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New York, NY – On the evening of October 13, members and friends of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding at the Kefalos Society in New York City. The highlight of the evening was an address about the current situation in Greece and the world by Zissis Lymperidis, a member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the KKE. Before his address, various friends and fraternal parties of the KKE from New York City presented short greetings. After the greetings there was a presentation of a video showing the heroic history of this party and the struggles they have engaged in.

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One of the many marches during general strike in Greece.

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). Mass combative strike response of the workers to the anti-people political line of the government-EU-IMF

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Feb. 15 statement from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE).

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Jan. 27 statement from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE).

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By All-Workers Militant Front (PAME)

Greek workers march in December, 2015 general strike.

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following call from the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME) for a general strike by Greek workers Feb. 4.

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following August 24 statement from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). In the face of the early elections

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following July 6 statement from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). The KKE is opposed to the anti-people consensus of the bourgeois parties

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). On the result of the referendum: Hundreds of thousands of people supported the proposal of the KKE

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By Kosta Harlan

Massive rally of Communist Party of Greece (KKE) fills Syntagma Square

Millions of Greek voters go to the polls July 5, in a referendum that will have important implications for the country's future. The prime minister Alexis Tsipras, of the governing SYRIZA (Coalition of the Radical Left), announced the referendum last week after a breakdown in negotiations with the so-called Troika (the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank, and the European Commission). The referendum basically asks: do you accept the Troika's proposed austerity measures (“yes” or “nai” in Greek) or do you reject them (“no” or “oxi”)?

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By Masao Suzuki

San José, CA – On June 28, the European Central Bank (ECB) stopped emergency lending to Greek banks. With depositors trying to withdraw money and banks without access to cash, the Greek government called for a six-day bank shutdown from June 29 to July 6. ATM withdrawals were limited to 60 euros (about $66) a day per account holder. In addition, capital controls mean that money cannot flow out of Greece unless permitted by the government.

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