By Raúl Antonio Capote on May 28, 2026
Havana, foto: Bill Hackwell
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 9, 1948, establishes in Article II that genocide is defined as any of the acts committed “with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national group.” (more…)
Josefina Vidal
Statements by Deputy Minister Josefina Vidal during the Parliamentary Hearing of the National Assembly of People’s Power of the Republic of Cuba. May 28, 2026 from Havana (more…)
By José Luis Méndez Méndez on May 27, 2026
After the US defeat in the Bay of Pigs invasion Jose Basulto was one of the 1156 prisoners exchanged for powder milk, medicine and medical equipment. He also returned to Florida as a well sought out terrorist. (more…)
By José R. Cabañas Rodríguez on May 27, 2026 from Havana
March 22, 2016, President Barack Obama enjoys a baseball game with Raul Castro in Havana.
The statements made on May 20 by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, along with the decision by the so-called Department of Justice to file charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro Ruz, were just two of the “news items” that in recent days have contributed to building a case against Cuba, which would eventually be used as a pretext to launch military action against the island. (more…)
By an Anonymous Cuban Surgeon on May 25, 2026
foto: Marcel Scholte
I am a surgeon in Havana, Cuba. I will not use my name — not because I fear my government, but because I fear yours and what it can do to those I love. (more…)
The U.S. government is criminalizing free speech, the right of U.S. citizens to travel to Cuba, and to bring humanitarian aid.
‘Solidarity isn’t something you ask for’
Statement from the International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity
May 25, 2026
In a grotesque, fascist escalation reminiscent of the shame of McCarthyism, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Treasury reportedly announced the opening of an investigation against 145 nonprofit organizations and nearly 40 U.S. representatives and activists for denouncing the genocidal blockade against Cuba, visiting the island, and bringing medicines, powdered milk, infant formula, and solar panels to hospitals. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on May 25, 2026
image: Adano
An incorrigible mythomaniac like U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a press conference to mark May 20, 1902, when a neocolony controlled by Washington emerged in Cuba. (more…)
May 24, 2026 from Caracas
A US Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey military helicopter during the empire’s show of force on May 23 in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo: Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters
A US power projection exercise disguised as an evacuation drill at the US Embassy in Caracas began Saturday morning. The operation, authorized by Venezuelan authorities, was allegedly aimed at refining response protocols for potential medical emergencies or catastrophic events, though anti-imperialist critics view it as a veiled act of intimidation. (more…)