Kemal Okuyan meeting with Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, May 8 Speech by Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) General Secretary Kemal Okuyan at the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties Dear comrades, I would like to begin by thanking the leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba, Comrade Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and the President of the Republic of Cuba, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist

Imagers via KCNA Various Sources Kim Jong Un, the General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and President of State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, visited both the Liberation Tower in Pyongyang and the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery on Mt Taesong to mark the 81st anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule. National Liberation Day is held annually on August 15. At the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery he was accompanied by senior party, gove

Worker, Mother and Peasant, illustration, USSR 1949 -- Daily LIFT #2051 From the Soviet Press: Happy in their socialist homeland, Soviet citizens are building a solid future on a basis of peace, abundance and solidarity in the multinational Soviet Union.

By Grieve Chelwa and Vijay Prashad Across Africa, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) presents itself as the custodian of macroeconomic stability. Its latest Article IV staff reports on Ethiopia. Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zambia are written for economies with very different histories and institutions. Yet they converge on a familiar prescription: fiscal consolidation, tighter monetary policy, market-determined exchange rates, subsidy reform, deregulation and ‘priva

Carissa Rogers, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Rezgar Akrawi A few days ago, TIME revealed how an artificial intelligence system went out of control and attacked other systems. Days later, more than 1,100 engineers at major artificial intelligence companies signed a joint petition calling for the development of technical tools and international governance mechanisms to regulate the pace of its development. What we are witnessing today is not the domination of robots over

Fidel Castro in 1984 Revolutionary, Communist, Anti-Imperialist and Internationalist Whose Ideas Live On 13 August 1926 – 13 August 2026 On the occasion of the centenary of Fidel Castro’s birth, the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ) and the League of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia (SKOJ) pay tribute to one of the most significant revolutionaries, communists and anti-imperialist statesmen of the twentieth century — a man whose life and political struggle became a symbol

Fidel Castro and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong visit Dong Ha town in 1973 -- Daily LIFT #2050

Cuban assemble in Havana for the 2026 May 1 march -- image via the Communist Party of Cuba By Vijay Prashad For more than six decades, the United States has attempted to make the Cuban people pay for their decision to pursue an independent, socialist path. The latest phase of this economic war has targeted the island’s most vulnerable artery: its energy supply. Six months after Washington intensified pressure on countries and companies supplying oil to Cuba, the policy has no

Dear Comrades, Dear Cuban friends, The Communist Party of Denmark stands side by side with the Cuban people. We support the Cuban Revolution and the struggle for socialism. For us, socialism is not merely a political idea, but a vision of a society where people come before profit, and where human needs and dignity are what matter most. Your achievements cannot be denied. We salute and draw inspiration from Cuba’s selfless solidarity with people around the world. Solidarity wi

The contribution of the Communist Party of Canada to the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP) held in Havana from August 7 to 8, 2026. On behalf of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Canada, I bring fraternal greetings to the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties. We thank the Communist Party of Cuba for hosting this important gathering in Havana. We salute the heroic Cuban people and their socialis

Via the South African Communist Party Thursday, 13 August 2026: The South African Communist Party (SACP) joins the Communist Party of Cuba, the Cuban government and people, and progressive forces throughout the world in commemorating the centenary of the birth of Comrade Fidel Castro Ruz. Born on 13 August 1926, Fidel devoted his life to the liberation of the Cuban people, the construction of socialism and the worldwide struggle against colonialism, imperialism, racism and ca

On the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s birth, I recall his friendship with Che Guevara. By Urariano Mota On the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s birth, I recall his friendship with Che Guevara. The following remarks are based on statements Jon Lee Anderson made to the press and on the biography he wrote about Che. Here, in an interview published in Colombia’s *Semana*, Jon Lee Anderson talks about the deaths of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara - *Semana* “Che died young, a

Keynote Address by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the opening of the 1st International Colloquium "Fidel: Legacy and Future," at the Convention Center, August 10th, 2026, "Year of the Centennial of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz", translated from the Spanish Dear sisters and brothers; Distinguished academics, intellectuals, artists, social and political leaders, y

By Wennys Díaz Ballaga, translated from the Spanish Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), welcomed Vu Hai Ha, member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and vice president of the Commission on Defense, Security, and Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly of Vietnam, at the PCC headquarters. Vu Hai Ha is participating in the First Inte

Hugo and Fidel! -- Daily LIFT #2049 Tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Fidel Castro.

Image via news video screenshot Various Sources The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) of Nicaragua and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) signed a formal cooperation agreement on Tuesday (July 11) marking a milestone in their long-standing friendship and ideological solidarity. According to teleSUR, the agreement was designed to deepen the bond of friendship, comradeship, and solidarity between the two nations, guided by the philosophies of Augusto César Sandino a

Photos via Vladimir Molina By Wennys Díaz Ballaga, translated from the Spanish Dr. Roberto Morales Ojeda, a member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), welcomed Walter Baier, president of the Party of the European Left (PEL) in Havana. Together, they signed an Exchange and Cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening and expanding the friendship, solidarity, and collaboration between their organiz

Via the Algerian Party for Democracy and Socialism (PADS) On the Occasion of the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties Defending the Cuban People and the Cuban Revolution Against the Embargo and Imperialist Aggression; Strengthening Proletarian Internationalism; Uniting the Struggle of Communist and Workers’ Parties Against the Monopolistic Capitalist System and for Socialism. Dear Comrades, Representatives of communist and workers’ parties from around

Images via Estudios Revolución By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish A meeting between brothers took place this Monday afternoon at the Havana Convention Center, when - in the context of the First Fidel International Colloquium: Legacy and Future - the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, received Dr. Tjitunga Elijah Ngurare, Prime Minister of the Republic of Nami

Communist legend Dolores lbarruri, with Pepe Diaz, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Spain, and Palmiro Togliatti, who. under the name of “Ercoli” was in Spain as an envoy from the Communist International, in Madrid during the Civil War -- Daily LIFT #2048