Cuba blockade
The world prepares to vote against the US blockade on Cuba

The US blockade on Cuba has been widely condemned by the majority of the world, yet in recent years, instead of lifting it, successive US administrations have made it worse.

Amid Cuba’s blackouts, activists urge Biden to reverse devastating sanctions

Open letter in New York Times urges Biden to reverse Trump-era sanctions against the socialist state

Power is gradually restored in Cuba, Hurricane Oscar downgraded to tropical storm

After several false starts over the weekend, the efforts to recover Cuba’s electrical system began to make headway on October 21. Meanwhile, authorities have declared that Oscar has become a tropical storm.

Cuba, in the dark but not defeated

Cuban journalist Laura Prada writes from Havana about the national blackout in Cuba, product of the blockade imposed on the island by the United States.

Cuba faces nation-wide blackout, activists renew calls for an end to the blockade

The inclusion of Cuba on the state sponsors of terrorism list has severely limited the island nation from accessing funds and the international market.

Music as a tool of resistance and hope from Cuba to Palestine

Palestinian musician Clarissa Bitar in dialogue with Peoples Dispatch about their experience in Cuba and the role of music in the struggle for liberation

International tribunal finds US blockade of Cuba in violation of international law

The International Tribunal Against the Blockade of Cuba took place in the Belgian capital on November 16 and 17 and heard from dozens of witnesses from European and Cuban civil society

Only Israel, the United States, and Ukraine refuse to stand with Cuba

187 nations voted for a resolution to end the cruel and illegal 60 plus year US blockade against Cuba

Cuba returns to Harlem to honor Malcolm X

Ahead of his address at the UN General Assembly, Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel paid tribute to Malcolm X in Harlem. The ceremony marked 63 years since the historic meeting between Malcolm X and former Cuban president Fidel Castro.

A new and more just global contract is imperative, says Cuba’s Miguel Díaz-Canel at UN General Assembly

Speaking at the UN General Assembly session, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stressed the need for “changes that can no longer be postponed in the midst of the unjust, irrational and abusive international economic order”

Cuba reaffirms socialism while it reckons with its private sector

Despite facing an intensified blockade and a severe economic crisis, Cuba has remained firm with its commitment to guaranteeing rights for its people

Activists call on Biden to take Cuba off “sponsors of terrorism” list

Peoples Dispatch reports directly from the June 25 action in Washington DC where activists also demanded Biden lift the blockade against Cuba