August 2, 2026 from Madrid
The Spanish Movement of Solidarity with Cuba (MESC) has denounced in a statement the blocking of containers and increased freight costs for donations destined for Cuba. (more…)
By Becca Renk Foster on August 3, 2026
Inauguration of Palestine Park in Managua, foto: Cesar Perez
Against the backdrop of Israel’s renewed attacks on Palestine, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to hold public hearings in September on Nicaragua’s legal proceedings against Germany for aiding and abetting genocide in Gaza by providing weapons to Israel. During its arguments, Nicaragua will certainly avail itself of its experience taking the most powerful nation in the world to the International Court of Justice…and winning. (more…)
By Fernando Rendón on August 1, 2026
Dear Cuban people,
Felix Rendon
On January 1, 1959, you overthrew the military dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista, and a spirit akin to that of the first day of spring swept across the Island of Light and throughout all of Latin America. In the years that followed, the world saw that a visionary generation could chart a fresh and renewing course for a continent that dreamed of and sought profound changes in contemporary society. (more…)
By Pablo Meriguet on July 31, 2026
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales. Photo: AP
Morales, who is in hiding in Cochabamba, claims that the arrest warrant is an act of political persecution by the right-wing government of Rodrigo Paz. (more…)
By Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on July 31, 2026
Foto: Abel Padrón Padilla/ Cubadebate.
Speech delivered by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the closing of the Seventh Ordinary Session of the National Assembly of People’s Power in its 10th Legislature, at the Convention Center, on July 30, 2026, “Year of the Centennial of Year of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz.” (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on July 30, 2026
Photo by Luis Castillo
On Sunday, along Paseo de la Reforma, the flags of Mexico and Cuba fluttered in unison in the same breeze. The procession covered 2.6 kilometers from the Hemiciclo a Juárez to the former U.S. Embassy in a march against the blockade and in defense of Cuban sovereignty. It might have seemed like a one-off protest. In reality, it was the resurgence of a political memory that has spanned the Gulf for two centuries. (more…)
By Carlos Aznárez July 28, 2026
The Struggle Continues
Uncompromising and bold when it came to making decisions, especially those concerning the interests of his beloved Venezuela. Passionate and enthusiastic in his defense of the most disadvantaged, to whom he dedicated each and every day of his term in office. A champion of unity to strike together against the Empire—a commitment he demonstrated not only in domestic politics but also in the doctrine he established throughout Latin America and the world. Thoughtful and down-to-earth when it came to opening the doors to debate—even with his fiercest enemies—and when formulating ideas that would bridge positions that were poles apart. We are speaking of Hugo Chávez, whom we miss so dearly on what would have been his 72nd birthday. (more…)
July 29, 2026
Due to its importance, we are publishing the full text of the Declaration of the National Assembly of People’s Power, issued during the Seventh Ordinary Session of its Tenth Legislature: (more…)