By Alejandra Garcia on November 2, 2023 from Havana
Today, as it happens in the beginning of November every year, the resolution presented by Cuba to call for the end of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States was overwhelmingly approved Thursday by the General Assembly with 187 votes in favor. (more…)
By Geraldina Colotti on November 2, 2023
Il sit in a piazza Vittorio, a Roma.
It has been years since Rome has seen a demonstration as well attended as the one that took place on Saturday the 28th with the cry of “Free Palestine”. More than 50,000 people, on average less than thirty years old, responded to the call of young Palestinians, the vanguard of the children of Arab immigrants who disturb the dream of European opportunism. (more…)
Juventud Rebelde Editorial on October 31, 2023
Cuban youth express their solidarity with Palestine. Photo: Roberto Suárez
Sixty-three years ago, in a historic speech before the United Nations General Assembly, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, said, “Wars, since the beginning of humanity, have arisen, fundamentally, for one reason: the desire of some to dispossess others of their wealth. (more…)
By Boris Góngora on October 31, 2023.
Min. of the Presidency, Maria Nela Prada and Deputy Foreign Minister Freddy Mamani informs that Bolivia has cut relations with Israel.
The Government of Bolivia, through Deputy Foreign Minister Freddy Mamani, announced Tuesday afternoon the severance of relations with the State of Israel in repudiation and condemnation of the “aggressive and disproportionate” Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip and the “crimes against humanity” that continue to take place. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on October 30, 2023
protestors say no new mining contract. photo: Walter Hurtado/Bloomberg
Panama has woken up once again. For several days now, thousands of its citizens have taken to the streets against a nefarious mining contract that would not only put vast areas of the country in the hands of private companies, with headquarters in the North, but would also cause irreparable environmental damage. (more…)
By Mariela Castro on October 30, 2023
image: Al Mayadeen
In less than one month, the bombardments of the Israeli army on the defenseless population of Gaza have caused more than 8,000 deaths, more than 20,000 wounded — and most of them are girls, children, teenagers, women, some of them pregnant and elderly. (more…)
By Randy Alonso Falcón on October 30, 2023
It is becoming commonplace that every late October, shortly after commemorating the National Culture Day, Cuba is shaken by the controversy of the Halloween celebration. Not only because of the debate on the relevance or not of its celebration in these lands, but also because of events that occur on that date and call for social reflection. (more…)
By Graciela Ramirez on October 26, 2023 from Havana
Fayez Abed in Gaza hospital
I met the young Palestinian Fayez Abed in 2013 when he had just arrived in Cuba, he barely spoke Spanish. Tall, cheerful, big beautiful eyes with a smile always, like all his compatriots, committed to their beloved Palestine and just causes. (more…)