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Nicaragua to Raise Its Voice for Palestine in Landmark Case at the ICJ

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…)

International Solidarity Arrives in Havana with the “Rumbo a Cuba” Project

By Syara S. Massip on July 19, 2026 from Havana

Fotos: Yaimi Ravelo / Video: Victor Villalba, Cuba en Resumen

International solidarity and the defense of human rights converged in Cuba with the arrival of the humanitarian mission “Rumbo a Cuba” / “Heading to Cuba,” spearheaded by the NGO Open Arms and more than 150 civil society organizations. (more…)

Elián González: “However tired the Cuban People may be, they know where the evil lies”

By Aníbal Malvar on July 11, 2026

Elian Gonzalez, foto: MESC Communication

Elián González, little Eliancito, the rafter child who saw his mother die during the crossing from Cuba to Miami in 1999 and made headlines in newspapers around the world, is today, 32 years old, and a deputy in the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba. “I didn’t get involved in politics. In Cuba, there are several ways to become a member of parliament. One is through selection in the neighborhoods, in the districts, where you can start as a delegate. Another way, as in my case, is for grassroots organizations to nominate you. I was elected in 2022. And my municipality, Cárdenas, put me on the ballot.” (more…)

Cuba Denounces Hostility and Suffocation by the United States in UNESCO

June 17, 2026 from Paris

María Carmen Herrera at the UNESCO conference in Paris

A sharp blockade of the United States and its warmongering threats hinder efforts to fulfill commitments to the safeguarding of cultural heritage, Cuba clarified today during a UNESCO, (more…)

European Solidarity Convoy for Cuba Sets Off from Belgium Denouncing US Stranglehold

June 11, 2026

Photo: @siempreconcuba

The initiative will travel across the continent under the slogans “Let Cuba Breathe” and “Europe, Wake Up.” They condemned Washington’s energy blockade and sanctions policy against the island. (more…)

“There Are More of Us Who Love and Stand Up for Cuba”

April 28, 2026, from Santiago de Cuba

International brigades in solidarity with Cuba, buoyed by the successful  Nuestra América Convoy that collectively brought over 30 tons of humanitarian aid in March, are now arriving on the socialist island in large numbers to celebrate May 1 and to demonstrate their opposition to the draconian US blockade of the Cuban people. (more…)

Cuba: “There Is No Greater Inspiration Than Seeing My People Fighting”

By Mónica Cabanas on April 24, 2026.

Aleida Guevara, foto: Bill Hackwell

Aleida Guevara, a Cuban pediatrician and international expert in the field of health and international cooperation, will be in Europe during March and April 2026, participating in a busy schedule of debates, conferences, and public meetings, she gave this interview to Brasil De Fato. (more…)

Intervention By Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in the Barcelona Summit for Democracy

April 19, 2026

Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum

Thank you very much, President Sánchez.  Thank you for the invitation.  Thanks to all my colleagues—presidents, prime ministers, Gabriel Boric.

I come to the Summit for Democracy on behalf of a hardworking, creative, and resilient people, but above all a deeply generous people—a people that have learned to resist without hatred, to defend its rights without ceasing to respect others, to believe in peace even when history has placed difficult trials and tribulations before it. (more…)

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