Raúl Castro, Vilma Espín Guillois, Jorge Risquet and José Nivaldo Causse in Tumba Siete, 1958 -- Daily LIFT #1975

Soviet LAZ-697 bus, manufactured by the Lvov Bus Factory, 1970 The LAZ-697 “Tourist” was a Soviet two-axle middle-class intercity coach produced in Lvov, Ukrainian SSR, from 1959 to 1985, designed for enhanced passenger comfort on long-distance and tourist routes. The LAZ-697 was developed as a more comfortable variant of the LAZ-695 city bus series, using the same mechanical base but optimized for intercity travel and tourism. Initial prototypes were created in 1958 in colla

Photos via Estudios Revolución By Angélica Paredes López, translated from the Spanish When Gerardo Hernández Nordelo, Hero of the Republic of Cuba, announced he was bringing a message from Raúl, his words stirred the crowd gathered at the José Martí Anti-Imperialist Tribune in Havana. The Army General, according to the anti-terrorist fighter, said how thankful he was for the solidarity of the people and friends around the world, assuring them that as long as he lives, he will

Vilma Espín, Fidel Castro, Raúl Castro and Celia Sánchez on the Second Eastern Front, Cuba 1958 -- Daily LIFT #1974

Tens of thousands rally in Havana in support of Raul and the Revolution, May 22 -- Image via news video screenshot The Socialist Workers' Party of Croatia (SRP) expresses full and unreserved solidarity with the Revolutionary Government, the Communist Party of Cuba and the brave Cuban people, and strongly condemns the escalation of the imperialist aggression of the United States of America against the Republic of Cuba, which reached a new, particularly dangerous level in May 2

An aerial view of the West Point area of Monrovia -- Mark Fischer, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Darius David Sumo For decades, the manacles of entrenched poverty have continued to engulf West Point, Liberia and its people. Government after government, the material conditions of the people of West Point remain essentially unchanged: limited access to quality education, a awful healthcare delivery system, inadequate safe drinking water, poor sanitation, and a general

Cubans rally in Havana in defense of Raul Castro and the Cuban Revolution, May 22, 2026 -- image via news video screenshot on X Marxistindia, Resolution on Cuba -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) We denounce the shocking and illegal indictment which the US Department of Justice has recently announced against the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raúl Castro Ruz. The charges put forth are based on lies and manipulation of the events surrounding the shooting down of

Ernesto Che Guevara, Raúl Castro y Vilma Espín, el 26 de julio de 1964. By Pedro Marin La administración de Donald Trump acaba de imputar al expresidente cubano Raúl Castro por el derribo de dos aviones en 1996. Dadas las similitudes entre las medidas adoptadas contra Cuba en los últimos meses y el modus operandi de los Estados Unidos en su ataque a Venezuela, la acusación contra el líder cubano podría representar un paso más hacia una acción militar contra la isla. Según Blo

Cubans rally in Havana in defense of Raul Castro and the Cuban Revolution, May 22, 2026 -- image via X The Communist Party of Sri Lanka condemns in the strongest possible terms the criminal indictment issued by the United States Department of Justice against Comrade Raúl Castro Ruz, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution and former President of the Republic of Cuba. This act, announced from Miami's Freedom Tower on 20 May 2026, is a brazen escalation of Washington's six-

Comrades Raul Castro and Nicolas Maduro during a memorial tribute for Fidel Castro, 2016 -- Daily LIFT #1973 Solidarity with Raul Castro and the Cuban Revolution! Freedom for Nicolas Maduro! Down with US Imperialism! ¡Hasta la victoria siempre!

Cubans march in solidarity with Raul Castro and the Cuban Revolution, May 22, 2026 -- image via X We stand in solidarity with Raul Castro: Communist Party of Australia The US indictment of Raúl Castro on May 20 is yet another desperate attempt to attack the heart of the Cuban Revolution. Based on false pretences, like those made against Nicolás Maduro before the terror attack on Venezuela, without evidence or legal precedent. US sponsored terrorism on Cuba is well-documented.

Members of the fascist Carpathia-Sich unit, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Kyiv, May 20, 2026. (See note below.) By Sevim Dağdelen, X, May 21, 2026. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. While Chancellor Merz is transferring billions in German taxpayer money to a Ukraine mired in corruption and holding out the prospect of EU military aid to Kyiv, the Zelenskyy regime is repatriating the remains of Nazi collaborator Andriy Melnyk and his wife. The exhumation took place on May 19 in Luxe

Images via the PCC By Angélica Paredes López, translated from the Spanish Raúl Castro Ruz is the loyal Cuban. The tireless guerrilla fighter who, a few days before his 95th birthday, is still in the battle to defend our hard-won sovereignty. Raúl is the brave and loyal patriot who has dedicated his life to the Revolution. From the 1950s to today, there hasn’t been a moment in Cuba’s history where his ideas and actions weren’t part of the story. Over the decades, without seeki

At a rally in Havana in honour of the 32 killed in Venezuela by the US imperialists, January 16, 2026 -- image via X The Communist Party USA condemns the politically motivated charges brought against Raúl Castro as yet another example of the tyranny and hypocrisy by the United States. Using the facade of “justice” to address the downing of two planes that invaded Cuban airspace in 1996 to harass and intimidate the Cuban people — planes that were warned multiple times to halt

The Red Army Does Not Fear the Trials of the Long March, lithograph, People's Republic of China -- Daily LIFT #1972

Communists of Catalonia Raul Castro on May Day 2024 Communists of Catalonia in defence of the Cuban Revolution and Raúl Castro Yesterday, American imperialism levelled a whole series of far-fetched accusations against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, accusing him of events that took place in 1996, at a time when the country was defending itself against the actions of terrorist groups linked to the US government and to the Miami mafia. In a shameful intervention, Secretary

The Left Chapter's editor Michael Laxer talks about how now, more than ever, the Cuban people and the Cuban Revolution need our solidarity in the face of the increasingly unhinged and disturbing steps towards military attack being taken by the Trump administration that led to the bogus indictment of Raul Castro on May 20. Cuba has always stood in solidarity with the rest of the world. Now the world needs to step up to defend Cuba.

Flag of the PRC in Potala Palace square in Lhasa, the capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region -- image via news video screenshot By Biljana Vankovska As one becomes more familiar with the complexities and civilizational depth of China, curiosity naturally extends beyond its major cities toward regions often obscured by mythology, ideological distortion, and geopolitical propaganda. This has certainly been my own experience. The more I learn about China, the

Raul Castro reviewing the memorial for the 32 Cuban soldiers killed during the US kidnapping of Maduro, January 2026 By Pedro Marin The Donald Trump administration has just indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro for the downing of two planes in 1996. Given the similarities between the measures taken against Cuba in recent months and the modus operandi of the United States in its attack on Venezuela, the indictment of the Cuban leader could represent another step toward m

During the hypocritical debate on human rights in Cuba held at the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg on May 20, the Communist Party of Greece's (KKE) Members of the European Parliament intervened through a statement delivered by KKE MEP Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos. The debate, which began with High Representative K. Callas remaining silent on the US embargo, soon descended into an outpouring of anti-communism, attacks, and threats directed against Cuba. These