Cuba’s National Rebellion Day celebrated with acts of solidarity and in defense of the revolution
On the day, Cubans paid tribute to the heroes of the rebellion that marked the beginning of the Cuban revolution. Meanwhile, as a part of the global “Let Cuba Live” campaign, organizations mobilized in solidarity with the Cuba and to demand an immediate end to the US blockade
Let Cuba Live—The movement standing up to Biden’s maximum pressure campaign
Manolo De Los Santos and Vijay Prashad on the failed attempt by the Biden administration to push for regime change in Cuba as the US-blockade worsens socioeconomic conditions on the island
There is an ongoing war against the people in Cuba
Manolo De Los Santos talks to Peoples Dispatch about the letter signed by 400 leaders from across the globe calling for US president Joe Biden to suspend unilateral coercive measures against Cuba
Cuba rejects new US sanctions against its officials
The US government has imposed sanctions on Cuban defense minister Álvaro López Miera and the Special National Brigade (SNB) under the Global Magnitsky Act, alleging “abuses against protesters”
The United States tries to take advantage of the price Cubans are paying for the blockade and the pandemic
Cuban government officials and activists have reiterated their demand for an end to the blockade imposed by the US which over six decades has cost Cuba $147.8 billion in damages
The world says no to the blockade of Cuba
In today’s historic UN General Assembly vote, 184 supported ending the US blockade of Cuba and only the United States and Israel voted against
Cuba demands an end to the US embargo at the UN General Assembly
In 2020 alone, the Trump administration imposed 55 new coercive measures on Cuba. Between April 2020 and December 2020, the blockade caused losses of 3,586.9 million USD to Cuba. The humanitarian damage, suffering and shortages caused to Cuban families during the past 60 years of the US embargo are immeasurable
Cuba: crisis, blockade and changes in 2021
Luis De Jesus writes about how Cuba plans to take on 2021, looking closely at the new ambitious economic development strategy “the Ordering Task”
US designates Cuba as a “sponsor of terrorism”
Cuba’s foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez Padilla criticized the move and called it hypocritical and cynical
Cuba commemorates the 67th National Rebellion Day
On July 26, 1953, a group of revolutionaries under the command of Fidel Castro attacked the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba and the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes military garrison in Bayamo, marking the beginning of the Cuban revolution
Cuba denounces attack on diplomatic mission in the US
The Cuban government also denounced that the US government has not taken the necessary measures in response to the violent attack
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