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US blockade of Cuba
US President Donald J. Trump speaks to reporters outside White House Trump says he can focus on Cuba after the end of the war in Iran

The president again criticized the government of the Caribbean country and reiterated his intention to maintain energy restrictions.

Cuban soldiers in Cuito Cuanavale Angola’s debt to Cuba is unfinished

The history of Cuba and Angola reminds us that a relationship based on mutual commitment to human dignity is entirely possible.

Faiz Ahmad Faiz smoking cigarette in London Faiz in Cuba: a revolutionary poet’s account and why it still matters

Faiz Ahmed Faiz, an iconic Pakistani communist poet, records the legacy of solidarity that the Cuban Revolution represents to all the oppressed peoples of the world.

Why the US wants to destroy Cuba

What is the historical interest of the US in destroying Cuba’s revolutionary process in the wake of the geopolitical changes that the Trump administration is trying to force?

Miguel Díaz-Canel 13 march Cuba announces the start of talks with the United States

The talks are taking place amid a critical energy crisis on the island, caused by new sanctions imposed on Cuba, which, according to the UN, have led to a severe health, educational, social, and food crisis.

Plaza de la Revolución Countries step in to supply oil to Cuba as US considers limited opening of sales

Several countries are looking for ways to sell oil to Cuba despite the blockade and threats of tariff increases by the United States. Meanwhile, Washington is opening up the possibility of sending oil and gas on its own terms.

Marcha del pueblo combatiente Cuba (1) Gaza, Cuba, and the politics of genocidal blockade

Behind all the evils of this world stands a single superpower – the United States; everyone knows it, yet no one can restrain it.

In Europe, solidarity with Cuba grows

Labor unions, youth groups, and left movements in Europe continue rallying in solidarity with Cuba, calling for an end to US imperialism.

Remembering the Cuban heroes who fell in Venezuela The Cuban Revolution holds out against US imperialism

Indian scholar Vijay Prashad argues that the Cuban Revolution is now the frontline in the fight against US imperialism.

Plaza de la Revolución Elected US officials, artists, and organizers denounce Trump’s “tactics of starvation” against Cuba

A coalition of over 20 New York City Council members, alongside actors, musicians, and movement organizations, signed a “Call to Conscience” opposing the Trump administration’s targeting of Cuba’s energy supply.

“Hands off Cuba!”: left groups in Europe mobilize against US aggression

Hundreds demonstrated in Belgium in solidarity with Cuba as further mobilizations against US imperialism are planned across Europe.

March of the torches, Havana, Cuba, 2026 For the Cuban people, surrender is not an option

Claims by officials in Washington that “Cuba’s collapse is imminent” usually coincide with a tightening of the blockade. Yet, once again, Cubans have reaffirmed their commitment to the revolution and their creative resistance in the face of the latest US attacks.