Statement in protest against the

Statement in protest against the anti-Communist legislation in Poland

Tudeh Party of Iran

June 11, 2010

http://www.tudehpartyiran.org/english.htm, mardom@tudehpartyiran.org


8th of June 2010

To the Embassy of Poland

For the attention of

His Excellency Prime Minister of Poland

Mr. Donald TUSK

The Central Committee of the Tudeh Party of Iran wishes to protest strongly against developments in Poland regarding the ratification of legislation banning the use of communist symbols.  

The Tudeh Party of Iran is concerned that the actions of the Polish Government are taking place in the context of wider efforts in certain countries of Eastern Europe to equate Communism with Nazism, to distort history and eradicate all that recalls the period of socialism. 

We would like to remind the government of Poland that in taking this step to legislate against the activities of the Communist Party of Poland, it places itself at the side of the most reactionary and backward regimes of the world, such as the theocratic regime ruling in Iran today.  Your government should also realise that, in legislating against the free operation of the Communist Party of Poland, it is violating the spirit of articles 18 and 19 of the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This Covenant protects the rights of people to their opinions and to express them publicly.

We call on the Polish Government to consider the immediate repeal of legislation prohibiting the use of the communist symbols.

The Tudeh Party of Iran expresses its unequivocal support and solidarity with the Communist Party of Poland in their principled struggle to resist anti communist legislation.  We support the struggle to ensure that the democratic rights of the Communist Party of Poland are safeguarded so that it can operate freely and effectively in the interests of the working people of Poland.

The Tudeh Party of Iran is proud of its fraternal and internationalist relations with the Communist Party of Poland.  We reiterate our solidarity with the CPP in its struggle against this unjust, undemocratic and reactionary legislation.

The Central Committee of the Tudeh Party of Iran