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Cuban Days Against Homophobia and Transphobia Have Begun

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…)

The Soviet Feat and Trump’s Ignorance

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…)

Iran, Venezuela and their Anti-Imperialist Alliance

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…)

The Long History of Illegality in US Policy Toward Latin America

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…)

Venezuela Condemns U.S. Violations of Migrant Children’s Rights

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…)

Argentina: Donald Trump and the War Against China by Other Means

By Telma Luzzani, on May 4, 2025.

US military expansion in Tierra del Fuego

The United States’ advance in the region is underpinned by heavy militarization, which presidents such as Javier Milei and Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa are facilitatating with submission. (more…)

Cuba: International Solidarity Conference Follows up Massive March of the People

By Bill Hackwell on May 3, 2025 from Havana

Int. Meeting in Soliarity with Cuba: Marcelino Vázquez Hernández

In a strong display of defiance and solidarity, over 5 million people marched in the cities of revolutionary Cuba this May 1. Through these impressive marches the Cuban people stood united and strong against the designs of the US to crush Cuba for its insistence that it will not succumb to imperialism or go back to the neo colonial status it had prior to 1959. (more…)

May 1: Cuba’s Determination and Resistance is on Full Display

By Bill Hackwell and Cheryl LaBash, on May 1, 2025 from Havana

For Cuba Together We Create. photo: Bill Hackwell

The massive outpouring filled the emblematic Plaza of the Revolution in Havana this morning to show their resolve that they will not go back or give in to the maximum pressure that U.S. policy imposes on the Cuban people. (more…)

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