Arab Communist Party Explained

Arab Communist Party
Native Name:	الحزب الشيوعي العربي
Colorcode:	DF0024
Native Name Lang:	ar
Ideology:	Communism
Position:	Left-wing
Country:	Syria

Arab Communist Party (ar|الحزب الشيوعي العربي Al-Hizb Al-Shuyu'i Al-'Arabi) was a communist party in Syria, emerging as a pro-Chinese split from the Syrian Communist Party. The party was founded in February 1968.^[1] The party was harshly repressed during the 1970s, and many of its activists were imprisoned., several of its cadres remained in Syrian jails.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Ismael, Tareq Y., The Communist Movement in the Arab World. New York City: RoutledgeCurzon, 2005. p. 26
2. http://web.amnesty.org/web/ar2001.nsf/webmepcountries/SYRIA?OpenDocument Amnesty International Report
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-09-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121105854/http://www.asyl.net/Magazin/Docs/docs-21/M-1/1240syr.pdf . 2008-11-21 .