUMSA have been on strike since February 11 at the Rheinmettal Denel Munition production factory, the company has employed un-trained temporary workers to undermine the strike, putting public safety at risk