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Díaz-Canel decorates Cuban rescue workers who helped in Venezuela
Images via Estudios Revolución By Leticia Martínez Hernández, translated from the Spanish Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, awarded the "For Bravery During Service" medal to eighteen members of the Cuban Search and Rescue Brigade. They had provided aide in Venezuela following the devastating June 24 earthquakes, which claimed the lives of over 6,000 people. At the Portocarre

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6 days ago2 min read


Bolívar Remains the Horizon
In Bolivar Square, Caracas -- J.A. Vergara, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Guillermo R. Barreto We are living in complex times in which U.S. imperialism is manifesting itself in an extremely aggressive manner, with greater violence and disregard for international law and the sovereignty of peoples, but with a desperation that translates into increasingly irrational decisions that openly threaten not only world peace but the future of all humanity. What we are witnessi

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Aug 56 min read


The ‘War on Drugs’ Was More About War than Drugs
Public domain image By Carlos Ron On 14 July, at a summit in Orlando, the head of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, Terrance Cole, declared that Mexico’s cartels and Mexico’s government are ‘one and the same.’ He offered no evidence. President Claudia Sheinbaum demanded some; none came. Mexico’s Security Cabinet answered with figures—tens of thousands of arrests, hundreds of tons of narcotics seized—while Cole’s office remained silent. The accusation was never meant to

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Jul 315 min read


All solidarity with the peoples of Latin America!
Editorial from the newspaper O Poder Popular (The People's Power) No. 107 (July 2026) We are living through moments of extreme concern in Latin America. The desperate tragedy resulting from the recent earthquake in Venezuela claimed the lives of more than 4,500 people and injured around 17,000, with the UN estimating that up to 50,000 individuals may be missing. The difficulties in confronting this grave problem are treated by the bourgeois mainstream media as being the exclu

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Jul 243 min read


Venezuelan Communists Denounce “Escalation of U.S. Imperialist Domination” Following Earthquake Emergency
US troops at Simón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela, July 1, 2026 - public domain image Tribuna Popular — Pedro Eusse, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), denounced on Tuesday the “escalation of U.S. imperialist domination” over Venezuela, asserting that the tragedy caused by the earthquakes on June 24 is being used to deepen the United States’ presence and influence in the country. During a press confer

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Jul 153 min read


The Invisible Weapon: Sanctions, Overcompliance, and the Human Cost
When people think of economic sanctions, they often imagine a mechanism targeting a specific government, specific assets, or a list of names. But the U.S. sanctions regime operates differently and in a much broader way, relying on a phenomenon known as ‘overcompliance’: banks, companies, and platforms around the world sever ties or reject transactions with institutions and individuals from sanctioned countries far beyond what the law strictly requires, simply out of fear of l

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Jul 145 min read


Cuban delegation pays solidarity visit to Venezuelan embassy
Images via Estudios Revolución By Claudia Díaz Pérez, translated from the Spanish President Miguel Díaz-Canel headed the Cuban delegation that On June 6 visited the Venezuelan embassy in Havana to sign the condolence book for the devastating earthquakes on June 24, which resulted in over 3,300 fatalities, 16,700 injuries, and thousands left homeless. Díaz-Canel expressed solidarity with the families and friends of the victims and reaffirmed Cuba's commitment to help support V

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Jul 82 min read


Swazi and South African Communists call for solidarity with Venezuela
Communist Party of Swaziland Statement of solidarity with the people of Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes Friday, 3 July 2026: The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) extends its deepest revolutionary condolences to the families of all those who have lost their lives following the devastating earthquakes that have struck the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. As the CPS, we also wish a full and speedy recovery to the thousands who have been injured and express our

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Jul 44 min read


Earthquake in Venezuela: The Struggle to Survive
Image via Venezuela Analysis on X By Guillermo Barreto On 24 June, Venezuela was celebrating two important holidays: the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo, the battle that sealed the country’s independence, and the feast of St. John the Baptist, declared by UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, a celebration with deep spiritual significance, especially for the Afro-descendant communities of Venezuela. A day of celebration that was cut short at 6:04 and 6:

