Press release from Bhutan Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist) "In this context, it is crystal clear that the New Democratic Revolution is the historical necessity of the hour to solve all kinds of crisis of semi-feudalist and semi-colonial Bhutan. Hence, on this auspicious occasion of the 133rd Lenin Day, with countrywide postering, pamphleting, wall-painting and hosting the proliteriat international red flag marked with sickle-hammer including Thimpu-the capital city of Bhutan, we proudly proclaim the declaration of Bhutan Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist) to wage the new democratic revolution in the soil of Bhutan and take oath to reach the classless society via socialism by waging anti-feudalist, anti-emperialist peasant revolution through the new democratic revolution in Bhutan.
Therefore, Bhutan Communist Party (MLM) requests all the Bhutanese workers, peasants, bussinessmen, employee, students, youths, teachers, writers, intellectuals and the civilians to accept its appeal and call and to help physically, morally and economically in the struggle."
Philippines: Army officer told to name suspects in activists' murder "JUSTICE department officials have tasked the commanding officer of the 204th Brigade of the Philippine Army to identify members of his unit who mauled civilians in a town in Mindoro Oriental shortly before killing two human rights activists, Elaine Marcellana and Eddie Gumanoy, who had attempted to document the beatings.
Justice Undersecretary Jose C. Calida said Col. Juanito Gomez has been ordered to shed light on an incident involving the mauling of suspected sympathizers of the communist New People's Army (NPA) allegedly by members of a "special operations" unit attached to the 204th Brigade."
Maoists demand leadership in interim government "The Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) organized a separate press conference at the Ambassador Hotel after the first round of peace talks Sunday and put forward its political agenda that demanded for the party's leadership in the interim government and the need to put an end to all forms of social disparities, published reports said.
Chief Maoist negotiator for the peace talks, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai said his party was for ending all forms of strife in the country by finding a solution through dialogue that would help the country to take a leap forward."
New Peoples' Army to punish killers of activists "The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Saturday said it is poised to carry out a death punishment against 204th Brigade commander Col. Jovito Palparan who is accused by the rebels of masterminding the murder of two activist leaders in Mindoro.
In a statement, CPP spokesman Gregorio 'Ka Roger' Rosal said Palparan is also responsible in a string of human rights violations in Mindoro, resulting to the death of 27 people, who were identified with the leftist group."
