January 20, 2026
Mortal remains of the Cuban combatants, Jan. 2026. X/ @EmbRusCuba
They demonstrated moral superiority and courage in defending the sovereignty of the Bolivarian nation. (more…)
By Nuvpreet Kalra on January 20, 2026
Trump grins, like a kid with his new toy, with the Nobel Peace Prize given to him by Maria Corina Machado, 2025 winner , 16 Jan 2026.
Maria Corina Machado said it was a “historic day for us Venezuelans” as she handed President Trump her Nobel Peace Prize. For the pro-Israel, far-right opposition figure in Venezuela, being welcomed to the White House may have been an historic day. But for those of us interested in peace and justice, the only history the United States is making by keeping the sitting President of Venezuela locked up in New York is of colonialist bullying and imperialist violence. (more…)
By José R. Cabañas Rodríguez on January 20, 2026, from Havana
The State of the Union address, which takes place every year in the plenary session of the US House of Representatives, is a political exercise that has been used for decades to present the executive branch’s main proposals and concerns to the legislative branch. As political polarization has increased in that country, the staging has evolved into an exhibitionist platform, where, in addition to slogans, personalities are projected who appear the next day in the headlines of the main (mis)information media. (more…)
January 17, 2026, Buenos Aires
for 40 years the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo have gathered to demand justice for their missing children. foto: Bill Hackwell
As they have done for more than forty years, repeating the ritual every Thursday, the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo once again gathered at the Pyramid in the Plaza to demand justice for their missing relatives and children. On this occasion, marking the tenth anniversary of the arrest of Tupac Amaru leader Milagro Sala, the usual demand for justice for the 30,000 was joined by the demand for the release of the Jujuy leader. “What they are doing to this woman is an outrage and a disgrace,” said Carmen Arias, president of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Association. (more…)
By Elia Rosa Yera Zayas Bazán on January 17, 2026 from Camaguey, Cuba
Yohandris Varona Torres receives an embrace. foto: Leandro Pérez Pérez
Yohandris Varona Torres saw the photos of the 32 Cubans who died in Venezuela on January 3 and couldn’t help but be moved. He did so this morning at the tribute held at the Nicolás Guillén Protocol Hall in Camagüey. It wasn’t the first time he had seen them. He wasn’t looking at images of strangers. They were his comrades and he was there fighting with them. And we know that death becomes more real when it touches your family, friends, or team closely. (more…)
By Mark Ginsburg on January 16, 2026
The opening of the 65th anniversary of ICAP. fotos: Bill Hackwell
Between December 21 and January 3, I traveled to Cuba to participate in events organized to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples. I stayed at ICAP’s “Julio Antonio Mella International Camp” in the province of Artemisa along with approximately 120 Cuba solidarity activists from 24 countries (including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Catalan Countries, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Luxembourg, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Russia, Sweden, the United States, and Venezuela.) (more…)
By Cira Pascual Marquina on January 18, 2026 from Caracas
There are moments when geopolitics stops being an abstraction and becomes something you feel in your body. In Caracas, January 3 was one of those moments. The low, grinding sound of warplanes overhead, the shockwaves from explosions rippling through apartment blocks, the brief, suspended silence that follows—it all collapses the distance between imperialist violence and everyday life. (more…)
By José Ramón Cabañas Rodríguez on January 8, 2026
Between December 16 and 18, 2025, the 23rd edition of the series of Dialogues on Cuba in US Foreign Policy took place in Havana, Cuba, an event that brings together experts from the US, Cuba, and other countries on an annual basis. The event is organized by the Center for International Policy Research, attached to the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is responsible for disseminating the results of the meeting. Information on this and previous editions can be found at www.cipi.cu (more…)