Report from a Rally in Ulsan on 5 April 2025, Workers' Revolutionary Party (Preparation Group) [RCIT Section in South Korea]

On April 5, 2025, we held the 32nd Emergency Action for Peace in Palestine in Ulsan. A total of 27 comrades participated, including full-time officers from the Ulsan branch of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), the Ulsan branch of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union, the Hyundai Glovis Ulsan chapter, Lee Soo – a dismissed worker from the Hyundai Motor Irregular Workers’ Union, the Hyundai Heavy Industries Subcontractor Workers’ Union, 2030 Malbeol, comrade Jeong Seung-chul from Busan, the Ulsan chapter of the Labor Party, the Workers' Revolutionary Party (Preparation Group), and the March to Socialism Ulsan Regional Committee. We sincerely thank all comrades who joined us in this action.

Today’s action was more than a show of interest or solidarity with the situation in Palestine—it was a site of practical solidarity by the people resisting the violence and oppression of imperialism. Especially in light of the news of the impeachment of Yoon Suk-yeol, the traitor behind a domestic coup, we understood this situation as part of the struggle against authoritarian, anti-people rule within Korean society. At the same time, we linked it to the international people's struggle against war crimes and colonial domination by the United States and Israel.

The Yoon Suk-yeol regime, throughout its tenure, has followed the hegemonic and violent paths of the U.S. and Israel, remaining silent or complicit in the face of the invasion and massacre of Palestine. This is not merely a matter of foreign policy—it lays bare for whom power in this land truly exists. Yoon’s impeachment is not just the ousting of an individual. It is a signal flare indicating that the foundations of oppression, deception, and unjust alliances are being shaken, and it is a call for the people to step forward as agents of political change.

The current situation in Gaza is, quite literally, hell on earth. Since March 18, the U.S. and Israel have unilaterally broken a ceasefire agreement and launched renewed large-scale bombings and ground assaults. In just a few weeks, more than 1,060 Palestinians have lost their lives, and over 2,600 have been injured. Hospitals have collapsed, electricity has been cut off, and even children, women, and the elderly are being targeted in military operations. We cannot remain silent in the face of this reality. This is not simply a war—it is a planned, organized genocide and ethnic cleansing.

But the Palestinian people are not kneeling. The armed groups and masses in Gaza have chosen resistance, not surrender. They are not bowing to colonial domination – they are fighting for self-determination and liberation. We support their struggle. We will echo their cries for “freedom” and “liberation” here in Ulsan.

Workers, youth, and socialists in Ulsan say this clearly: the liberation of Palestine is our liberation. This solidarity is not about someone else’s struggle. All peoples resisting imperialism are sharing a common front, and we are fighting on that front together. Our enemies are not only beyond borders. All powers and structures that exploit our lives, oppress us, and force our silence are interconnected.

The liberation of Palestine is the hope of people around the world. Their struggle poses questions to us: On which side will we stand? What kind of world do we desire? What kind of life will we live? We must not remain silent, we must not be bystanders—we must fight with anger and solidarity.

Today’s action is not an end, but a beginning. The cry for Palestine’s freedom and liberation will continue. We will gather again in this place every week. And we will do so with more people. We will build broader solidarity and shout with louder voices.

Down with the Zionist settler state!

From the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea—red liberation for Palestine!

Stop the massacre! End the occupation!

Report by Convergencia Socialista (RCIT Section in Argentina), 24.03.2025

This 24^th March, as every year, a massive mobilization took place in Buenos Aires and throughout the country on the anniversary of the 1976 military coup. Tens of thousands of people demonstrated to repudiate the last dictatorship and remember the disappeared people. This mobilization always has a current political content, and this year, it was also directed against the austerity measures and repression of the Milei government and the pact with the IMF.

Convergencia Socialista, the Argentine section of the CCRI, participated as always in the demonstration, calling for the continuation of the struggle for socialism carried out by the comrades who fell under the dictatorship.

Report (with photos and videos) from a rally in Vienna on 21 March 2025, Austrian section of the RCIT, www.thecommunists.net

About 200 people assembled in Vienna's city centre on 21 March to show their outrage against the Israel’s break of ceasefire. Already in the first few days, the Zionist terrorists slaughtered several hundred people, the majority of them women and children.

The rally was organized by the Palestinian Community of Austria. Several speakers addressed the rally, including Michael Pröbsting, International Secretary of the RCIT.

In his speech, Michael said that the ongoing genocide reveals once more the nature of the settler state which has waged one war after the other since its foundation in 1948, resulting in the killing and expulsion of the native Palestinian population. He emphasised that there can be no peace and no justice in the Middle East as long as this Apartheid state continues to exist. The only solution is a single state from the rive to the sea in which Palestinians and Jews can live peacefully together. Furthermore, Michael denounced the complicity of European governments in Israel’s genocide and the lack of support by Arab regimes for Palestine. He said that the Palestinian people need aid and arms to survive and to defend their homeland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQYWuycCdPg

Informe (con fotos y vídeos) de una manifestación en Viena el 21 de marzo de 2025, sección austriaca de la CCRI, www.thecommunists.net

Unas 200 personas se congregaron en el centro de Viena el 21 de marzo para expresar su indignación por la ruptura del alto el fuego por parte de Israel. Ya en los primeros días, los terroristas sionistas masacraron a cientos de personas, la mayoría mujeres y niños.

