August 30, 2026
A Cuban surgeon performs surgery in Reggio Emilia, Calabria. Foto: Cubadebate.
The National Association of Friendship between Italy and Cuba has strongly condemned the freezing of the operating accounts of the Cuban medical mission in Calabria, an act of financial interference by the United States that, it claims, seriously affects Italian public health. In a statement, the organization describes the measure as an illegal extension of OFAC sanctions against Cuba, using extraterritorial laws that violate international law and Italy’s sovereignty. (more…)
August 27, 2026
His Excellency Narendra Modi, M.D., Prime Minister of India and Chair of BRICS;
Her Excellency Dilma Rousseff, M.D., President of the New Development Bank (BRICS Bank).
We, members of social, labor, cultural, student, and scientific movements, in light of the extremely severe and total blockade imposed by the United States on the Republic of Cuba—which causes widespread damage to the standard of living of the Cuban population, affects their basic food supply, the operation of its hospitals and daycare centers, as well as public and domestic lighting (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 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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)