Condemn the arrest of the 34 members of the Basque Youth Movement in Spain - Repression in Europe continues

Dear Comrades and Friends,

The Communist Organization of Greece (KOE) fully supports the manifest attached here, condemning the new antidemocratic repressive acts of the Spanish government against the Basque Patriotic Left, and concretely the arrest of 34 members of the Basque youth movement.

We call upon all the progressive forces around the world to respond immediately to the urgent appeal of the Basque youth, to sign the attached manifest, and join forces in the struggle for the immediate liberation of the 34 arrested.

Moreover, just a few weeks ago, the Spanish "justice" proceeded (again!) in the arrest of Arnaldo Otegi and 4 more leaders of the Patriotic Left. This mockery of "European democracy" has to be revealed all over the world! We forward this appeal to all our international contacts, asking to demonstrate their solidarity.

Freedom for the 34 Basque youth and all the Basque political prisoners!
Condemn the repression - Support the democratic process advanced by the Basque Patriotic Left!

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Communist Organization of Greece / Kommounistiki Organosi Elladas (KOE)
International Relations Department

Email: laokratia@yahoo.com * aristera@tellas.com
Web: www.koel.gr * In English: international.koel.gr

Post address: Newspaper "Left!" * Isaia Salonon 6 * 11475 Athens, Greece
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----- Forwarded Message ----
From: iñaki garcia garcia
Sent: Wed, December 2, 2009 12:52:12 PM
Subject: FW: URGENTE URGENT CALL FOR SOLIDARITY 34 PEOPLE ARRESTED, we have two days!!!!

Hola a todos hi comrades

Este correo es para mandaros el manifiesto que sera presentado este viernes en denuncia al ataque contra la juventud vasca que se saldo con 34 detenidos la semana pasada. Os pedimos que antes de pasado mañana nos mandeis la adhesion y nos ayudeis moviendo este manifiesto entre vuestros contactos. Sentimos las prisas pero las condiciones de trabajo ahora mismo son malas por aqui.

This mail is just to asko for your solidarity related to the arrest of 34 members of the youth movement last week. This friday we are going to present this manifest attached and we need asap as much signatures as we can have in two days. We need your help, and sorry cause of sending that with only two days but the situation is not good to work here now.

Thansk and gracias a todos to all and AURRERA BOLIE!!!!

Youth and independentist: not a crime/ Joven e independetista: un crimen?

Around the police/juridical attack, 34 people arrested, against the Basque youth movement, the different youth movements below want to declare:

Los movimientos abajo firmantes, ante la detencion de 34 miembros del movimiento juvenil vasco, nos reunimos y declaramos:

We do not consider this attack as an aggression against one concrete organization. Between the arrested people there were representatives of the feminist movement, squatter movement, the movement for another housing policy…at least the representatives of a diverse and alive movement which aim is building an alternative social and national project for the Basque country.

No consideramos este ataque represivo un accion en contra de una organizacion concreta. Entre los arrestados se encuentras representates del movimiento feminista, activistas por el derecho a una vivienda, miembros de las diferentes gazte asanbladas y gaztetxes, acivistas politicos…los detenidos representan un movimiento juvenil que en su dinamismo y diversidad se organiza para ofrecer a este pueblo una alternativa basada en el cambio social y politico.

The civil and political rights are again not respected by the Spanish state. We demand respect, for all different projects that reflex the diversity of our country, including the right to defend an independetist and socialist alternative for the Basque country.

Los derechos civiles y politicos de los jovenes vascos han vuelto a ser crudamente conculcados. Exigimos respeto para todos los proyectos que reflejan la diversidad de nuestro pueblo, incluido aquellos que apostamos por una Euskal Herria independiente y socialista.

We demand to stop all this continuous attacks against the Basque youth and the guarantees to develop our political compromise without repression and with respect to our civil and political rights.

Exigimos que paren estos continuos ataques contra la juventud vasca asi como que se cumplan las garantias para poder desarrollar nuestro compromise politico sin perjuicio de nuestros derechos civiles y politicos.

The signatories of this manifest call a press conference next Friday and a demonstration next Saturday to show collectively that we refuse this attack, show our solidarity to the arrested people and ask for their liberation.

Los abajo firmantes llamamos a su vez una rueda de prensa y una manifestacion con el objetivo de mostrar nuestro rechazo colectivo ante este nuevo ataque represivo, mostramos nuestra solidaridad a los detenidos y exigimos su inmediata liberacion

Maoists spearhead forest seizure in western Nepal

Kathmandu, Dec 1 (PTI) Thousands of landless people led by Maoists' affiliated groups have occupied land and a state-owned forest in western Nepal's Kailali district.

