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Indian left activists tell Cuban FM “Cuba is not alone!”

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez addressed a mass gathering in India’s capital to condemn the tightened US blockade on the island and call for the people of the world to rally in its defense.

Chinese and Cuban presidents shake hands China reaffirms support for Cuba and Venezuela on the eve of the Xi-Trump summit in Beijing

A spokesperson for the foreign ministry said that China’s position on the two countries is “consistent” and will not change.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan Trump imposes new sanctions against Cuba and threatens war

In addition to the new sanctions, Washington has imposed an economic, commercial, and energy blockade on the island. The Cuban president asserts that Cuba is not a threat to the US and vows to defend the homeland against any possible aggression.

Cuba solidarity gathering Chennai, India Amid renewed US attacks on Cuba, Indian left parties call for solidarity

Five major left parties in India urged the Indian government to speak up in solidarity with Cuba calling it a “noble nation” which has stood with most of the Global South during their difficult times.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Cuba denounces Trump admin pressuring countries to change their vote against the 62-year US blockade

The Cuban foreign minister has stated that, in addition to diplomatic pressure, intimidation has been exerted on certain countries that condemn the economic blockade that Washington has maintained on Havana for over half a century.

Drawing lessons from the Cuban Revolution: organization, unity, and internationalism

A recent webinar by Pan Africanism Today and the International Peoples’ Assembly looked at global struggles, from Africa to Latin America, showing how Cuba’s enduring resistance offers vital lessons in organization, unity, and internationalism for today’s movements fighting oppression and war.

Three lessons I learned on my visit to Cuba

The Cuban revolution offers key lessons for progressive people in the United States about how to organize society in a way that favors the majority, and not an elite few

‘We will prevail’: a conversation with Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel

Miguel Díaz Canel speaks to Manolo De Los Santos about the current challenges facing Cuba and the people’s resolve to continue building a project to save humanity

The state of the US war industry under Joe Biden

The US defense budget is a good sign of the fact that while Joe Biden may lack his predecessor Donald Trump’s penchant for hyperbole, the two administrations so far have been pretty similar on many counts

Líneas Vitales/Vital Lines: Defying a blockade through art

Six Cuban artists and six US artists collaborate across borders to uplift Cuban revolutionary internationalism

Biden’s first year: Did anything fundamentally change?

Responding to pressure from people’s movements, Biden set lofty goals for his administration. How many of these promises has the administration fulfilled?