April 25, 2026
The IACHR submitted a report on Cuban medical missions. Photo Quarterscuro / Archive
Following the presentation of the report Labor Rights of Healthcare Personnel in Medical Missions from Cuba by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Mexico’s representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Alejandro Encinas, expressed reservations on Friday regarding its conclusions and defended the working conditions of Cuban doctors in Mexico. (more…)
By Jill Clark-Gollub April 26, 2026, from Washington, DC
Activists tell Congress to stop applying unilateral coercive measures and lift the blockade on Cuba
This spring constituents and grassroots organizations have been raising awareness in Congress and in public forums of the harms caused by Unilateral Coercive Measures (UCMs or “sanctions”). Sanctions have become the “go-to” foreign policy tool of the United States government, now impacting a quarter of the global economy and one-third of the world’s population. These measures cause an average of 564,000 deaths around the world annually—comparable to the toll from armed conflict—mostly among children under 5 years old. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on April 23, 2026
In his supposed eagerness to present himself as an all-powerful king, the convicted pedophile President Donald Trump launched an unrelenting attack against Pope Leo XIV because he did not like the comments made by the leader of the Catholic Church regarding those responsible for wars around the world. (more…)
By Yisel Ruz Villarreal on April 24, 2026
Venezuela’s Acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, welcomed Colombian President Gustavo Petro to the Miraflores Palace on Friday as part of his official visit to the country. The meeting took place in an atmosphere of fraternity and under the shared vision of the “Patria Grande” to deepen diplomatic ties. For this reason, both leaders are leading a high-level meeting aimed at strengthening political and economic ties between the two nations. Consequently, this meeting represents a fundamental step toward regional stability and strategic cooperation in 2026. (more…)
By Raúl Antonio Capote on April 24, 2026
image: AI generated
The cognitive war against Cuba is taking on unprecedented dimensions; through manipulations to sow doubt and make people distrust official institutions and media is among the fundamental objectives. (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on April 23, 2026
July 20, 2015, the opening of the Cuban Embassy in Washington DC. foto; Bill Hackwell
The images from January 1959, with Fidel Castro entering Havana, doves on his shoulders and a dense crowd, have often been interpreted as the end of a historical era. However, the very words spoken on that January 8—“we have only earned the right to begin”—place that moment in a different light. They are not the end, but the starting point of a permanent tension between the aspiration for peace and the need to defend it. (more…)
April 22, 2026
An image provided by the US Southern Command, showing a small boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean shortly before it was destroyed by the US, killing two and injuring one.
As International Attention Shifts to US Atrocities in West Asia.
The US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) has intensified its lethal maritime operations in the Eastern Pacific and the Caribbean, with the death toll from its “kinetic strikes” reaching a new grim milestone of 168. While these extrajudicial killings initially sparked significant local and international outcry, recent US imperialist attacks against Venezuela, Iran, and Lebanon have shifted the focus of international attention, numbing the public’s sensitivity toward US imperialism’s ongoing atrocities. (more…)
April 22, 2026
Carlos Rafael Fernández de Cossío, foto: ACN
Carlos Rafael Fernández de Cossío Domínguez, Deputy Foreign Minister of Cuba, highlighted on his Facebook profile that the increase in electricity generation and the relative easing of power outages in recent days demonstrate the decisive effect of the energy blockade imposed by the United States. (more…)