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With deep class pride we document a joint statement by Norwegian and Finnish Maoists on the occasion of 104th anniversary of Finnish Workers’ Revolution.

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Nordamerika

We publish here an article from comrades in the USA

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International

Here is a brief report on election boycott actions in Finland and the USA recently.

The comrades of the revolutionary website "Red Flag" from Finland published a report on actions in the course of boycotting regional elections in Finland. Among other things, of leaflet distributions and painted-over election posters in the city of Tampere. Regional elections were then held on 23 January 2022. Overall, only 50 per cent of voters went to the polls. This confirms once again the correctness of the election boycott.

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We publish an unofficial translation of the French song "Les nouveaux partisans" which was sent to us.

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International

Since long, the global economic crisis of imperialism has been particularly noticeable in Turkey through the decline of the Turkish currency, the lira. In recent years, in response to overproduction, the government has always maintained an extremely low key interest rate in order to stimulate crisis-ridden bureaucratic capitalism - which is driven by the imperialists shifting the crisis onto the oppressed nations (impressive evidence of this: every week there are strikes, protests, etc. in Turkish factories of foreign corporations or subcontractors against mass layoffs) - through more investment, causing massive inflation. What is, of course, once again presented in the German bourgeois press as the sole fault of Erdogan's "stupidity" and "stoic egoism" is simply the way the ruling faction of the big bourgeoisie - and they are not mere "fools" - thinks is best to contain / delay the crisis in the country; and this shows how deeply the crisis has already progressed.

In mid-December, the lira lost 6.5 percent of its value in a single day. The weakness of the currency has caused the prices, particularly of imported products, to rise rapidly. Last December, inflation was 36 percent (compared to the previous year); according to bourgeois media, the "unofficial inflation rate" is much higher. In addition to the consequences for the deepest and broadest masses, who are the main victims of the crisis, many from wealthier segments of the population are also losing their positions and sliding into poverty.

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Norway

Tjen Folket Media reports that in Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand demonstrations against rising electricity prices were held, with the demand of maximum 50 cents (norwegian crown) per kWh. In Bergen about 1000 people were in the demonstration, and a speech from a government party was denounced by the masses. In Stavanger about 300 people were demonstrating, and the “left” and right parliamentarian politicians were denounced by the masses.

In Kristiansand 400-500 people demonstrated, and although right wing parties tried to co-opt the demonstration to harvest voters (since they are in parliamentary opposition), the masses were present with their just demands.

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In the course of the international solidarity week for the release of Ahmad Sa'adat, which was held last week, actions were carried out in various places around the world. In addition to the manifestation in Hamburg, which we reported on yesterday, we would like to give a brief overview of the other actions.

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A rally for the freedom of Ahmad Sa'adat of the Alliance against Imperialist Aggression took place in Hamburg on the 22nd of January. This rally is part of different actions that have been carried out in the framework of the international solidarity week for Ahmad Sa'adat from the 15th to the 22nd of January.