Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the commemoration of the 95th birthday of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz and the 65th anniversary of the creation of the Ministry of the Interior, at the Karl Marx Theater, June 5, 2026 Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and Presid

Cuba’s approach to providing healthcare is indicative of the nature of the revolution: to serve Cubans and the oppressed across the world. Doctors of the internationalist Henry Reeve Brigade By Nuvpreet Kalra, Common Dreams Last week, the Cuban Center for Molecular Immunology, or CIM, announced a major health breakthrough with VAXIRA, a vaccine treatment for lung cancer. This is a remarkable achievement, made only more impressive by the fact that this is Cuba’s second lung ca

The Trump Administration as the Latest Stage of 128 Years of US Imperialism toward Cuba By Thomas Tews At a meeting of US President Trump’s cabinet on May 27, 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated: Cuba’s in a lot of trouble because, unfortunately for them, it’s run by a bunch of incompetent communists. [...] It’s 90 miles from our shores, and having a failed state 90 miles from our shores is a threat to the national security of the United States. Cuba—a country strangl

June 3rd is the 95th birthday of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, a guerrilla fighter who has dedicated and dedicates his life to fighting for the Cuban Revolution. May this serve as a sincere and grateful tribute to him. Photo: Estudios Revolución By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish Twenty-five years have gone by, and as time keeps layering itself one moment over another, I find myself wondering how that conversation in the province of Ciego de Ávila with Army G

Image from the mass rally in Havana, May 22 Declaration by the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Austria (PdA) on the arrest warrant issued by the corrupt US judiciary against the former Cuban President. Vienna, 22 May 2026. At the behest of US President Donald Trump, the judiciary of the United States of America has issued a fabricated arrest warrant against the former President and, to this day, a significant leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raúl Castro. The US has

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

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

Image via the PCC Via Granma and the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), translated from the Spanish The 5th National Exercise for the Prevention and Confrontation of Crime, Corruption, Drugs, Illegal Activities, and Social Indiscipline has begun in Cuba, this time with the purpose of intensifying actions against these acts and behaviors that threaten the country's priorities. It is being carried out under particularly complex circumstances, as a consequence of the intensified eco

Fidel Castro speaks at the Kremlin with Khrushchev in the background, 1964 -- Daily LIFT #1966

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

The Cuban revolutionary and close confidant of Fidel Castro, Celia Sánchez Manduley was born on May 9, 1920, in Media Luna, Cuba. She grew up with eight siblings and was educated, though she never attended university. Early exposure to social issues and politics shaped her commitment to justice, motivating her participation in revolutionary activities against Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship. After Batista's military coup in 1952, Sánchez joined the struggle to overthrow his

May Day in Havana, 2026 Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish The Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG) party has denounced U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of a possible military intervention against Cuba and condemned the blockade of the island. In a statement, the political group emphasized that in the year marking the Centennial of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, there is no better or more fitting tribute to him than the unity and res

Image via the PCC Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, at the closing ceremony of the International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, at the Convention Center, on May 2, 2026, "Year of the Centennial of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz". Translated from the Spanish. Dear sisters and brothers in solidarity with Cuba and with the just causes of the wor

Final Declaration of the International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba and Anti-Imperialism, “100 Years with Fidel”, translated from the Spanish On May 2, 2026, 766 delegates from 36 countries, representing 152 political, social, union, solidarity, youth, and peace organizations, came together in Havana for the International Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba and Anti-Imperialism, “100 Years with Fidel” and declared that: We’re holding this meeting in a world facing multidimensi

The real story is not the candle in the window. It is the hand that cut the fuel. May Day march beginning before dawn in Havana -- image via the PCC on X By Michelle Ellner, Common Dreams When the lights go out in Havana, the foreign cameras arrive to film the darkness. They come for the blackout glow: candles in apartment windows, families sleeping on balconies, mothers fanning infants through another airless night. They come for the line outside the pharmacy, the bus that n

Images via Estanislao Santos except where noted By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish "We’re not a people who attack or spread hatred, fanaticism, or conflict. We are a noble people with good intentions, always ready to stand up for what we’ve achieved. While the wealthy nations stockpile weapons and build walls, the people of the Global South yearn for a spark of humanity." On the morning of May Day, that portrait honoring the children of Cuba was shared by Osn

Fidel Speaks!, 1960 -- Daily LIFT #1950

Image via the PCC Via the Granma and the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish On May 1st, Cuban squares will serve as platforms where the people of this archipelago, with their proletarian strength, will uphold their right to be a free, independent, sovereign, and peaceful nation. Joined by hundreds of friends from around the globe who have come to the island to share in the daily resilience of a nation that pushes through every obstacle placed in its way, the

Statement of the International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties We strongly condemn the growing multidimensional aggression of the United States against Cuba, which has been implemented since January 1, 1959. At this stage, what we face goes beyond an economic, commercial, and financial blockade that violates the international law and has reached intolerable levels of criminality; it is the policy of total annihilation which includes direct military threats following

Image via Germán Veloz Placencia Via Granma an the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, leader of the Cuban Revolution, congratulated the soldiers of the Eastern Army on Tuesday in celebration of the 65th anniversary of the founding of this military unit on April 21. This founding took place just two days after the historic victory at Playa Girón and amid the revolutionary fervor experienced following the first defeat of the empir