Statement of the Workers Party of Ireland The Workers Party of Ireland stands in unwavering support of the United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba. For over six decades, this unilateral policy has inflicted profound hardship on the Cuban people, undermining their right to development, sovereignty, and self-determination. In October 2024 the U.N. General Assembly

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla -- image via X Statements to the press by Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla October 22, 2025 Thank you very much for attending. I apologize for the short notice, but I would like to share relevant information with our people and the international community regarding the United Nations General Assembly sessions on October 28 and 29. These sessions will consider the issue and resolution entitled "Necessity of ending the economic

Felix Dzerzhinsky giving instructions to the Commissars of the Military Revolutionary Committee in the days following the triumph of the Revolution, illustration, USSR, c. 1942 -- Daily LIFT #1678

Images via the PCC By Wennys Díaz Ballaga, translated from the Spanish To strengthen the commitment to advancing actions that enhance complementarity on issues of mutual interest between the Communist Party of Cuba and the Labor Party of Mexico (also known as the Workers' Party of Mexico) (PT), an exchange and cooperation agreement was signed this Saturday between both political organizations. The document, signed by Roberto Morales Ojeda, a member of the Political Bureau and

The anniversary of the Manchester Congress calls for reflection on its enduring significance and the meaning of Pan-Africanism in today’s world, a time when the struggles for sovereignty, unity, and liberation remain as urgent as ever. The commemorating plaque at Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall, Manchester -- KGGucwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Nicholas Mwangi, People's Dispatch October 2025 marks eighty years since the historic Fifth Pan-African Congress convened i

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez conveyed his appreciation for Angolan President João Lourenço's powerful speech at the UN General Assembly. This acknowledgment occurred during a meeting with Mário Pinto de Andrade, a member of the MPLA's Political Bureau, where the strong connections between the Communist Party of Cuba and the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola were reaffirmed. Images via the PCC Via the Cuban Editorial Office of the Presidency, transla

At work on the Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station, USSR, 1959 -- Daily LIFT #1767 When it was completed in 1967 it was the largest in the world.

For ordinary people, survival, continuity, and self-assertion are the ultimate signs of victory against Israel, a country that does not hesitate to use genocide for temporary political gains. By Ramzy Baroud, Common Dreams For the last two years, my social media algorithm has been relentlessly dominated by Gaza , particularly by the voices of ordinary Gazans, displaying a blend of emotions that centers on two core principles: grief and defiance. Grief has characterized life

The merger creates a global mining powerhouse that may profess ideals of sustainable operations and rehabilitation but won’t. An Anglo-American platinum mine, shot from Ga-Molekana village, Mogalakwena Municipality. The distant smoke is caused by mining activity. File photo by Lilita Gcwabe By Tlou Mogale Foundation, Elitsha, South Africa One story dominated the Joburg Mining Indaba earlier this month: the proposed merger between Anglo American and Canada’s Teck Resources, a

The US has imposed visa restrictions on Central American nationals for their links with China in its latest move to pressure countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to break ties with the Asian powerhouse. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Guo Jiakun -- image via the Chinese MFA By Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday, October 21, that his country has formally lodged serious protests a

Vera Burdenko, champion trapshooter of the USSR, 1947 -- Daily LIFT #1766 From the Soviet Press: "Vera Burdenko of Sverdlovsk won first place in shooting from a standing position and approach and double shot in the national trapshooting contest held recently in Moscow in October, 1947."

From the Soviet Press, 1962: THE OCTOBER SOCIALIST REVOLUTION in Russia is commemorated in the postal issues of the other socialist countries as well. Hungary issued two large stamps -- of 60 filler and 1 forint denominations -- for the fortieth anniversary of the world's first Soviet state. They bear the dates "1917-1957. One shows a dove, the symbol of peace, framed by the flags of the socialist countries; the other a portrait of Lenin. The Rumanian People's Republic marked

Image via the KKE On Wednesday, 22 October, a delegation from the Central Committee of the Communist Youth of Greece KNE , led by its Secretary, Thodoris Kotsandis, delivered school supplies for the children of Palestine collected during the 51st Festival of KNE–“Odigitis” to the Palestinian Embassy. A large quantity of school supplies —including pencils, pens, notebooks, school bags, pencil cases and various types of paints— was collected at a special collection point during

Anna Seghers By Jürgen Reusch. Junge Welt, 22 October 2025. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen She was a poet and writer with heart and soul, a communist, an antifascist, a Jew. Throughout her life, she was also a migrant, a refugee. Anna Seghers was born in Mainz in 1900 and died in East Berlin in 1983. Club Voltaire in Frankfurt am Main marked her 125th birthday as an occasion to hold a moving event at the Haus am Dom, which – beautifully moderated by Claus-Jürgen Göpfert –

Huey P. Newton of the Black Panthers and Samora Moisés Machel of the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) meet in the People's Republic of China, 1971 -- Daily LIFT #1765

Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that the parliamentary majority of the ruling right-wing New Democracy party voted for an amendment prohibiting protests at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier, which is located near the parliament building in Athens and is often used as a venue for demonstrations. Recently, the square in front of the monument has become the focus of protests by relatives of the victims of Greece’s deadliest railway accident, whic

Public domain image. By Biljana Vankovska A enxurrada de reações indignadas — e justificadas — à escolha da laureada pelo Prêmio Nobel da Paz deste ano, María Corina Machado, revela menos sobre a decisão do comitê do que sobre o espírito de choque do público. Como alguém ainda pode se surpreender quando uma figura que personifica tudo menos a paz recebe este prêmio? A história mostra que o Prêmio Nobel da Paz muitas vezes foi concedido a criminosos de guerra, oportunistas e f

A representative of King Mswati III and the Taiwanese ambassador at a celebration on October 8 -- image via X Communist Party of Swaziland's (CPS) Perspectives on the Taiwan Question in Swaziland Overview of the Taiwan Question The Taiwan question is a significant geopolitical issue that has persisted since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. The island of Taiwan operates under its own government, known as the Republic of China (ROC), while the mainland is governed by t

The island that has lived under US rule since 1898 is once again being used as a staging ground for US militarism, this time for Washington’s latest “war on drugs” narrative. U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, during an exercise on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, September 6, 2025 -- Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Michelle Ellner, Common Dreams When President Donald Trump announced that the

"Those who know, teach": At a village literacy class, People's Republic of China, 1956 -- Daily LIFT #1764