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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel calls on revolutionary Cubans to take to the streets to counter the counterrevolutionary actions taking place there, and explains the full context of current events in Cuba, including the effects of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic on supplies of medicine and electricity which are affecting ordinary Cubans.
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Statement of support for the Cuban government in its confrontation with counterrevolutionary groups, and for the unconditional lifting of the U.S. blockade of Cuba from the Alianza Martiana.
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For the 29th consecutive year, the United Nations overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning the U.S. blockade of Cuba. 184 nations joined together to say “Yes” to the resolution and “No” to the blockade, while only the United States and Israel voted against the resolution.
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There is a worldwide effort to raise money to help Cuba pay for the 30 million syringes it needs to vaccinate its entire population against COVID-19, using the vaccines that were developed by the Cubans themselves. Please give generously to this important campaign!
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From a few months after his inauguration until literally five days before he left office, Donald Trump and his Administration were responsible for at least 84 different expansions of the 60-year U.S. blockade of Cuba.
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At the end of September, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro spoke to the National Constituent Assembly and proposed a new Anti-Blockade law, designed to combat the effects of the brutal and cruel U.S. economic war on Venezuela. In this speech he explains then proposed changes and the motivation behind them.
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On Sunday, Dec. 6, the Venezuelan people will vote to elect the new deputies of the National Assembly. This election is enormously important for the Bolivarian Revolution. The progressive forces are mobilizing nationwide to win back the assembly from right-wing politicians who won the majority in December 2015. Read about the new “anti-blockade” law designed to combat U.S. economic warfare here.
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The rhetoric from the Venezuelan right-wing and the U.S. government which declares any elections in Venezuela as “undemocratic” ignores the long history of adherence to constitutional principles and participatory democracy led by the working class grassroots.The December 6 election has the potential to end the constitutional crisis provoked by the counter-revolution by retaking the National Assembly for the Bolivarian Revolution.
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“Our people, who take pride in our history and are committed to the ideals and achievements of the Revolution, will resist and triumph.” — President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly
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Cubainformación TV talks with Gerardo Hernández and his wife Adriana Pérez about their reaction to the Netflix film “Wasp Network” (“Red Avispa” in Spanish), which tells the story of Gerardo and the rest of the Cuban Five.
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