DEM VOLKE DIENEN

Finland

On Friday, January 27^th, the 105^th anniversary of the Finnish Worker’s Revolution was celebrated.

We piblish a english translation of the weekly editorial of the revolutionary and democratic newspaper A Nova Democracia from Brasil.

Much noise was made when Luiz Inácio fired, on the 21st, some 80 military personnel serving at the Planalto and the then Army Commander, Júlio César de Arruda, replacing him with Tomás Miguel Ribeiro Paiva. Some, dizzy with the blind belief in the “stability” of bourgeois democracy and the country’s rotten institutions, and that Yankee imperialism “will not permit a coup,” went so far as to proclaim that the effective “Lula government” was being inaugurated, without the tutelage of the Armed Forces. Luiz Inácio proclaimed that he distrusted the Armed Forces, that he wanted a Cabinet of Institutional Security (GSI) without military staff, and played games for the audience that he would not accept military assistants (and soon after, would have them), in a staging that he would not submit to “military power,” to try to restrict the generals’ room for maneuver through isolation in public opinion.

After interior minister of Baden-Württemberg, Thomas Strobl (CDU) called the last turn of the year a "completely normal New Year's Eve", he has changed his position completely and demands with his parliamentary group stronger repression and surveillance against the people. Among other things, the head of the parliamentary group Manuel Hagel even goes so far as to demand body cams for firefighters and emergency medical personnel.

Revolutionaries, anti-imperialists and masses from different countries gathered in Hamburg on Saturday 04 February 2023 to demonstrate against the recent massacres and bombardments carried out by Israel against the Palestinian people. Speeches were made strongly condemning the recent attacks on Gaza and the military operation in Jenin in which 10 Palestinians were killed. To this end, in the past few days, Israeli forces stormed several sections in different prisons, arbitrarily transferred many prisoners, prevented any kind of visits and locked a large number of prisoners in solitary confinement. On 31 January 2023, the prison authorities stormed Al Damoon prison and attacked mainly female prisoners. These crimes were also highlighted in speeches at the Manifestation. In addition, the criminalisation of the Palestinian movement here in Germany was also discussed, as the Berlin state government wants to ban all gatherings on Nakba Day for the umpteenth time. Different internationalist and anti-imperialist organisations spoke, as well as Arab masses expressing their class hatred against the oppression of the Palestinian people.

In Hamburg, comrades developed solidarity actions with the struggle of the poor peasants against the imperialist mega-projects at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Thus, two banners were put up. The first banner was put up at the Hamburg University and the second one at the Sternschanze station, where a manifestation will take place next Wednesday at 6 pm. The pictures we share here were sent to us.

On 26 January, the Israeli army murdered 10 Palestinians and injured 20 others, some seriously, during a military operation in the West Bank town of Jenin. The operation targeted several homes, a refugee camp and a hospital. It was justified as an action against so-called "terrorists", as the national liberation movement and other resisters are called. Members of the national liberation organisations Hamas and Islamic Jihad defended themselves against the massacre, some with firearms. Among the dead, in addition to several young men, was a 61-year-old woman who was literally executed in her own home by a shot to the neck. In addition, a tear gas grenade was fired into a children's ward of a local hospital, injuring several children.

Admiral Garnier Santos, former Navy commander. Photo: Pedro Ladeira/Folhapress

We publish an english translation of the weekly editorial of the newspaper A Nova Democracia from Brasil.

According to a CNN journalist, with information leaked from behind the scenes, the Army High Command discussed during meetings in November whether or not to take the initiative for a “military intervention” before Luiz Inácio’s inauguration. According to the press monopoly, by a majority, the reactionary generals concluded that it was not the moment to carry out a coup. The information also says that one of the main articulators of the coup propaganda was Walter Braga Netto, a four-star general from the reserve and candidate for vice-president on the ticket of Bolsonaro the Weak. Obviously, the general denied it, but he was not convincing.

Norway

Comrades from Tjen Folket Media reports that actions has been carried out on occasion of the foundation of the ICL.

In Kristiansand and Sørlandet Leaflets were distributed and in Vennesla ICL flags were put up.