Via the Communist Part of Cuba, translated from the Spanish Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee member and head of the party's International Relations Department, Emilio Lozada Garcia held a virtual meeting on Thursday (June 11) with Liu Haixing, a member of the Central Committee and head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The Cuban leader expressed his gratitude for the CPC's firm support against the U.S. government's intensifi

Image via X The Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) wants to condemn the murder of Lahbib M. Abdelaziz —a member of the Polisario Front National Secretariat— and two other members of the organization in an operation carried out by the Moroccan Army. Furthermore, it wants to express its solidarity with the Sahrawi people and the legitimate struggle of the Polisario Front. Last Sunday, June 7, the Moroccan army carried out a drone operation against a 4WD vehicle in E

“Italy is indebted to Cuba,” the letter states. “Every day of silence has a cost in human lives.” Cuban medical brigade preparing to leave for Italy to help during the Covid-19 pandemic -- image via X By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams As of Wednesday, more than 8,000 Italian medical and scientific professionals have signed an open letter acknowledging their indebtedness to Cuban doctors and condemning the tightening of the 65-year US embargo on Cuba by President Donald Trump as

Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that the World Peace Council (WPC) and the Greek Committee for International Detente and Peace (EEDYE) held a conference of Middle Eastern peace movements in Crete, an island that the Greek bourgeoisie and the US–NATO–EU have turned into a base for the bloodshed of the peoples. The conference brought together representatives of organizations from Cyprus, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Israel, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Iran,

“The fuel restrictions imposed since early 2026 and recent tightening of extraterritorial sanctions, taken together, are directly harming Cubans, especially the most vulnerable,” said Volker Türk. Image via the UN on X By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams The United Nations’ top human rights official on Monday implored the Trump administration to immediately lift its oil embargo and economic sanctions on Cuba as the island faces a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian emergency, with

Images via the KCNA Various Sources Chinese President and Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, arrived in Pyongyang on 8 June 2026, where they were greeted by Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol-ju. This marked Xi’s second state visit to the DPRK and his first international trip of 2026, with his previous DPRK visit in 2019. During this visit, Xi and Kim began talks aimed at reinforcing bilateral political trust, economic cooperation,

Xi Jinping & Kim Jong Un during the Chinese president's visit to the DPRK in 2019 Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and Chinese president, is scheduled to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for a two-day state visit from June 8 to 9, 2026. This visit is made at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, the General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK. While specific agendas for the vis

Thongloun Sisoulith, General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao president, and his wife Naly Sisoulith with Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and his wife Peng Liyuan in Beijing, June 5, 2026 -- image via X Various Sources In a significant diplomatic gesture aimed at deepening bilateral relations, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a formal welcome ceremony on Friday,

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez visited the Hermanos Martínez Tamayo Vocational Pre-University Institute of the Ministry of the Interior on Thursday, accompanied by the Minister of the Interior and member of the Political Bureau of the PCC, Army Corps General Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas. Images via Estudios Revolución By Leticia Martínez Hernández, translated from the Spanish The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President

Over 300 workers at Nestlé’s plant in kuGompo City are protesting wage disparities and grading inequalities. The union says the difference in salaries of workers doing the same job is indefensibly huge. Photos by Anele Mbi By Anele Mbi, Elitsha, South Africa More than 300 workers at Nestlé’s kuGompo City plant have been on a protected strike since Friday, against what they describe as unfair wage disparities and grading inconsistencies in the workplace. Organised by the Agric

With a statement by Paulo Raimundo, General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party: Marchers during the General Strike -- image via the PCP On June 3, 2026, Portugal experienced a nationwide general strike led by the General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP) union, disrupting flights, public transport, and key services across the country. The strike was organized by CGTP, Portugal’s largest trade union confederation, in opposition to the government’s “Trabal

Group photo at the conference -- image via Dr Fred M'membe on Facebook Conference of the Left Building a Left Movement for Working-Class and Popular Power Declaration of the Conference of the Left Adopted on Sunday, 31 May 2026, by the participating organisations of the Conference of the Left at Birchwood Conference Centre, 29-31 May 2026 Preamble We, the political parties, trade unions and federations, community and social movements, co-operative and solidarity economy forma

Group photo at the conference -- image via Dr Fred M'membe on Facebook Conference of the Left Building a Left Movement for Working-Class and Popular Power Press Statement Conference of the Left adopts Declaration for Working-Class and Popular Power Birchwood Hotel, Ekurhuleni | 31 May 2026 The Conference of the Left, convened from 29 to 31 May 2026 under the theme "Building a Left Movement for Working-Class and Popular Power," has adopted a historic Declaration committing par

Financed by surpluses generated when international mineral prices rise above the state-set benchmark, the fund will not be used for short-term budgetary expenditure, but ring-fenced for long-term, strategic infrastructural and industrial projects. By Pavan Kulkarni, People's Dispatch To transform “mining rents into a lever for sustainable development and economic sovereignty for the benefit of the people of Burkina Faso”, its Council of Ministers decreed the establishment of

Thongloun Sisoulith and Xi Jinping in 2021 -- image via X Various Sources General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith is scheduled to visit the People's Republic of China for a five-day state visit beginning June 2. The visit comes at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President Xi Jinping, highlighting the continuing close diplomatic and strategi

Iván Cepeda speaking on May 19 -- image via Iván Cepeda on X Leftist Iván Cepeda, a senator and ally of outgoing President Gustavo Petro, has advanced to the second, run-off round in Colombia's presidential election although he did so unexpectedly trailing far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. In the first round of the 2026 presidential election on Sunday, Cepeda received approximately 40.9% of the vote, finishing just behind de la Espriella, who garnered around 43.7%

The Conference of the Left in South Africa has brought together a wide range of left-wing political parties, socialist organizations, and progressive movements in an effort to forge greater unity, coordination, and collective action among working-class forces. Image via news video screenshot on X By Nicholas Mwangi, People's Dispatch South Africa’s progressive forces are converging. On May 29, 2026, a diverse array of socialist, communist, and Pan-Africanist organizations con

Images via the KKE On May 26, workers and youth in Thessaloniki sent a strong message of solidarity to the struggling Cuban people by participating in a mass rally in the city centre, followed by a march to the US Consulate organized by the Central Macedonia Organizations of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and Communist Youth (KNE). On the same day, the Ioannina Regional Organization of the KKE and KNE also held an action of internationalist solidarity with the Cuban peop

Raids by the Indian Enforcement Directorate at former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s residence triggered widespread protests and clashes in Thiruvananthapuram and across Kerala and India as well as solidarity statements from other Indian politicians and international political parties like the Communist Party of Sri Lanka. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has denounced the raids as a politically motivated vendetta. New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (Marx

Conference of the Left Conference of the Left Steering Committee Statement Monday, 25 May 2026: From 29 to 31 May 2026, South African organisations of the left will converge at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg for a national Conference of the Left, convened under the theme “Building a Left Movement for Working-Class and Popular Power”. The established steering committee of the Conference of the Left is responsible for the overall coordination of all processes towards the confe