Bolivian prices raise
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songer THE BRIEF honeymoon for the 'Popular Unity' coalition government of Presid.
ent Siles Zuazo in Bolivia appears to be already over.
After only a few weeks in office, the government - a cross-class coalition including, both capitalist and Communist Party politicians - has announced its first set of anti working class policies.
The price of petrol has been raised by 300%, and prices of poultry and meat increased, together with a face-saving increase in the lowest rates of pay, and a charade of 'workers' copartnership' in nationalised industries.
Bolivia's trade union federation, the COB, has until now strongly opposed economic austerity measures, which run hand in hand with appeals for renegotiation of the country's $4 billion in debts:
It remains to be seen whether union leaders will be prepared to fight Siles on this round of attacks, or if the inevitable conflict will wait until the equally inevitable further attacks which will follow.
ELEVEN strike leaders from a car plant near Tehran have been executed in the latest wave of anticommunist гергеввоп by the Khomeini regime in Over 400 Communist activists have been rounded up in mass arrests which have included junior officers and NCOs from the gendarmerie, police, and 'revolutionary guards' The raids have also hit the left wing Fedayeen. Khomeini's self-styled 'anti-imperialist' regime, fearing working class opposition, evidently places anti-communism as its main priority, with anti-union repression coming a close second.
Meanwhile the decision to 'empty the prisons' and abolish law courts brings the immediate threat of summary execution to some 40,000 existing political prisoners and to anyone unfortunate enough to run foul of savage slamic laws.
THE British Tory press has been quick to seize upon the heavy vote in favour of a draconian new 'constitution' in last week's referendum in Turkey.
The constitution installs junta chief General Evren as president for 7 years with almost unprecedented powers - and bars existing political parties and their leaders from activity for 10 years.
Voting was compulsory - and anyone campaigning for a no' vote was subject to vicious repression. On the basis of this evidence of 'democracy', Turkey will soon appeal for admission to full EEC membership.
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