Israel Does not Want Witnesses, Especially Journalists

By Cuba Periodistas Editorial on May 13, 2025

Nasser Abu Baker, Palestinian Journalist Union

The president of the Palestinian Journalists’ Union, Nasser Abu Baker,  has denounced the “atrocities” and violence to which professionals are subjected by Israel. “They kill us to kill the truth,” he said at the 21st Xornalistas de Liberdade de Prensa (Journalists for Press Freedom) Awards ceremony, organized by the Professional Association of Journalists of Galicia in collaboration with the Civil Rights Department of the Provincial Council of A Coruña, which this time hosted the event in Spain. (more…)

Chronicle of a Death Foretold: Claver-Carone is Leaving

By Randy Alonso Falcon on May 11, 2025

Claver-Carone, White House advisor for Latin America, one of the promoters of the hard line in Latin America. Photo: EFE.

The latest move in Washington has not gone down well with the arrogant Mauricio. Trump’s appointment of Marco Rubio as Acting National Security Advisor alongside his role as Secretary of State has upset the President’s Special Envoy for Latin America. Claver-Carone and Mr. Rubio seem to tolerate each other but do not get along. (more…)

Victory Day: the Role of Soviet Women in the Defeat of Nazi-fascism

Witches of the Night

By Raúl Antonio Capote on May 10, 2025

Although much has been documented about the momentous feat of the Soviet military defeat over Nazi Germany, however in all fairness very little has been said about the role women played in the victory. They were not mere window dressing for the resistance; they fought with determination, courage, and boundless dedication. (more…)

Venezuelan Mother Saves Child from US Attempt to Kidnap Him

May 10, 2025

Repatriated Venezuelan migrant with her child at the Simón Bolívar Intl. Airport. Photo: VTV.

This Friday morning, Yuliannis Blanca Ascanio and her five-year-old son Caleb Tovar arrived in Venezuela on a Return to the Homeland Plan flight. They were among the 168 Venezuelan nationals who returned to the country from the US on Friday, May 9, landing at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in La Guaira state. There, Yuliannis Blanca Ascanio complained to Venezuelan government authorities about the attempted abduction of her son by US authorities. (more…)

The Story of Chinese Bases in Cuba, Once Again

By Francisco Delgado Rodríguez.on May 9, 2025

“Hey the Chinese are Spying on Me!!”

The Cuban government has had to come out and deny, once again, the bizarre story about the existence of Chinese military bases in Cuba. The island’s foreign minister reacted on social media to the news that, to the surprise of some, this was reported by CNN, which could well have activated its correspondent in Havana to verify, once again, the absurdity of such nonsense. (more…)

Cuba Brings Hope to Alzheimer’s Patients and Their Families

By Dr. Lauren Collins on May 8, 2025

Cuban patients: In common with a world-wide trend, Cuba’s population is aging fast.

Dr. Lauren Collins reports on the positive results coming from new drugs that the world hears little about because they are developed in Cuba.  (more…)

Modern Slavery

By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on May 8, 2025

Cuban medical brigades, photo: afp

In an exercise in diplomatic cynicism bordering on the grotesque, the US government accuses Cuba of “modern slavery” for its international medical cooperation, while practicing, in broad daylight and with apparent legal cover, brutal forms of institutionalized trafficking against Latin American migrants. (more…)

Why Trump?

By José R. Cabañas Rodríguez on May 7, 2025 from Havana

It is common to hear many people ask how it is possible that an individual like Donald Trump could be elected president of a country that, although it does not guarantee universal education, has research centers, universities, and institutions of advanced thought in various fields. (more…)

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