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On April 11 Coup Anniversary, Venezuela Condemns Fascism, and Expresses Solidarity with Lebanon against Israeli Aggression

April 12, 2026 from Caracas

2002, the people of Venezuela flood the streets to overthrow the coup.

The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, commemorated Saturday the 24th anniversary of the 2002 failed far-right coup against President Hugo Chávez by emphasizing that the Venezuelan people reject fascism and remain steadfast in defense of their sovereignty. (more…)

Cuba Exposes Fake News About Medicare

By Hedelberto López Blanch on April 12, 2026, from Havana

image: Adán Iglesias Toledo

Not a single day goes by without the US regime, along with far-right Cuban-American members of Congress or the Senate, issuing fake news and threats against the island in their quest to destroy the Cuban Revolution. (more…)

Sawdust, Sunrise Singing and Solidarity: Holy Week in Nicaragua

By Becca Renk on April 10, 2026

Palm Sunday, photos: Radio Primerisima

Nicaragua’s faith community defies false accusations of religious repression with thousands of vibrant activities during Holy Week. (more…)

Cuba’s Doctors Were a Lifeline for the World. Now the Caribbean is Shamefully Complicit in the US Drive to Expel Them

By Kenneth Mohammed on April 11, 2026

Cuban doctors and nurses bid farewell in Havana as they leave for Turkey to treat victims of the 2023 earthquake. Photograph: Yamil Lage/AFP

For decades, Cuban doctors have served the Caribbean’s most marginalized. Now, as Cuba faces its own crisis, the region looks away, waiting on Trump’s approval. (more…)

All with Cuba: Stand Against the Threat of Imperialist Aggression in April

April 10, 2026 from Havana

fotos: Bill Hackwell

From the International Committee for Peace, Justice, and Dignity, we call on men and women of good will to join the actions that will take place around the world starting April 19, in the Year of Fidel’s Centennial and the 65th anniversary of the victory at Girón, imperialism’s first defeat in Latin America. (more…)

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Denounces Impact of U.S. Energy Blockade

April 9, 2026

Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has denounced that the United States’ energy blockade constitutes collective punishment that is suffocating the island, violating human rights, and leaving 96,000 people waiting for surgeries (more…)

Let the Planes Be Silent

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, also known as the Warthog, takes off after refueling in the sky.  Photo: AFP

By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on April 9, 2026.

Palestinian poet Marwan Makhoul condensed the illusion of neutrality into four verses: So that I may write poetry that is not political, / I must listen to the birds. / And to listen to the birds, / the warplanes must be silent. Where the sky is occupied by war, there is no place outside of politics. (more…)

Cuban Troubadour Raúl Torres: “Shame and Pity on those Pseudo-Artists who Dream of Seeing their Own People’s Blood Flow”

April 8, 2026

Raul Torres, foto: Bill Hackwell

Hey, let me explain… what shame and pity those pseudo-artists who dream of seeing their own people’s blood run. But not just any blood, no: the blood of those who sweat it out on a P8 bus at six in the morning on their way to work, the blood of those who stand in line under the sun to take a piece of bread home. (more…)

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