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The Dictatorship of Vulgarity

By Ana Hurtado on October 2, 2024 from Havana

A dangerous war is being waged in the symbolic, in the realm of ideas, politics and psychology. (more…)

Cuba Denounces Israeli Aggression against Lebanon and US Complicity in the Aggressive Escalation

Edited by Ed Newman on October 1, 2024 from Havana

Death and destruction in Lebanon

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel today denounced on his X account the incursions of the Israeli occupation army in the territory of southern Lebanon, and called for an end to the impunity of the Zionist aggression in the region. (more…)

Claudia Sheinbaum: I Will Rule for All Mexicans

By Alejandra Garcia on October 1, 2024

Claudia Sheinbaum Sworn in as President of Mexico, Photo: @TiempoDigitalMx

On Tuesday, Claudia Sheinbaum went down in Mexican history as the first woman president in 200 years of independence.  Before presidents and other high-ranking officials from more than 100 countries and 22 international organizations, she promised to continue the legacy of her political mentor and predecessor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, emphasizing the need to focus on addressing the poverty that affects 40% of Mexico’s 127 million people. (more…)

Brazilian Doctors Launch Solidarity Campaign with Cuba

By Gabriel Vera Lopes on September 30, 2024

medicine class at ELAM photo: Adalberto Roque /AFP

Brazilian doctors who graduated from the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in Havana have launched a solidarity campaign to collect medicine donations for Cuba. (more…)

To Stop the Barbarism of Zionism is to Defend Peace in the Middle East and the Whole World.

Declaration of the Network in Defense of Humanity on September 29, 2024 from Havana

The Network of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Humanity raises its voice for Peace and against the fascist genocide carried out by the Israeli regime, supported by imperialism and the barbaric silence of its allies. (more…)

Worldwide Protests Against Israel’s War on Lebanon and Gaza

Edited by Ed Newman on September  29, 2024 from Havana

San Francisco Federal Building, photo: Bill Hackwell

Hundreds of thousands have rallied around the world in response to Israel’s deadly military offensive in Lebanon and Gaza.  Solidarity protests have also been organized against the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. (more…)

Mariela Castro Espín: The Pain is Immense, and We will Continue in the Struggle Together with You

September 29, 2024

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah

Revolutionary militant Mariela Castro Espín, deputy of the National Assembly of People’s Power of the Republic of Cuba and well-known fighter for sexual rights, posted on her Facebook page a message dedicated to the people of Lebanon in the face of the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. Cuba en Resumen reproduces it below: (more…)

Cuba at the UN: The Genocide against the Palestinian People Must Cease, Unconditionally and Without Delay

September 28, 2024

Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla speaking to the UN General Assembly

Speech by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla at the 79th United Nations General Assembly.

Mr. President:

Mr. Secretary-General:

Let my first words be to ratify Cuba’s solidarity and support for the brotherly Palestinian people, victims of more than 75 years of colonial occupation, of flagrant violations of their legitimate rights as a nation, subjected to cruelty, aggression, collective punishment and apartheid. (more…)

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