THE Communist Party of Poland (CPP) appealed for international support today prior to next month’s reopening of court proceedings against the editorial board of the party’s newspaper Brzask.
Party officials say that the prosecution is politically motivated — part of a campaign by the state authorities to outlaw the party.
The case has continued for the past four years, despite an acquittal on all charges last year. It was reopened following an appeal by the prosecutor, which the CPP warned was “subordinated to the government.”
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As the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia rebuilds support through anti-cuts campaigns, the government seeks to silence it before October’s parliamentary elections through liberal totalitarianism, reports JOHN CALLOW


