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Greek workers and farmers unite in struggle against government and EU policies
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that on Saturday February 13, trade unions of Attica, mass organizations of the popular movement, and student associations welcomed toiling farmers and livestock breeders from across the country to Athens. These farmers are fighting for their survival against government policy and the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The mobilization was preceded by a mass workers’ rally outside the Greek parliament against

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Feb 173 min read


Cuban delegation meets with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Kerala
Image via the PCC Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish "Solidarity with Cuba is in our DNA," stated Pinarayi Vijayan, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Chief Minister of Kerala, while welcoming the delegation from the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) participating in an event on democracy and development in that Indian state. During the friendly meeting, the Cuban representatives reaffirmed the PCC's commit

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Feb 171 min read


US Oil Blockade Violates Rights of Cuban People: PCC Global South coordinator
Image via the PCC Via the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), translated from the Spanish New Delhi, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina): A Cuban official in Kerala, southern India denounced the fact that Cuba is currently living under an oil blockade by the United States that seriously affects the normal functioning of the economy and violates the fundamental human rights of its people. At the opening of the Vision 2031: Development and Democracy International Conference in southern India,

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Feb 172 min read


Communists in Brazil, Switzerland and Chile honour Renato Rabelo's legacy
Image via the PCdoB Renato Rabelo, a stalwart leader of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) at many difficult points in its history, died on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 83 after a long battle with cancer. His decades of struggle played an essential role in the evolution of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) and in Brazil's democratic transition. Communists in Brazil, Switzerland and Chile have honoured Renato Rabelo's profound and lasting legacy. Renato Rabelo Leaves I

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Feb 176 min read


African Union and US artists, politicians and organizations denounce Trump's attacks on Cuba
Image via the PCC Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, conveyed his deep gratitude to the African Heads of State and Government for adopting a resolution condemning the blockade of the U.S. Government and against the inclusion of the island on the list of state sponsors of terrorism. "Its value is greater in these time

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Feb 173 min read


83rd anniversary of the liberation of Voroshilovgrad celebrated in Luhansk
Images all via the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Via the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, translated from the Russian February 14 marked the 83rd anniversary of the liberation of Luhansk (Voroshilovgrad) from the Nazi occupiers. Despite the rise of modern trends, some young individuals continue to observe the imposed Catholic holiday of Valentine's Day by exchanging "valentines" with their loved ones. For the past 10 years, on this day, Luhansk communist

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Feb 161 min read


Many US middle-income families spend at least a tenth of their income on health insurance
Emergency Room at Coliseum Northside Hospital, Macon GA., -- NVaden, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Anna Claire Vollers, Utah News Dispatch More than half of working-age adults get their health insurance through an employer, but in many states premium contributions and deductibles take a significant bite out of household incomes. A new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund, a research nonprofit focused on health care, found that in 2024, premium contributions and deduc

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Feb 163 min read


UK Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful
Protest in support of Palestine Action, September 6, 2025 -- indigonolan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Various Sources In another blow to Keir Starmer's reactionary regime, Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government’s designation of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was unlawful due to disproportionate restrictions on freedoms of expression and assembly. Palestine Action, a UK-based pro-Palestinian direct action group established in 2020, had engaged in

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Feb 152 min read


Historic general strike mobilizes millions of workers across India
Image via the CITU On Thursday, February 12, as many as 300 million workers, farmers, students, and professionals from diverse sectors across India protested in the streets in defense of their rights and to condemn the anti-labour policies of the ultra-right-wing government in the country. The strike shut down coal fields, refineries, factories, banks, and transportation services. Workers were responding to the call of the Central Trade Unions (CTUs), a coalition of major tra

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Feb 132 min read


Students in Athens demonstrate against Panteion University's war seminar
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that students at Panteion University in Athens, Greece organized a protest, declaring their refusal to adapt their studies to facilitate the Greek government's preparations for war. At the rally they chanted slogans like: “Panteion University must not become a training ground for war – no one must be complicit in crime”. The catalyst was the war seminar organized by the Institute of International Relations (IDIS) o

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Feb 121 min read


Cuban President meets with delegation of the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez conveyed Cuba's deep appreciation for the efforts of the Bureau of the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. His Excellency Mr. Coly Seck, the Committee's President and Senegal's Permanent Representative to the UN, expressed gratitude to the President for his welcome. Images via Estudios Revolución By René Tamayo León, translated from the Spanish The First Secretary of the Central Committee of

