Che in Havana, January 3, 1959 at the dawn of the Revolution -- Daily LIFT #1934

From the Soviet Press in the 1960s, a look at the Soviet Patrice Lumumba Friendship University in Moscow. An internationalist project with deep connections to the USSR's anti-imperialist and anti-colonialist worldview it was a beacon of comradeship between the Soviet Union and the peoples of the Global South. Text: In response to requests from progressive public leaders and government circles, as well as from private citizens in many Asian, African and Latin American countr

Image via the PCC By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish On April 10, 1961, merely a week prior to the mercenary invasion at Playa Girón (the Bay of Pigs), three educational institutions began operating in modest neighborhoods of Havana: Camilo Cienfuegos, Ciro Frías, and Fulgencio Oroz. These were more than just basic nurseries. They were Cuba’s first Children’s Circles, a hallmark of the Revolution that aimed to both free women from domestic confinement and

Noboa on March 7 -- Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Pilar Troya Fernández After losing the 16 November 2025 referendum—when the Ecuadorian people rejected the government’s four questions, including the one that opened the door to foreign military bases—Daniel Noboa’s regime accelerated its assault on democracy. In the weeks that followed, it launched a multi-pronged operation that, taken together, constitutes a semi-dictatorshi

Ho Chi Minh visits with young children -- Daily LIFT #1933

Image via the Album Páginas de Gloria By Jorge Enrique Jerez Belisario, translated from the Spanish Imagine the April dust rising in that town in Camagüey. The news from the front was not encouraging: it had been only six months since we had lit the fuse in La Demajagua, and Bayamo had already fallen back into Spanish hands. The military initiative had slowed down. And most critically, there wasn't a single government that represented the emerging Republic. There were three.

A scene in Tehran, March 4, 2026 -- Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Ali Abutalebi On April 7, the Prime Minister of Pakistan posted on X a call for an ‘extension of the deadline,’ following Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s ‘civilization.’ Shortly afterward, diplomatic sources announced that U.S. and Iranian authorities had agreed to a ‘ceasefire’ and to resume talks in Islamabad. These developments came after 40 days of unprovoked aggression aga

Russian President Vladimir Putin honouring the victims of the Siege of Leningrad, including his brother, in January 2020 -- image via the President of Russia website, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Junge Welt, Online Extra: April 9, 2026. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. Russia officially considers Nazi crimes against the Soviet population during World War II to be genocide and has defined denial of this genocide a criminal offence. According to the Kremlin,

Recent comments by Ibrahim Traoré on democracy have spread widely in Western media following an interview, but interpretations that he rejects democracy appear to misrepresent his position. Image of Ibrahim Traoré via X By Nicholas Mwangi, People's Dispatch The recent interview by Ibrahim Traoré, president of Burkina Faso, has caused widespread debate after going viral across global media platforms. Headlines, particularly from mainstream outlets, quickly framed his remarks

Images via Estudios Revolución By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish On Thursday afternoon, His Excellency Mr. Sergei Ryabkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation told the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, that he was "highly honored to be received by you." The President replied highlighting the longstanding mutual solidarity between the two countries: "You are a great friend of Cuba." At the Palace of the Re

USSR postage stamp, 1965, "Marxism-Leninism - an eternally living revolutionary doctrine." -- Daily LIFT #1932

Image via the PCC By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish "Attention, Cubans! This is the July 26th Movement calling for the Revolutionary General Strike! Today is the day of freedom... Workers, students, professionals, employers, join the revolutionary general strike from this moment on!" With these words, broadcast from Radio Rebelde and other clandestine stations at 11 am, it began. April 9, 1958, marked one of the most intense days in the insurrection and f

Signs at a protest in Minneapolis on January 23, 2026 -- Chad Davis, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Carmen Navas Reyes From the raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at U.S. airports to the approval of the controversial Return Regulation in the European Union, the world is witnessing an ‘ ICE-ization ‘ of migration policies. This ‘ICE-ization’ is characterized by the externalization of borders, prolonged detention, and the criminalization of undocumente

Gathering in Tehran on April 7 in memory of the Minab students killed on the first day of the war -- Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Carlos Ron and Vijay Prashad The United States has agreed with Iran to cease hostilities for two weeks. The illegal US and Israeli imposed war has not ended but has a break, although not in Lebanon which was supposed to be part of the deal. Just before the ceasefire was announced, the Iranian authorities released a  ten-p

ICE Raid, West Palm Beach, Florida, February 14, 2025 -- public domain image By Carmen Navas Reyes Desde las redadas del Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas de los Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) en los aeropuertos estadounidenses, hasta la aprobación del polémico Reglamento de Retorno en la Unión Europea, el mundo asiste a una “ ICE-ización ” de las políticas migratorias. La lCE-ización está caracterizada por la externalización de fronteras, la detención prolong

Trump on March 5 -- public domain image The Communist Party USA condemns in the strongest possible terms the genocidal and explicitly racist statements made by President Donald Trump about the Iranian peoples. Trump’s open threats to obliterate Iranian civilization, paired with his dehumanizing characterization of the Iranian people as “animals”, clearly exposes the fascistic character of United States imperialism in West Asia. These are not simply the reckless words of an e

Fidel Castro Bust, V. Telishev artist, USSR 1962 -- Daily LIFT #1931

Vilma Espín Guillois and Fidel Castro during the formation of the Federation of Cuban Women, August 1960 Via Granma and the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish On April 7, dozens of young women were presented with their membership cards for the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC). The presentation event took place in front of the monolith containing the ashes of Vilma Espín Guillois, located in the Mausoleum of the Second Frank Pais Eastern Front, as part of the

Image via Granma, April 3, 2026 7 April 2026 We, the undersigned communist, workers’, and left-wing parties of South Asia, issue this collective call in firm and unwavering solidarity with the government and people of Cuba. The United States government has imposed an inhuman naval blockade on Cuba. No oil has been able to reach the country over three months, since 9 January 2026. As a result, Cuba has faced at least two nationwide blackouts. This blockade has brought economic

Trump and Vance at a ceremony for US soldiers killed in the war on Iran, March 7 -- public domain image By Pallab Sengupta, Communist Party of India The recent ceasefire between the United States and Iran is not a diplomatic breakthrough born of mutual respect. It is a strategic retreat forced upon Washington by the very real limits of its military power. After weeks of escalating threats, the movement of carrier strike groups, and explicit warnings of “devastating bombardmen