Fidel Castro's position on Perestroika and the Counterrevolution in the USSR

Intervention by Eliseos Vagenas, member of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and head of the Party's International Relations Section, at the 1st International Colloquium “Fidel: Legacy and Future”, which took place in Havana from 10 to 13 August.  Translated from Rizospastis (here in Greek): 

"We thank the organizers for the invitation to participate in the 1st International Symposium “Fidel: Legacy and Future.” From this platform as well, we wish to express the profound solidarity of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), and of all communists in Greece, with the heroic people of Cuba, who for decades have been in the crosshairs of U.S. imperialism.

65 years since the construction of the Berlin Wall – The GDR and the Cold War

Sixty-five years ago today (13 August), the “Berlin Wall” was erected. Bourgeois media and all manner of “experts” are once again using the anniversary as an opportunity to wage their anti-communist propaganda campaign and engage in sweeping historical revisionism. Dictatorship, totalitarianism, an “unjust regime,” evil — there is seemingly no end to the labels attached to the German Democratic Republic. Terror, we are told, was omnipresent, with the Wall and the Stasi presented as its ultimate symbols. 

 

Fidel Castro at 100: History Has Absolved Him!

By Nikos Mottas 

“Socialism is and will be the hope, the only hope, the only path for the peoples, the oppressed, the exploited, the plundered. Socialism is the only alternative"  — Fidel Castro Ruz

A century after the birth of Fidel Castro Ruz, on 13 August 1926, the hatred directed against him has hardly diminished. Nearly ten years after his death, the same vocabulary is repeated with remarkable persistence: “dictator,” “tyrant,” “totalitarian.” Fidel is vilified, the Cuban Revolution is slandered, its achievements are denied or reduced to inconvenient footnotes, while the Cuba that existed before January 1959 is carefully pushed out of sight.

KKE highlights Fidel Castro's revolutionary and internationalist legacy at Havana Colloquium

The First International Colloquium “Fidel: Legacy and Future” is underway in Havana, bringing together around 1,500 participants from across the world in the run-up to the centenary of the birth of Fidel Castro Ruz on August 13. 

 

The four-day gathering, held from August 10 to 13 at Havana’s Convention Palace, is devoted not simply to commemorating the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, but to examining the continuing relevance of his revolutionary thought and action in the struggles against imperialism, exploitation and capitalist barbarism.

 

KKE Europarliament Group denounces EU and Spanish Government over deadly Ceuta migrant crackdown

The European Parliamentary Group of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) has denounced the responsibility of the European Union and Spain’s social-democratic government for the latest deadly events in Ceuta, where 99 refugees and migrants were reported dead and dozens more missing, accusing the EU of turning repression, pushbacks and the denial of asylum into pillars of its migration policy.

KKE MEP Kostas Papadakis raised the issue in a question submitted to the European Commission, highlighting the responsibility of both the Sánchez government and the EU institutions for yet another tragedy involving people uprooted by imperialist interventions, poverty and exploitation.

 

Miguel Díaz-Canel at the 24th IMCWP: “Socialism remains the only realistic and humane alternative to capitalist barbarism”

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel delivered a forceful closing address to the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) in Havana, denouncing the deepening crisis of capitalism, the resurgence of fascism, the U.S. economic war against Cuba and the urgent tasks facing the international communist movement.

Speaking in the context of the centenary of Fidel Castro’s birth, Díaz-Canel described Cuba as an “island of dignity and historical resistance” against imperialism and fascism, warning that humanity is passing through one of its most uncertain and dangerous periods in decades.

 

The Communist Party of Turkey on the so-called “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement”

Statement by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) following the AKP government's signing of the “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement”: 

"The AKP government has signed the so-called “Mecca Joint Defense Agreement” and thereby dragged our country into a new and extremely dangerous military adventure. The agreement’s most important declared clause treats an armed attack on any one of the three countries as an attack on all of them.

