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"The world of the imperialists is dying" - Latin America Conference 2024
Campaign News | Wednesday, 31 January 2024
In an era of increasing global uncertainty and overlapping crises, Latin America continues to show that building a better world is possible. In recent years, the continent has shifted decisively to the left, with progressive governments being elected in Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, Honduras and even Colombia, once the bastion of ... read more
Solidarity with Palestine
News from Cuba | Monday, 29 January 2024
CSC Campaigns Officer Tariq Anderson looks at the political and practical support that Cuba has offered PalestineRevolutionary Cuba has always been unwavering in its support for the Palestinian struggle, and since last October Cuban leaders, including President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parilla, have been forthright in their ... read more
Thousands sign OffTheList letter to US ambassador
Campaign News | Monday, 29 January 2024
More than a thousand people have signed a letter to the US ambassador calling for Cuba to be removed from the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list. Please join them by adding your name today. On 30 November 2023 the US State Department reiterated its designation of Cuba as a ‘State ... read more
Cuba Vive – Medical Aid Appeal
Campaign News | Friday, 26 January 2024
End the blockade on health US sanctions are depriving 11 million Cubans of vital medicines and surgical supplies. Cuba Vive is a medical aid appeal to send life-saving medicines, surgical and other vital medical aid to Cuba. Cuba’s commitment to health as a human right has helped the country achieve world-renowned health services ... read more
Screen Cuba – a celebration of Cuban films this spring
Campaign News | Friday, 26 January 2024
The doors will open at London’s Garden Cinema on 9 March for a Festival of Cuban Cinema. Screen Cuba: Films to Change the World is a celebration of the island’s remarkable cinematic achievements. It will feature a diverse selection of award-winning films, the participation of film specialists from Cuba, and ... read more
Aid shipment arrives in Cuba
Campaign News | Monday, 22 January 2024
A shipment of material aid including tools to help with hurricane relief, arts materials, and equipment to help refurbish the camp for volunteer work brigades arrived in Cuba in November and CSC has just received photographs showing the items in use. The container was in part a response to requests from ... read more
Condolences on the passing of Tony Lloyd
Campaign News | Thursday, 18 January 2024
CSC statement on the passing of Tony Lloyd MP On behalf of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign in the UK we would like to offer our deepest sympathy to Tony’s family, colleagues and friends. Tony was a long standing friend to the Cuba Solidarity Campaign for more than thirty years. As a member ... read more
‘Giving us oxygen’: Italy turns to Cuba to help revive ailing health system
News from Cuba | Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Almost 500 Cuban health workers deployed across Calabria amid severe shortage of doctors. In the operating theatre at a hospital in Calabria, Asbel Díaz Fonseca and his team are preparing to perform abdominal surgery on a man in his sixties. They deliberate over which medical technique to use – the French ... read more
Two Cuban documentaries show effects of US sanctions on island nation
News from Cuba | Monday, 15 January 2024
A Cuban journalist is looking to spread awareness of the US trade embargo in two illuminating documentaries arriving in early 2024. Liz Oliva Fernández says whenever she covered news or events on the island, be it the push for democratic reforms, or the private businesses springing up after the Castros loosened ... read more
Cuba supports South Africa's claim before the ICJ against Israel's genocide in Palestine
News from Cuba | Friday, 12 January 2024
The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MinRex) released the following statement in support of South Africa's claim before the International Court of Justice against Israel's genocide in Palestine. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterates its deep concern at the continuing escalation of violence by Israel in the illegally occupied Palestinian territories, ... read more
Massachusetts Democrats call for removing Cuba from terror list
News from Cuba | Tuesday, 9 January 2024
A majority of the Massachusetts congressional delegation is pushing President Biden to remove Cuba from a list of governments that sponsor terrorism, a designation issued in the waning days of the Trump administration. In a December letter not previously made public, the members panned Trump’s inclusion of Cuba on the State ... read more
"The right of people to a dignified death" - Cuba legalises euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide
News from Cuba | Monday, 8 January 2024
Cuba on Friday became the second country in Latin America and the Caribbean to authorise euthanasia, following Colombia. The Communist-run country’s National Assembly passed the measure as part of legislation updating the nation’s legal framework for its universal and free healthcare system. “The right of people to a dignified death is recognised ... read more
