Editing Communist Party of Swaziland

{{Infobox political party
| name = Communist Party of Swaziland
| logo = File:Communist Party of Swaziland logo.png
|founded=9 April, 2011|abbreviation=CPS|political_orientation=[[Marxism-Leninism]]<br>[[Republicanism]]|international=[[IMCWP]]| website = https://www.cp-swa.org/about/
| twitter = [https://twitter.com/CPSwaziland @CPSwaziland]
| youtube =
| facebook = [https://www.facebook.com/CPSwaziland/ CPSwaziland]
}}{{Communist parties}}

The '''Communist Party of Swaziland''' ('''CPS''') is a [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] [[communist party]] in [[Kingdom of Eswatini|Eswatini]] established in 2011.

The party has obtained considerable success in the communities it has directed political action. Since 2021, the CPS has launched a political campaign "Democracy Now" urging the end of monarchy in Eswatini, which gained traction after another campaign launched in October, 2021.<ref>{{News citation|date=2022-03-03|title=CPS: Sunset Rallies Turn Up the Heat for Democracy and Freedom|url=https://cp-swa.org/2022/03/04/cps-sunset-rallies-turn-up-the-heat-for-democracy-and-freedom/|newspaper=Communist Party of Swaziland|retrieved=2022-03-28}}</ref> In 2022, its supporters in the [[United States of America|United States]] formed the [[Friends of Swazi Freedom]].<ref name=":0">{{News citation|author=Pius Vilakati|newspaper=[[Red Africa]]|title=Boiling Point: The Struggle against Capitalism and Monarchy in Swaziland|date=2022-06-21|url=https://redafrica.net/2022/06/21/boiling-point-the-struggle-against-capitalism-and-monarchy-in-swaziland/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623075903/https://redafrica.net/2022/06/21/boiling-point-the-struggle-against-capitalism-and-monarchy-in-swaziland/|archive-date=2022-06-23|retrieved=2022-07-12}}</ref> 

== Political positions ==
The CPS supports the emancipation of women and the [[LGBT+|LGBTQI+]] community.<ref name=":0" />

== Repression ==
The CPS has suffered constant repression by the police forces of King Mswati III, including kidnapping and beating of members.<ref>{{News citation|date=2022-03-24|title=Communist Party of Swaziland activist abducted and beaten up amid rising repression|url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/03/24/communist-party-of-swaziland-activist-abducted-and-beaten-up-amid-rising-repression/|newspaper=Peoples Dispatch|retrieved=2022-03-28}}</ref> On 25 June 2022, Mswati's forces opened fire on a CPS rally at Mahwalala.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[In Defense of Communism]]|title=Swaziland: Mswati's security forces opened fire against Communist Party activists|date=2022-06-28|url=http://www.idcommunism.com/2022/06/swaziland-mswatis-security-forces-opened-fire-against-communist-party-activists.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627231058/http://www.idcommunism.com/2022/06/swaziland-mswatis-security-forces-opened-fire-against-communist-party-activists.html|archive-date=2022-06-27|retrieved=2022-06-29}}</ref> On July 13, Mswati's police raided the house of party member Bongi Nkambule and arrested his wife.<ref>{{News citation|author=Pavan Kulkarni|newspaper=Internationalist 360º|title=Swaziland: Regime fears upsurge in resistance, intensifies persecution of leaders|date=2022-07-16|url=https://libya360.wordpress.com/2022/07/16/swaziland-regime-fears-upsurge-in-resistance/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717020520/https://libya360.wordpress.com/2022/07/16/swaziland-regime-fears-upsurge-in-resistance/|archive-date=2022-07-17|retrieved=2022-07-20}}</ref>

== International relations ==
The CPS interacts with the [[South African Communist Party]], [[Zimbabwean Communist Party]], [[Communist Party of Kenya]], and [[Sudanese Communist Party]].<ref name=":0" />

== External resources ==

* [https://youtu.be/NIo2f6gUMyg An In-Person Interview with the Communist Party of Swaziland] by [[The Cadre Journal]] on [[YouTube]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Communist parties]]