Che playing baseball -- Daily LIFT #2103

Che Guevara’s brief visit to Gaza in 1959 marked the beginning of Palestine’s recognition as a global anti-colonial cause and established a lasting connection between Latin American revolutions and Palestinian resistance movements. In June 1959, a few months after the success of the Cuban Revolution, Che Guevara visited the Gaza Strip, then under Egyptian administration, at the invitation of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. This visit lasted only two days but carried pr

Filled with reflections and revolutionary spirit, a beautiful gathering took place Thursday morning in the Portocarrero Hall of the Palace of the Revolution. It brought together a group of young people and the nation’s leadership to mark October 8, the anniversary of Che’s fall in combat. The event was led by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. Photos via Estudios Revolución By Alina Perera Robbio, translated fr

Che speaks, early 1960s Havana -- Daily LIFT #2086

Che arrives in Beijing, November, 1960 as leader of a Cuban Economic Delegation -- Daily LIFT #2081 For more pictures of Che in China see: Che in the People's Republic of China, 1960

Che poster, Cuba, 1967 -- Daily LIFT #2079

Smiling Che! -- Daily LIFT #2078

Che portrait -- Daily LIFT #2069

On the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s birth, I recall his friendship with Che Guevara. By Urariano Mota On the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s birth, I recall his friendship with Che Guevara. The following remarks are based on statements Jon Lee Anderson made to the press and on the biography he wrote about Che. Here, in an interview published in Colombia’s *Semana*, Jon Lee Anderson talks about the deaths of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara - *Semana* “Che died young, a

Caetano Veloso -- image via X By Urariano Mota To our great surprise, Caetano Veloso turns 84 today. But 84?! If the seasons rule our lives, we can say of them what Nelson Rodrigues said about videotape during a discussion: “Time is stupid!” We say this because when we look at the faces of these artists, we see ourselves in them. Not so much because of their physical appearance—their features and bodies—which are in better shape than ours these days. Some of them, like Paulin

We bow the red flag of the Communist Party of Mexico in memory of Commander Ramiro Valdés Menéndez (translated from the Spanish) We pay tribute to the Commander of the Revolution Ramiro Valdés Menéndez who died on June 20. He was an unwavering fighter for the freedom of the Cuban people and for the triumph of the Cuban Revolution and its socialist character. From a young age, as a rebellious worker from Artemis, he took on the commitment to stand against injustice and exploit

Che meets Josip Broz Tito, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, 1959 -- Daily LIFT #1995

Inspirational Che billboard, Cuba c.1997 -- Daily LIFT #1986

Che on a mule in the jungles of Bolivia -- Daily LIFT #1980

Che in the countryside of Bolivia -- Daily LIFT #1978

Raul Castro and Che -- Daily LIFT #1976

A US invasion would hardly inaugurate a new conflict. It would instead mark the bloodiest phase in a long, bipartisan war against Cuba for the “sin” of reclaiming national sovereignty. Cubans rally on May Day 2026 By Eric Ross, Common Dreams In recent weeks and months, Washington has intensified its long-running campaign of collective punishment against the Cuban people. Escalating sanctions have further tightened the noose of a punitive US blockade that has strangled the isl

Che in Havana, January 3, 1959 at the dawn of the Revolution -- Daily LIFT #1934

Che enjoying a Coke, Punta del Este, Uruguay, 1961 -- Daily LIFT #1917 Che was in Uruguay for the the Economic and Social Inter-American Conference

Che and Fidel -- Daily LIFT #1913