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Thousands of Cubans Protest US Assault on Venezuela, Demand Maduro’s Release
“No, imperialists, we have absolutely no fear of you... and we don’t like to be threatened,” said Cuba’s president. Image from the march via Miguel Díaz-Canel on X By Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams A day after receiving the remains of the 32 Cubans killed during the Trump administration’s invasion of Venezuela and abduction of its leader, Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, addressed thousands gathered outside the US Embassy in Havana on Friday. “The current US administrat

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Jan 173 min read


Cuba honours its 32 fallen heroes
Photos via Estudios Revolución Via Granma & the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish For Cuba, January 15, 2026, will always be marked by profound sorrow and, at the same time, by the pride that arises in the Homeland as it embraces its children who have perished to live on in honour eternally. On Thursday morning, the José Martí International Airport in Cuba received the courageous fighters who lost their lives in Venezuela due to the aggression of the United

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Jan 164 min read


‘Free Maduro!’ Thousands of Venezuelans Rally to Demand Trump Release Kidnapped President
“The empire can do whatever it wants, but we are here to tell you that we are free, independent, and sovereign,” said one demonstrator. Venezuelans march on Wednesday -- image via news video screenshot By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams Demonstrations demanding the United States release Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife continued Wednesday as thousands more people took to the streets of Caracas in a show of support for the abducted leftist leader. Public workers

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Jan 153 min read


Communists honour Liebknecht and Luxemburg in Berlin
Images via the KKE On Saturday January 10, the Communist Party of Greece's (KKE) Party Organization in Germany held an event and discussion in Berlin on the topic: “Lessons from the class struggle in Germany, 1918–1923”. On Sunday January 11, the annual march in memory and honour of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, leading figures of the German revolutionary movement and founders of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD), took place in Berlin. The march, first held in 1926,

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Jan 151 min read


Díaz-Canel signs the Book of Condolences in Tribute to the Heroes and Martyrs of Venezuela and Cuba
Loyalty "to the legacy of our heroes, Fidel and Chávez," was reaffirmed on Tuesday afternoon by the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, in the Book of Condolences in Tribute to the Heroes and Martyrs of Venezuela and Cuba who gave their lives in defense of the sovereignty of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The tribute was also attended by other senior leaders of the Revolution. Photos via : Estudios Revolución By Alina Perera Robbio, translate

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Jan 142 min read


“When we are united, no one can defeat us!”: Bolivian workers defeat gasolinazo and win new rights
Several weeks after it was introduced, the Paz government repealed the elimination of fuel subsidies in response to the organized struggle of workers, Indigenous people, teachers, and other social movements. Bolivian workers rally at a roadblock during the strikes -- image via X By Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch After several weeks of mass marches and road blockades, Bolivian workers succeeded in forcing the recently inaugurated neoliberal government of Rodrigo Paz to repe

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Jan 143 min read


Communists denounce hypocritical stance of the Dutch government towards US Venezuela attack
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof with the Trump at the NATO Summit in June, 2025 -- public domain image The unacceptable, hypocritical stance of the Dutch government and House of Representatives towards the imperialist intervention of the US in Venezuela International Commission of the Central Committee of the New Communist Party of the Netherlands On 8 January, the bankrupt outgoing Schoof cabinet held a debate with the House of Representatives on the imperialist interventio

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Jan 142 min read


Cuban heroes killed in Venezuela to return January 15
Via the Revolutionary Government of Cuba This Thursday, January 15, 2026, the mortal remains of the 32 combatants who fell heroically during the criminal attack perpetrated by the government of the United States against the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela will arrive in the Homeland. In a military ceremony at the José Martí International Airport in Havana, they will receive the first posthumous tribute. They will then be transferred along Rancho Boyeros Avenue to the

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Jan 131 min read


Solidarity with the peoples of Cuba and Iran: British Communists
Britain's Communist Party has condemned the latest threats against Cuba and challenged the British government to uphold international law. At the party's Political Committee on Sunday (January 11) , general secretary Robert Griffiths was responding to President Trump's announcement that the 64-year long economic embargo embargo on Cuba would now include all exports of Venezuela oil to the Caribbean island. US forces have also hijacked Venezuelan and Russian-flagged oil tanker

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Jan 132 min read


Broad-based public meeting in solidarity with Venezuela held in New Delhi
Image via the CPI(M) on Facebook A broad-based public meeting in solidarity with Venezuela was organised today (January 12) at the Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhavan, New Delhi, to protest against U.S. aggression, the conspiracy to abduct the democratically elected President of Venezuela and the First Lady, and to express solidarity with the people of Venezuela. The meeting was addressed by leaders and Members of Parliament from several political parties, including: M. A. Baby [

