November 17, 2020 the Communist Party of Greece and a number of trade unions, student and other mass organizations observing all sanitary security measures due to the pandemic organized protest demonstration and rally in front of the American embassy in Athens to protect the rights, freedoms and interests of Greek workers to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the uprising of students of the Polytechnic Institute, supported by the workers and people of Athens, which became one of the decisive events that led to the overthrow of the military junta of "black colonels" in Greece supported by the United States (1967 – 1974).

To show their loyalty to the international imperialist exploiter and terrorist - the United States of America, the anti-popular government of Greece ordered the police to act with steaks, pepper gas, water cannons and stun grenades, despite that demonstrators and protesters were observing all sanitary security measures. As a result of this fascist police attack, protesters were injured, and dozens of demonstrators were arrested.

The Communist Party of Ukraine strongly condemns the repression against the Greek communists and other politically motivated demonstrators that took place on November 17, 2020 near the American embassy and demands the immediate release of all arrested protesters.

The Communist Party of Ukraine expresses its solidarity and support to the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece Dimitris Koutsumbas, to all leaders and members of the Party who were subjected to political repression by the ruling regime of the country and calls on the authorities not to be like the infamous Greek military junta of "black colonel, because in a healthy democracy, which is so preached by Western politicians, political parties should not be prohibited or persecuted, but have the opportunity to participate in political discussion, one of the forms of which are peaceful demonstrations and rallies.
The Communist Party of Ukraine, which is also persecuted by the ruling national - oligarchic regime in on the basis of the anti - constitutional law on "decommunization" adopted by its master, the United States, calls on the international communist and workers' community for strong international solidarity and support by the Communist Party of Greece and the current jointly with her trade union, student and other public organizations.

Due to the fact that global capitalism, especially in the EU and the USA, along with the intensification of the exploitation of the working class and all workers, the growth of unemployment, provoked by them imperialist aggressive military conflicts, "wars for democracy", terrorist acts, the revival of neo-fascism and neo-Nazism in many countries of the world, unfolds anti-communist hysteria, the goal of which is to remove the active communist and workers 'parties from the political arena, the Communist Party of Ukraine calls on the international communist and workers' community for closer international unity and
coordination of joint activities in order to prevent the implementation of this criminal plan.Long live the international communist and workers' movement!

Hands off the Greek Communist Party!

Freedom to the arrested protesters near the American Embassy in Athens on November 17, 2020!

Workers of all countries, unite!

Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine

First secretary Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine

Petro Symonenko