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Feb 122 min read


India is gearing up for a historic worker-farmer’s strike on February 12
Millions will stop work on Thursday demanding the withdrawal of the new anti-worker labor codes, restoration of the rural employment guarantee act, and the protection of the country’s sovereignty and the secular-democratic constitution. Rally in preparation for the nationwide strike scheduled for February 12 -- image via the CITU on Facebook By Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch India will witness the largest ever national strike in its history on Thursday, February 12, in oppos

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Feb 113 min read


Let Cuba Live! : A Call to Conscience demanding an end to Donald Trump’s cruel assault on the Cuban people
On Monday 9th, an open letter under the name "Let Cuba Live!" was released denouncing Donald Trump´s new Executive Order that seeks to cut off Cuba’s access to oil as an intentional attempt to induce famine and mass suffering for the Cuban people. Influential public figures, elected officials, artists, and organizations—including 22 Members of the New York City Council, Mark Ruffalo, Kal Penn, Susan Sarandon, Alice Walker, Alexa Avilés, 50501, Movement for Black Lives, The P

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Feb 103 min read


Mexico dispatches over 800 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba
Image via X Various Sources Mexico has announced it is sending two Navy vessels, the Papaloapan and Isla Holbox, from the port of Veracruz carrying more than 814 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba. The cargo includes liquid milk, meat products, beans, rice, canned tuna, sardines, vegetable oil, and personal hygiene items. The ships are expected to arrive in Cuba within several days. The shipment does not, however, include any oil. In a press release the Mexican government sai

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Feb 91 min read


Díaz-Canel speaks with Russia Today about Venezuela and international solidarity
Images via Estudios Revolución Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel spoke to the press on Thursday, February 5, in Havana about the situation facing the island in the wake of the latest criminal measures imposed by Washington and the Trump regime. This very long press conference that involved exchanges with several reporters is of real importance in understanding the situation from a perspective not generally reflected in the western media. We are translating the questions and a

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Feb 97 min read


Record Detentions: More Than 70,000 People in ICE Custody for the First Time in History
New official data show an unprecedented expansion of the immigrant detention system and electronic monitoring. Ice agents in Minneapolis after the murder of Renee Good -- Chad Davis, [1], CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Nicolas Baintrub, Enlace Latino NC The U.S. immigrant detention system has reached a new historic high. On Jan. 24, 2026, 70,766 people were being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 225 immigrant detention centers across the country

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Feb 83 min read


International Day of Action held in 20 ports - “Dockworkers do not work for war”
Image via the KKE On Friday, February 6, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that mass, militant rallies took place in Piraeus and Elefsina, Greece as part of a strike opposing policies prioritizing capitalist profits and imperialist wars over people's lives and rights. The strike coincided with the International Day of Action by dockworkers, held under the slogan “Dockworkers do not work for war." Strikes, demonstrations, and other actions were carried out by dockwo

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Feb 72 min read


Greek Communists protest, demand justice for 15 migrants killed off the coast of Chios
Images via the KKE Dimitris Koutsoumbas, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), speaking on February 4, 2026 in the plenary session of the Greek Parliament during the debate on the bill of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum for the “promotion of legal migration”, demanded that responsibility be assigned, those guilty be punished and a full investigation be carried out into the real circumstances of the tragedy in Chios. The incid

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Feb 62 min read


Greek civil servants rally for wage reinstatements
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that on February 3, Greek civil servants staged a militant action by gathering outside the Council of State as part of the work stoppage declared by the Civil Servants’ Confederation (ADEDY). A similar mobilization took place in Thessaloniki. The civil servants are demanding an immediate decision on the reinstatement of the 13th and 14th salaries. These were additional payments previously received by public sector

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Feb 41 min read


Koutsoumbas reelected General Secretary of the KKE as 22nd Congress ends
Image via the KKE In a statement , the Press Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) announced that the proceedings of the 22nd Congress of the KKE concluded with the election of the new Central Committee, consisting of 95 members, as well as a new nine-member Central Audit Committee. At its first meeting, the Central Committee unanimously reelected Dimitris Koutsoumbas as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the KKE. It is noted that e

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Feb 22 min read
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