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Jul 14 min read


Communists in Greece, Ireland and South Africa stand in solidarity with Venezuela
Workers Party of Ireland Solidarity with the People and the Communist Party of Venezuela Following the back-to-back earthquakes and the resultant destruction and loss of life in Venezuela, the Workers Party of Ireland expresses its deepest sympathy and solidarity to those who have lost family and friends and sustained damage to their homes and communities. The Workers Party of Ireland also sends its internationalist solidarity to our comrades in the Communist Party of Venezue

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Jun 263 min read


When it comes to Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ for Latin America Democrats offer no real alternative
In Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua, both parties agree with the assumption that Washington has the right to shape the political future of other nations. Daniel Ortega, Nicolas Maduro, and Miguel Diaz-Canel By Roger D. Harris & John Perry, Common Dreams Donald Trump’s second term has precipitated a tsunami of criticism from Democrats over his foreign policy. Yet when it comes to Washington’s efforts to dominate Latin America and the Caribbean, the substantive dispute—if there i

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Jun 187 min read


‘Children Are Dying’: UN Human Rights Chief Demands an End to Trump's Economic Assault on Cuba
“The fuel restrictions imposed since early 2026 and recent tightening of extraterritorial sanctions, taken together, are directly harming Cubans, especially the most vulnerable,” said Volker Türk. Image via the UN on X By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams The United Nations’ top human rights official on Monday implored the Trump administration to immediately lift its oil embargo and economic sanctions on Cuba as the island faces a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian emergency, with

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Jun 93 min read


SACP condemns indictment of Raul Castro
Image via the Communist Party of Cuba on X South African Communist Party Statement on indictment of Raul Castro by US department of justice The South African Communist Party (SACP) has noted with grave concern the US government’s decision through its department of justice to indict Comrade Raul Castro on flimsy and baseless charges related to a plane incident that occurred 30 years ago. Besides the fact that the US government has no legal jurisdiction by any measure to instit

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May 272 min read


‘Hondurasgate’: A Symptom of Deeper Crises in Honduras and a Warning for Latin America
Juan Orlando Hernández and Trump in 2019 By John Perry and Roger D. Harris, Common Dreams Governance in Honduras shifted sharply to the extreme right within months of National Party’s Nasry Asfura taking office on January 27, succeeding the Libre party’s progressive Xiomara Castro. In November 30 elections, the National Party was trailing a poor third before US President Donald Trump threatened to end all aid to Honduras unless Asfura won. Even then, Asfura had only a wafer-t

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May 256 min read


Solidarity with Raúl Castro – ¡No pasarán!
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

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May 252 min read


On the United States' indictment of Comrade Raúl Castro
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-

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May 232 min read


We stand in solidarity with Raul Castro
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.

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May 222 min read


Why does the U.S. want to prosecute former Cuban President Raúl Castro?
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

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May 219 min read


Let Cuba Live: Socialist Party of Malaysia
LET CUBA LIVE MAY 5, 2026 -- The Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) strongly condemns the latest coercive measures and military threats against the Cuban people imposed by the US government. The US government has imposed a new wave of sanctions on Cuba, on top of the oil blockade early this year. US President Donald Trump is also escalating his threats of military aggression against Cuba, by announcing his intention to send the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier towards the

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May 52 min read


Build the anti-imperialist movement and advance the working class struggle!: PCB
Image via the PCB Build the anti-imperialist movement and advance the working class struggle! The Central Committee of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) assesses that the imperialist system, the more it intensifies its decline, the more it abuses violence and aggressiveness. What we are witnessing are not isolated incidents, but part of a global offensive by a decaying system that, through increased aggression and attacks, attempts to maintain its hegemony over the peoples.

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May 55 min read
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