DEM VOLKE DIENEN

On January 29 approximately 150 people from different cities in north-Rhine-Westphalia came together in order to commemorate Giórgios Zantiótis who was murdered by the police.

He died on November 1st 2021 in police-custody in Wuppertal. The 25-year-old was stopped by the police because of a brawl that had happened in a club. After they harrassed him with racist phrases they kicked him in the stomach and beat him. The kick was probably the cause of his death that occurred 90 minutes later in custody. Giórgios was operated only two moths prior in the stomach-area because of health problems. Is doctor warned him that even throwing up could be dangerous. Part of this brutal attack was filmed by his sister María.

The police did not take position on this death in custody and reasoned for this by claiming that the death of a 25-year-old was not relevant for the media as Giŕgios had died from natural causes, as they put it.

In a short speech on the demo Giórgios‘ sister demanded the murder of her brother to be solved. After that the demo marched through Wuppertal to different places that are often targeted by police-measures and where they deliberately target migrants.

In different speeches the attention was directed towards the victims of massive police-violence in Wuppertal.

We would also like to point you towards this detailed report by Initiative Gerechtigkeit für Adel

On the occasion of the "Day of Betrayal" in India proclaimed by Samyukta Kisan Morcha, proletarian revolutionaries in Essen have held several rallies in support of the struggle of the Indian people and to denounce the current military operation Prahaar-3, which is directed against the people's war in India. The CPI (Maoist) has also called for participation in the activities of the "Day of Betrayal" and has called for participation in the nationwide bandh on February 23 and 24. The day of betrayal was directed against the BJP central government, which has reneged on its promise to withdraw several agrarian laws.

In the coastal city of Marseille, rubbish is piling up on the roadsides. The reason for this is an ongoing strike by the rubbish collectors.

Consumer price inflation continues to be an issue on the minds of everyone in Turkey and a serious burden on the shoulders of the people; last December, inflation was 36 percent. However, the Erdogan government's financial policy on this issue (long-term low key interest rate) is not only the procedure to contain or delay the crisis, but even more a deliberate strategy of the ruling clique in the country to enrich themselves even more.

We are documenting here a report from our comrades in Ireland.

Norway

Tjen Folket Media reports that actions were made by Kampkomiteen in Bergen, against rising electricity costs. Fliers were distributed, and the manifestation ended in front of the offices of major energy company, where also a banner condemned the Norwegian Imperialist activity in Chile.

Below we publish a call by the Communist Party of India (Maoist) for participation in the nationwide protests by farmers and peasants on January 31 and the nationwide strike on February 23 and 24.

Former SPD secretary general and SPD executive board member Yasmin Fahimi has been elected DGB chairwoman by the DGB executive board. That an SPD member becomes chair of the DGB (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund /german federation of trade unions) is nothing new, but is tradition in the leadership of the unions. The party card is obligatory for a union boss. The final decision, which can be considered a formality, will follow in May at the DGB national congress. The party book enables a high function in the union and a high function in the union enables greater influence in politics. In Fahimi's case, one can see very well how this worked. For example, she managed to become secretary general for a short time and later became state secretary in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs thanks to her party colleague Andrea Nahles.