A political and historical critique of David Uclés’s "The Peninsula of Empty Houses"

The following article - book review was originally published in Rizospastis, Organ of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), on 8-9 August 2026, under the title "A Publishing Phenomenon of “Equal Distances". Real below the English translation: 

David Uclés’s novel has become a genuine publishing phenomenon. More than 400,000 copies have been sold in Spain, translations have appeared in dozens of languages, and the book has been embraced by critics and readers alike as a major literary fresco of the Spanish Civil War. Precisely because its influence is so extensive, it deserves to be approached critically—not in terms of its literary technique, but of its political content and the way in which it shapes collective memory of one of the most decisive events of the twentieth century.

KKE: Contribution at the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties in Havana

The 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) began in Havana on Friday and will conclude on Sunday (7–9 August). This year’s Meeting, hosted by the Communist Party of Cuba, is being held under the theme: “We defend and honor the legacy of the Cuban Revolution on the centenary of Fidel’s birth, deepen solidarity with socialist Cuba, strengthen our joint actions and unite our forces for peace and against imperialist aggression".

Communist and Workers' Parties from across the world gather in Havana for the 24th IMCWP

The 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) begins today, 7 August, in Havana, bringing together communist and workers’ parties from around the world at a particularly difficult moment for Cuba and the international communist movement.

Hosted by the Communist Party of Cuba, the meeting will continue through 9 August under the theme: “We defend and honor the legacy of the Cuban Revolution on the centenary of Fidel Castro; we deepen our solidarity with socialist Cuba; we strengthen our joint actions and unite our forces for peace and against imperialist aggression”.

Statement of the European Communist Action on the US Crimes in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Statement by the European Communist Action (ECA) on the occasion of the 81st anniversary since the U.S. imperialist atrocity in Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 

Eighty-one years ago, the US war machine incinerated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hundreds of thousands of civilians—workers, women, children, and the elderly—were killed by these acts of mass murder, the only wartime use of nuclear weapons in history. 

Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) steps up campaign ahead of September elections

Photo: Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti 

The Communist Party of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti—SKP) is intensifying its preparations for Sweden’s parliamentary, regional and municipal elections on 13 September 2026, presenting its candidacy as the only consistent alternative to the parties administering capitalism. Early voting begins on 26 August.

The election campaign was formally launched with a nationwide digital meeting on 7 June, attended by party members and sympathisers. 

 

Repression in Zelensky’s Ukraine: Political prisoners announce August 5 hunger strike

A one-day international solidarity hunger strike will be held on 5 August 2026 in support of political prisoners in Volodymyr Zelensky's Ukraine.

The initiative was launched by the Association for the Defence of Political Prisoners and Human Rights, founded by Ukrainian communists Mikhail and Alexander Kononovich, together with 15 prisoners at Vinnytsia Correctional Colony No. 86.

 

Spanish communists: The Ceuta migrant crisis is not an "invasion" but the product of capitalist rivalries

Following one of the most serious migration crises at Spain's borders in recent years, the Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) has issued a statement, condemning both the exploitation of migrants for geopolitical purposes and the reactionary attempts to fuel racism and xenophobia. 

The statement (read here in Spanish) reads: 

Wildfires in Greece and Spain: KKE and PCTE hold bourgeois governments responsible

As devastating wildfires continue to ravage Southern Europe, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and the Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) have sharply condemned their respective bourgeois governments, arguing that the repeated destruction is not merely the result of extreme weather conditions but of policies that systematically leave public fire protection services understaffed, underfunded and unprepared. 

 

100th anniversary of the Communist Party of Cyprus -AKEL, 1926–2026: A century of sacrifices and struggles

24^th Congress Declaration marking the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of Cyprus-AKEL, 1926–2026:

A century of sacrifices and struggles

1.The 24th AKEL Congress salutes with deep respect the 100th anniversary of the Founding Congress of the Communist Party of Cyprus, held on 15 August 1926. This anniversary marks a milestone, as for the first time in our country’s history, the people of labour and toil had emerged on the arena of political action and asserting its role as a leading force in history.

Azerbaijan's anti-communist witch hunt: Four jailed for carrying Soviet flags!

