Category: Cuba News & Analysis

The U.N. General Assembly voted today 191-0-2 to condemn the U.S. blockade of Cuba, as for the first time, the United States and its loyal ally Israel were forced by the weight of world opinion to abstain on the resolution, rather than voting against it.

The economic, commercial and financial Embargo imposed by the United States Government against Cuba persists and continues to have profound impact on the Cuban people. This policy substantially limits Cuba’s right to development, being its principal obstacle.

“In a spirit of mercy, forgiveness and compassion — and in the context of the new era in Cuba-US relations that will form part of your presidential legacy, I ask you, as a fellow Nobel Peace Laureate, to release Ana on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.” — Mairead Maguire

Fidel Castro looks back and forwards on his birthday, and adds “I wish to express my most profound gratitude for the shows of respect, the greetings and the gifts that I have received in recent days.”

A tribute to the late human rights defender Michael Ratner from Ricardo Alarcón.

Speech by Raúl Castro during the closure of the 7th Party Congress, April 19, 2016, Year 58 of the Revolution.

Central Report to the 7th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba, presented by the First Secretary of the Central Committee, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, Havana, April 16, 2016, Year 58 of the Revolution.

The Ministry of Foreign Relations of the Republic of Cuba energetically condemns the parliamentary coup underway in Brazil, and resolutely supports the people and the legitimate government of this sister country.

A young Cuban writes a letter to Barack Obama after hearing his speech in Cuba. “Today we face a peaceful coexistence with respect and diplomacy, but the future does not scare us. The United States does not scare us, at the end of the day we are a people of Homeland or Death.”

Andrés Gómez writes: “I went to Havana to cover the visit of the President of the United States, Barack Obama, which, as we all know, took place March 20 to 23. It was an extraordinary historic event for numerous and important reasons.”