In the last five days, around 10,000 people led by UCPN (Maoist)-aligned organisations representing the landless have thronged Dudejhari forest of Baliya village development committee in Kailali district for capturing public land and forest, according to officials.

The Maoists have assured these squatters that they would be provided free land in Kailali district.

Some 10 kilometres forest land has already been occupied by the Maoists. The squatteres have set up hundreds of huts and temporary shelters to capture the forest area, The Kathmandu Post quoted officials as saying.

They have also warned to retaliate if any one tries to evict them. Hundreds of people including women and children have formed human barricade encircling the encroached area with the aim of retaliation in case of their removal.

Green cover rises in Red Zone

Govt offensive will make us stronger: Indian Maoists

Posted by Rajeesh on Indian Vanguard on November 30, 2009

New Delhi: Weeks before the government launches one of its biggest offensive against Maoists, the Maoists have welcomed it saying this will strengthen their movement in tribal areas.

The Maoist think tank believe that the government’s stand is responsible for their success in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh. "The more destruction they (security forces) cause, the faster will our people’s army grow and our guerrilla war spread to other parts of the country. Thanks to the Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh, our war has achieved in four years what would have taken two decades. Now, thanks to home minister P Chidambaram, our war will expand to wider areas, mobilise more people and gather momentum," said Azad, the spokesperson of the CPI (Maoist) in a document made available to DNA.

"Maoism teaches us that self-preservation is possible only through war. You cannot defend yourself against a powerful and extremely cruel enemy by submitting to him meekly. You have to choose the appropriate method to fight a relatively superior and powerful enemy and only by this can you ensure the preservation of your forces," he said.

Targeting prime minister Manmohan Singh and Chidambaram for not doing enough for the tribals of mineral-rich areas, the Maoist leadership says the government is only interested in these areas because of resources but is doing nothing to develop them. The rebels are clear there’s no question of getting down to talks if laying down arms is a pre-condition.

"Never, not even in our dreams can we think of laying down arms. We have taken up arms to defend the rights of people and to liberate them exploitation and oppression. Laying down arms would be betraying the m," Azad said.

"We may lose some forces in this brutal offensive by the enemy. But you must keep in mind that when the people’s war began we had only a handful of committed cadre.

Today, it has grown into a big mass movement with a people army and a countrywide presence. Even if we lose some forces, we will rebuild the movement as we are now doing in Andhra Pradesh. You will see the results of our underground work soon," said Azad.

Hinting at more attacks against policemen, Maoists said they have asked their cadre not to use brutal tacticssuch as those used on Francis Induvar, the slain policeman from Jharkhand

Source DNA

Meeting in London addresses question of Maoist led Tribal Struggle in India

A packed public meeting called by the Co-ordination Committee of the Revolutionary Communists of Britain in London examined the origin and roots of the caste system in India and the class and caste contradictions that has led to the oppressed Tribals or Adivasi people being attacked by the Indian State with ferocious military force under Operation Green Hunt.

The Adivasi and Maoist resistance movements were discussed and the meeting explored ways in which the multinationals of British or European origin should be exposed for their complicity in the savage attacks by The Indian Government on the Adivasi people.The Multinationals are the benificaries of the land grab MOU's signed by the Indian Government.

Solidarity with the Maoist led Adivasi struggle was expressed at the meeting with a determination to expose all those responsible from Multinational's to the Indian Government responsible for the slaughter of democratic forces of resistance to oppression.

A statement was read to the meeting stating that Saibaba of the RDF had never agreed to speak at this meeting and the previous announcement was a case of mis communication.

G N Saibaba of the RDF speaks on Tribals in India , Ecological disaster and Political Prisoners at London meeting

G N Saibaba of the RDF spoke to a meeting in London organised by Committee for Solidarity with Political Prisoners on the question of the Indian State's War on its own indigenous Adivasi or Tribal people.

He pointed out the the areas of Forest inhabitated by the Tribals are the lungs of South Asia and should be a Green conservation area for the planet along with other forest areas like those in Brazil.

The struggle of the Adivasi people is our struggle and not just their's said Saibaba has the implications of the rapacious plunder of Adivasi lands by imperialist capitalist monopolies endangers the survival of the planet.

Saibaba also pointed out that India has the undeserved reputation has the worlds largest democracy - the reality is that India has the largest number of political prisoners in the world but the Indian Government refuses to recognise political prisoner status. India also has the highest rate of custodial deaths.

He called at the meeting for a campaign to recognise political prisoner status for those who have fought for social justice in India and have found themselves repressed and behind bars.

He received a standing ovation by those present at the meeting campaigning for the freedom of political prisoners throughout the world..

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