The anti-communist authoritarianism of the Azerbaijani regime has once again revealed its true face. A court in Baku has sentenced four individuals to prison merely for attempting to organize a march carrying Soviet flags and promoting communist ideas! 

Abdulla Ibrahimli and Ibrahim Asadli were each sentenced to two years' imprisonment, while Elchin Bayramli and Mehman Zeynalov received 18-month prison terms. The four were prosecuted under Article 233 of Azerbaijan's Criminal Code following their detention by the Ministry of Internal Affairs after a planned march in November last year.

KKE criticizes Guterres' remarks on Cyprus, rejects any two-state logic

The following statement issued by the Press Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) in response to the latest developments in the Cyprus issue, particularly the new initiative launched by UN Secretary-General António Guterres during his recent visit to the island:

 

The KKE opposes any two-state logic for Cyprus, whether explicit or disguised. 

 

Terrorizing the Nazis: Remembering Soviet heroine Lyudmila Pavlichenko

On July 12, 2026, communists and progressive people around the world commemorated the 110th anniversary of the birth of Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko (1916–1974), one of the greatest heroines of the Great Anti-fascist Victory and a symbol of the Soviet people's struggle against nazism-fascism.

Born in the Russian Empire and raised in the Soviet Union, Pavlichenko embodied the values of the socialist state, which opened the doors of education, professional life and military service equally to women and men. 

 

Modi's police storm Communist Party of India (Marxist) headquarters in bid to arrest student leader

CPIM HQ (Archive Photo)

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has strongly condemned what it describes as an illegal police intrusion into its national headquarters, AKG Bhavan in New Delhi, where officers reportedly attempted to arrest Student Federation of India (SFI) leader Aishe Ghosh.

According to the party, Delhi Police officers arrived in a private vehicle, with some reportedly dressed in civilian clothes, and entered the CPI(M) headquarters in search of Ghosh, who has emerged as one of the leading figures in the student protests at Jantar Mantar. The demonstrations, which have continued for weeks, recently culminated in the resignation of India's Union Minister of Education.

Polish communists and anti-fascists honor Edward Gierek on the 25th anniversary of his death

The Communist Party of Poland (KPP) took part in commemorative events marking the 25th anniversary of the death of Edward Gierek, former First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR), reaffirming the legacy of socialist Poland in a country where anti-communism has become official state doctrine.

Hundreds of people gathered at Gierek's grave in Sosnowiec on July 25 to pay tribute to the leader whose decade in office was associated with rapid industrialization, major infrastructure projects and significant social progress. The commemoration was followed by a conference in Dąbrowa Górnicza examining Gierek's political and economic legacy.

U.S. senators propose anti-communist memorial in latest provocation against China

Two Republican senators have introduced legislation seeking to establish a permanent memorial in Washington, D.C., dedicated to the alleged "victims of Communist China's tyranny," in yet another anti-communist initiative spearheaded by the U.S. political establishment.

The bill, introduced by Senators Rick Scott and Marsha Blackburn, proposes the construction of the memorial in International Park, directly opposite the Chinese Embassy. It would receive up to $500,000 in federal funding, with additional financing coming from private donations, FOX News reported. 

 

KKE demands immediate withdrawal of Greek Patriot missile battery and its personnel from Saudi Arabia

On Saturday, 25 July, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) issued a following statement condemning the reported involvement of a Greek Patriot missile battery in military operations in the Middle East. 

 

Among others, the Communist Party calls for the immediate withdrawal of all Greek military personnel and assets from overseas missions.  

 

The Iron Felix: 100 years since the death of Felix Dzerzhinsky

One hundred years ago, on 20 July 1926, the international communist movement lost one of its most steadfast revolutionaries. At just 49 years old, Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky—remembered forever as the "Iron Felix"—passed away after suffering a heart attack, only hours after delivering a lengthy speech to the Plenary of the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party on the country's economic situation.

Dzerzhinsky was not born into the working class. Born in 1877 into a relatively well-off Polish family, he consciously abandoned privilege and devoted his entire life to the cause of proletarian revolution.