On the 27th Anniversary of the Invasion of Panama the Number of Victims is Still Unknown

December 20, 2016

Panamanians marked the 27th anniversary Tuesday of the 1989 U.S. invasion of the Central American country as the exact number of victims remains unknown more than a quarter of a century after the events. (more…)

Sovereignty under Attack: Argentina Signs Military Agreement with the United States

By Micaela Ryan on December 15, 2016

A new military agreement has been signed by the Argentine Ministry of Defense, Julio Martínez, and the US ambassador in the country, Noah Mahmet. The measure was announced by Mahmet and the Argentine representative in Washington, Martín Lousteau on December 13, behind closed doors, in the Argentine Embassy. (more…)

Network in Defense of Humanity-CUBA Condemns the Aggression against the Foreign Minister of Venezuela

December 17, 2016

We call on all the intellectuals, artists and social movements of the Network in Defense of Humanity to denounce the true nature of those, using typically fascist methods, have decided once again to plague South America with death, inequality and poverty.

The Cuban Chapter of the Network in Defense of Humanity considers that: (more…)

Cuban 5 Member Calls for Solidarity with U.S. Political Prisoners

December 16, 2016

Rene Gonzalez, Photo: Bill Hackwell

A member of the Cuban five, Rene Gonzalez, who spent 15 years as a political prisoner in the U.S., has launched a campaign to remember “prisoners of conscience” held in U.S. jails in response to a similar campaign launched last week by United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power. (more…)

Palestinian Prisoners’ Leader Bilal Kayed Released Today in Victory After 71-Day Hunger Strike

December 12, 2016

Palestinian prominent former hunger striker and leader of the prisoners’ movement Bilal Kayed was released today, Monday, 12 December, after 15 years in Israeli prisons to the cheers and salutes of his family, friends and comrades in his home village of Asira al-Shamaliyeh, throughout Palestine and internationally. (more…)

Fidel’s Enduring Lesson Is That, Yes, It Is Possible

Remarks by Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, and President of the Councils of State and Ministers, during the political posthumous tribute to Comandante en Jefe of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, in Santiago de Cuba’s Plaza Mayor General Antonio Maceo Grajales, December 3, 2016, “Year 58 of the Revolution”

Esteemed Heads of State and Government;

Outstanding figures;

Compatriots here today in representation of the eastern provinces and Camagüey;

People of Santiago de Cuba;

Dear people of Cuba: (more…)

Cubans Respond Intelligently to New Realities

By Cathy Dos Santos on November 29, 2016

An interview with Salim Lamrani, expert in US-Cuba relations. He explains the reasons behind Fidel Castro’s aura and the leader’s place in the revolution in a changing society.  

Salim Lamrani, Photo: Bill Hackwell

As a Cuba specialist you have just published a book dedicated to Fidel Castro (1). Is it possible to characterize the trajectory of this man, whose stature is recognized even by his detractors? (more…)

Western Media Coverage of Aleppo – Enough Is Enough

By John Wight on December 6, 2016

The killing and wounding of Russian medical personnel in a rocket attack on a military field hospital in Aleppo raises again the question of who is actively lending support to the terrorists in Syria, people depicted in the West as ‘moderates’ in a monstrous inversion of the truth. (more…)

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