La manifestación fue organizada por la Comunidad Palestina de Austria. Varios oradores intervinieron, entre ellos Michael Pröbsting, secretario internacional de la CCRI.

En su discurso, Michael afirmó que el genocidio en curso revela una vez más la naturaleza del Estado colono, que ha librado una guerra tras otra desde su fundación en 1948, resultando en la matanza y expulsión de la población palestina nativa. Enfatizó que no puede haber paz ni justicia en Oriente Medio mientras exista este Estado de apartheid. La única solución es un Estado único, desde el río hasta el mar, donde palestinos y judíos puedan convivir en paz. Además, Michael denunció la complicidad de los gobiernos europeos en el genocidio israelí y la falta de apoyo de los regímenes árabes a Palestina. Afirmó que el pueblo palestino necesita ayuda y armas para sobrevivir y defender su patria.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQYWuycCdPg

Report from a Rally in Ulsan on 22 March 2025, Workers' Revolutionary Party (Preparation Group) [RCIT Section in South Korea]

On 18^th March, Israel broke off negotiations with Hamas, the Palestinian resistance force, and resumed its merciless bombings on the Gaza Strip with the backing of the United States. This resulted in the loss of hundreds of Palestinian lives and sparked major concerns and protests around the world.

On 22^nd March, an emergency action took place in Ulsan. Full-time activists from the Ulsan Regional Headquarters of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, as well as from the Ulsan Branch of the Metal Workers' Union, members from Hyundai Glovis Ulsan Chapter, Hyundai Green Food Ulsan Chapter, irregular workers from Hyundai Motor and dismissed workers from Hyundai subcontractor Isu Corporation, members of the Hyundai Motor Branch, Hyundai Motor Martyrs' Association, Hornet Citizens, Ulsan City branch of the Labor Party, Workers' Revolutionary Party (Preparation Group), and the March to Socialism Ulsan Regional Committee participated in this event. They condemned the mass slaughter by Israel and shouted for the freedom and liberation of Palestine.

Thank you to all the comrades who participated in today's emergency action for the peace, freedom, and liberation of Palestine. Currently, the national focus is placed on the dismissal of President Yoon Suk Yeol, the dismantling of the People Power Party, and the eradication of insurrectionist and far-right forces. The Ulsan emergency action meeting has been postponed until the decision to dismiss President Yoon Suk Yeol.

As long as Israel and the United States continue to bomb and slaughter in Gaza, and as long as their ambitions for dominance and territorial expansion in the Middle East persist, the need for international solidarity for the freedom and liberation of Palestine will also continue to exist.

At 2 PM, there was a peace rally for Palestine, and at 4 PM, the Ulsan Citizens' Coalition held a rally for the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol. Afterwards, a march was conducted from Lotte Department Store to the main gate of Ulsan Grand Park. Three months have passed, yet there has been no decision from the Constitutional Court, prompting strong protests from the people.

Down with the Zionist settler state!

For a free and red Palestine from the River to the Sea!

Freedom for Palestine!

Liberation for Palestine!

Report by Convergencia Socialista (RCIT Section in Argentina), 20.03.2025, https://convergenciadecombate.blogspot.com

This Wednesday, 19 March, thousands of people demonstrated again in support of the retirees' protest. The previous week, the government unleashed violent repression against the protesters, leading to clashes with barricades in many parts of the capital. (https://www.thecommunists.net/rcit/rcit-activities-in-2025-part-2/#anker_1)

The mobilization on the 19th was massive, despite government threats announcing increased repression. This constituted a political defeat for Milei and her Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, as they resigned themselves to putting up barriers, and the security forces remained behind them, leaving the protesters completely free.

Both this mobilization and the previous pot-banging protests and demonstrations mark the beginning of a new situation, with a vanguard willing to exercise self-defense in the face of government repression.

Our party, Convergencia Socialista, the Argentinean section of the CCRI, was present at all the demonstrations, on the front lines alongside this vanguard.

Report by Convergencia Socialista (RCIT Section in Argentina), 13.03.2025, https://convergenciadecombate.blogspot.com

On Wednesday, March 12, a massive mobilization took place in Argentina in support of retired workers. Every Wednesday, they protest in front of the National Congress (parliament) against the cuts to their salaries and medical care.

Javier Milei's government always responds by repressing these protests, but at this latest rally, thousands of soccer team supporters, along with political organizations and leftist parties, including Convergencia Socialista, the Argentinean section of the RCIT, gathered in solidarity with the retirees.

In the face of police repression, protesters resisted, leading to hours of clashes with barricades in several areas of Buenos Aires.

Our party was on the front lines throughout the day, and a retired comrade (a member of Convergencia Socialista) spoke at the main event, calling for self-defense against repression and the coordination of struggles against the government.

Despite hundreds of arrests and serious injuries, the protests continued well into the night, as people continued to join the protest, banging pots and pans just like in 2001.