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Jan 123 min read


WFTU calls for International Action Day in Solidarity with the people of Venezuela, January 22nd, 2026
Following the deployment of U.S. forces in the Caribbean with the pretext of war against drug trafficking and after the first land strike on a dock area inside the country, the USA uncontrollably escalates its aggression by conducting of a large-scale strike against Karakas, capturing of the President Nikolas Maduro and Cilia Flores. The US is intensifying its aggression against the sovereign people of Venezuela, threatening at the same time the whole region, reviving the Mon

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Jan 122 min read


There are no talks with the U.S. government: Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez
Image via the PCC Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez took to X and the Communist Party of Cuba website today (January 12) to stress that there are no ongoing talks between the governments of Cuba and the United States. Statement: There are no talks with the U.S. government, except for technical contacts in the field of migration. We have always been willing to engage in serious and responsible dialogue with the various US administrations, including the current one, on

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Jan 121 min read


No prohibition will stop the struggle for social justice: Polish Communists
On the case of illegalisation of the KPP We strongly condemn the unacceptable decision of the District Court in Warsaw to remove the Communist Party of Poland from the register of political parties. This decision is based on a prior ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal, issued in violation of the law, which, at the request of the President Nawrocki, ruled that the Party's goals and activities were incompatible with the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. The Tribunal's j

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Jan 121 min read


Trump threatens, Cuba responds
In yet another demented social media rant, Donald Trump threatened Cuba today saying that the embargoed nation would no longer be allowed to get any oil from Venezuela. “THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO! I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday. He also accused Cuba of "extortion" against Venezuela, especially ironic given that his government bombed Caracas, kidnapped its president a

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Jan 112 min read


Greek farmer protests enter fifth consecutive week
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that for the fifth consecutive week , Greek farmers are continuing their tough battle for survival, maintaining dozens of massive roadblocks and escalating their forms of struggle by blocking all major roads at key points across the country. In response, the government spokesperson called on the farmers to meet with the prime minister on Tuesday, January 13, in Athens. During his speech in Parliament on 8 January

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Jan 101 min read


Assassination plot against President Ibrahim Traore foiled in Burkina Faso
A plot to kill Burkina Faso’s president, Ibrahim Traoré, and disable a drone base, ahead of a planned foreign military intervention, was thwarted by security forces, while Burkinabes took to the streets sloganeering in support of Traoré. Image via X By Pavan Kulkarni, People's Dispatch Burkina Faso’s security forces foiled a plot to kill President Ibrahim Traoré and disable a drone base, ahead of a planned military invasion, the country’s minister of security, Mahamadou Sana,

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Jan 103 min read


12th National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party concludes in Vientiane
Thongloun Sisoulith speaking during the Congress -- image via X Various Sources The 12th National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) was held in Vientiane, capital of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, from January 6–8, 2026 and concluded successfully on January 8. 834 delegates attended representing 421,865 party members nationwide. Among the key documents discussed and adopted were the Political Report of the 11th Party Central Committee, the 10th Fi

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Jan 92 min read


Communist Party of Pakistan organizes coordinated protests condemning US attacks on Venezuela
Images via the Communist Party of Pakistan The Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) organised and led coordinated protests across the country to condemn the recent United States attacks on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. These demonstrations formed part of a broader international wave of resistance against imperialist aggression and reflected the CPP’s long standing commitment to proletarian internationalism, national sovereignty, and the right of peoples to determine thei

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Jan 82 min read


Thongloun Sisoulith re-elected as General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party
Comrade Thongloun Sisoulith was re-elected as General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) during its 12th National Congress on Thursday, reflecting strong domestic support and international recognition of his leadership. Thongloun Sisoulith’s re-election came during the 12th National Congress of the LPRP, a three-day event that concluded with the announcement of the new Central Committee and politburo of the party. The 12th Central Committee consists of 7

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Jan 81 min read


South Africans protest US attack on Venezuela, kidnapping of Maduro
Image via video screenshot on X Various Sources After a broad coalition of South African trade unions, political formations, civil society organisations and solidarity movements including the South African Communist Party (SACP) called for an emergency protest, protestors rallied en masse outside the US embassy in Pretoria to condemn the US military invasion of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. Acc

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Jan 82 min read
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