By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on May 8, 2025
Cuban medical brigades, photo: afp
In an exercise in diplomatic cynicism bordering on the grotesque, the US government accuses Cuba of “modern slavery” for its international medical cooperation, while practicing, in broad daylight and with apparent legal cover, brutal forms of institutionalized trafficking against Latin American migrants. (more…)
By José R. Cabañas Rodríguez on May 7, 2025 from Havana
It is common to hear many people ask how it is possible that an individual like Donald Trump could be elected president of a country that, although it does not guarantee universal education, has research centers, universities, and institutions of advanced thought in various fields. (more…)
By Sergey V. Lavrov on May 7, 2025
What brings them so close together and what makes them increasingly dear to the land of snow and the island of coconut trees –to my Russia and my Cuba? – Evgueni Yevtushenko, “Russia and Cuba” (1963) (more…)
May 6, 2025
The National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX) launched the 18th edition of the Cuban Days Against Homophobia and Transphobia on Monday. Under the slogan “Love is the law,” the event will run until May 18 in the largest of the Antilles. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on May 6, 2025 from Havana
Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel arrives in Russia to commemorate the end of World War 2. photo: Alejandro Azcuy.
In commemoration of the Nazi surrender ending the second world war on May 8, 1945
President Donald Trump’s historical and cultural ignorance is so vast that he is unaware of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s views on the heroism of the army and people of the former Soviet Union in defeating the forces of Nazism during World War II (WWII). (more…)
By Cira Pascual Marquina on May 2, 2025
Both Iran and Venezuela have stood firm for decades in defense of their sovereignty and self-determination in the face of relentless US aggression. From cultural collaboration to strategic cooperation in the energy sector, the ties between these countries have deepened since the beginning of the Bolivarian Process. In this interview, we speak with Dr. Ali Faramarzi, Cultural Attaché at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Caracas and a researcher focused on Iranian history and culture, about the solidarity bonds between the two nations, their resistance to imperialism, and the promise of a multipolar world for the Global South. (more…)
By Greg Gardin on May 5, 2025
Bukele and Trump having a good time in the White House
It seems as if the entire disgraceful history of US illegality in Latin America is distilled in the saga of Kilmar Ábrego García: the man whose illegal deportation to El Salvador and imprisonment in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) has sparked outrage in the United States among human rights defenders and opponents of the Trump administration. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on May 4, 2025
2 year old Venezuelan separated from her parents by Trump administration
U.S. immigration policies are leaving fractured families, psychological trauma, and lost futures of those affected. Parents torn from their children, individuals detained under harsh conditions, and asylum seekers denied protection. (more…)