WFDY has come to know with shock and indignation that the French President (Nicolas Sarkozy) has proposed several xenophobic and racist measures, as part of the strategy that will lead the country to a “national war”.The several measures announced, such as the loss of French nationality for the French “with foreign origins” if they have ever attacked a policeman and destruction of half of the Rom illegal camps within 3 months, are terrifying and establish a clear link with the darker period of this country the Collaborator and fascist government of 1939-1945.

Roms who are not in a regular situation are hunted, being them many of them have expelled to Romania by charters or “invited to leave” in exchange of a compensation. The presidential will of quick expulsions is fulfilling.

WFDY draws attention to the fact that, alongside with these measures, Sarkozy’s administration is taking ahead counter-reforms that clearly aim to destroy the rights of workers and youth, in line with the general measures followed by the European Union members’ Governments, and that are being rejected massive demonstrations of the French people.

As proof of our anti-imperialist thesis, that racism is nothing but a tool of the system to divide the workers to better rule and exploit them, these measures are being justified by the French Government as an initiative to eradicate the source of the problems of the French people: the foreigners.

These racist measures don’t acknowledge the vital contribution of the immigrants to the development of France and don’t recognize that the origin of the problems with the immigrants have a social origin, thereby being the state’s responsibility to solve them by eradicating poverty, exploitation and human trafficking.
WFDY is sure that the cause for the problems of the peoples, in France as everywhere else in the world, is the imperialist domination of the world and that the only measures that can ever answer to the needs and problems of mankind are those taken in a framework of the overthrown of imperialism, as part of an economic, social and political system in favor of the youth and peoples.

We call upon all our member and friend organizations to support MJCF and the whole progressive movement of France in the struggle against the attacks of the French youth and people, calling your attention to the important demonstration of September 04, as well as to continue the struggle against imperialism in their own countries.

No human being is illegal!

The day of 1988. 8. 8 coupled with four 8 is very glorious and significant for democratic movement in Burma with a vanguard role of students and youths, and joined later by workers, monks, famers and civilian against the army rule in Burma. This student driven movement has left golden leafs in the history of world youth and student’s movement. It is great to know that people of Burma are commemorating the 22nd anniversary of the day.The student movement was broke out from university with dissatisfaction of students to lose money due to crazy decision to dispose the notes not devisable by number 9 which was lucky number of Junta ruler Ne Win by superstition. The irony is that the student movement heightened and broke-out in august 8, 1988 that Burmese fighter of democratic rights always proud with this lucky number 8888. This gave them hope that they can fight against military ruler for justice, peace and democracy.

In this movement more than 150000 people took part in the demonstration all over the country. The street of Rangun was full of people with all walks of life chanting slogan for democracy. The universities were converted into places of peaceful resistance. They were resisting and demanding justice for the death of their comrades. They chanted their slogan and they read their poems of their aspirations. This peaceful course could not go on and it was cracked down. The huge demonstration was suppressed in the street leaving death of hundreds of students. There are estimates even thousands of civilians. Thousands of demonstrators were detained. Universities were closed down for a long time.

This 8888 uprising laid foundation of all democratic movement in Burma now. It made army ruler Ne Win to resign. Democratic leader Aung Sung Su Ki, U Tin Oo, U Win Tin and her party the National League for Democracy was emerged from the background of this uprising. The generation of 1988 struggle is still the struggling pillars of democracy in country and in exile. It was the movement supported by all walks of life in Burma- the students, women, monks, workers, farmers, civil servants, doctors, teachers etc. It was the movement joined by the people of different ideology- the liberals, the lefts, communists, democrats and civilians in pursuance of their common liberty.

After the crack-down of 88 upraising, many student leaders choose different path to go in the border of Burma and Thailand for the revolt and many of them are in exile. In the election of 1990 the National League for Democracy won more than two third majorities. But, the tragedy of Burma is still haunting against the common life of people. Their leader Aung Sung Su Ki has spent more than 14 years in house arrest in last 20 years. More than 2000 political prisoners are still behind the bar. Students and Monks are always the subject to be thrashed by baton in the street and even bearing fate to death. WFDY understands that the hard life of youth leaders in exile just to continue their struggle in hope of fair system of democracy free from all kinds of maneuvers and their aspiration to return home safely.

On this occasion, WFDY is very much concerned with recently orchestrated election by SPDC to create a puppet parliament in the hands of Army. The army will have right to dispose the parliament at any time in one hand and on the other they will fill one quarter of seats in force granted. The most important and shocking part of this election is that NLD leader Aung Sung Su Ki is designed to put behind the bar for more time and denied to take part in the election. Still more than two thousand political prisoners are not released.

So that WFDY joins the call of our member organizations in Burma to boycott the Sham-election. We once again support the struggle carrying out by Burmese people, youth and students for their democratic rights on this occasion. We appeal international community to put pressure against Junta regime to stop the drama of this election and release Aung Sun Su Ki and to restore democracy at will of Burmese people.

Today is the day August 6; the nuclear weapon is used in war leaving death of about 150000 people in Hiroshima and later on 80000 people in Nagasaki with its devastating effects.

There is no justification of this weapon who used then, amassed in their artillery more since then, and deserve proud of having it, and trying to acquire now– is just to invite incalculable catastrophe against humanity.

The World Federation of Democratic Youth has always raised this concern very strongly. Whilst we born struggling against Nazi brutality of war against humanity we always lauded our voice high for denuclearization and disarmament of whole world at the same time. Here the question pertains not about who were allied and who frayed, but an issue revolves around why war, what sort of war and war against whom.

The 2nd World Festival of Youth and Students in Prague has commemorated the Hiroshima Day not to see such man made catastrophe again by coming generations. The World Federation of Democratic Youth is going to have its 17th World Festival of Youth and Students in coming December in Johannesburg, South Africa. In the festival we have a tribunal against use of Nuclear Bomb that is to raise our voice for denuclearization and disarmament of whole world.

It goes really beyond our thinking level about the stock of Nuclear weapons piled by the USA and the former soviet countries and others later on- to create hegemony or in the name of global balance of power or security! We know the countries must have their calculation that how many times they can destroy this world into pieces as the US has it’s already experience of using it in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Soviet Union had self-faced with Chernobyl disaster. More than 25000 nuclear weapons almost each with 16 times more powerful than the blasted one in Hiroshima are still there at launch pad and in artilleries coupling with devastating H-Bombs. This process has triggered to dispose trillions of dolor of resources against humanity that could be in urgent need to fight against poverty, hunger, environment crisis, AIDS etc in the world.

The tiresome saying about the responsibility of holding nuclear weapons and their much afraid if it goes in hand of non-state actors or for terrorist attack is much highlighted. WFDY agrees that this application could be serious. However, the non proliferation of nuclear weapon could effectively applicable only if the doctrine of world security could rely on the mutual understanding among countries for the world peace and progress. If the imperialist policy under the US leadership goes on its way of preemptive doctrine of attack even after end of cold war sidelining all the countries and UN Mechanism, the wish of non-proliferation will always be other facet of doctrine to maintain just hegemony.

The WFDY is always against proliferation of nuclear weapons. To summon this task the world community must come up with higher level of agreement to eliminate those weapons from everywhere in the world.

On this Hiroshima Day we express our solidarity with the victims and survivors of nuclear weapons in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We memorize this day not to come again in the life of coming generation anywhere in the world. We reaffirm our commitment to struggle for safer-world free from all nuclear weapons in the world and join hands in hands with our member organizations in Japan and with all others who are struggling for this great cause of humanity.