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U.S. Blockade Leaves 7,000+ Cuba-Bound Containers Stranded in Caribbean Ports
News from Cuba | Thursday, 30 July 2026
Cuba’s government said on Wednesday that more than 7,000 containers carrying food, energy, hydraulic resources, and medicines remain held at various Caribbean ports because of U.S. sanctions against the island. The containers hold merchandise lawfully purchased by Cuba under international trade rules, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign ... read more
Díaz-Canel in Pinar del Río: “May each dawn find us ready to fight”
News from Cuba | Monday, 27 July 2026
“Dear people of Pinar del Río, on this July 26th, please accept my affection and recognition for having earned, through your effort, dedication to the revolutionary cause, and creative work, the great honor of hosting the central commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of the attacks on the Moncada and Carlos ... read more
US State Department’s Cuba conspiracy report exposes its own desperation
Campaign News | Friday, 24 July 2026
The Cuba Solidarity Campaign condemns the US State Department’s latest propaganda attack on Cuba and the international solidarity movement. Its report, Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism, presents the extraordinary claim that the Cuban government is the "connective tissue" of a vast global anti-US conspiracy. According to the report, Havana ... read more
CSC National Secretary receives Cuba’s Medal of Friendship
Campaign News | Thursday, 23 July 2026
In recognition of decades of work building solidarity with Cuba in Britain, National Secretary of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) Bernard Regan was awarded the Medal of Friendship on behalf of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba at CSC’s AGM in June. Presenting the award was Elizabeth Ribalta ... read more
Foreign Secretary pressed on UK aid to Cuba and delay to PDCA ratification
Campaign News | Tuesday, 14 July 2026
The UK government has been challenged over its response to Cuba's deepening humanitarian crisis, following a series of questions put to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper by Emily Thornberry MP, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, on Tuesday 14 July. Thornberry highlighted the scale of the humanitarian situation after meeting with ... read more
Taking Cubaʼs case to Britainʼs trade union movement
Campaign News | Tuesday, 14 July 2026
This summer, the Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) has taken the case for solidarity with Cuba to trade union conferences across Britain, ensuring thousands of delegates heard directly about the escalating US economic war against the island and how they can respond. Through conference motions, fringe meetings, exhibition stalls and speeches ... read more
Hands Off Cuba: Campaigners prepare for the challenges ahead
Campaign News | Friday, 10 July 2026
With US aggression against Cuba intensifying, delegates at the Cuba SolidarityCampaign AGM committed to expanding political campaigning and humanitarian aid, before joining the Hands Off Cuba rally to hear first-hand from Cuban guests about the urgent need for international solidarity CSC Vice-Chair Carole Regan welcomed members, supporters and activists from across ... read more
UNISON commits new aid for Cuba
Campaign News | Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Cuba was firmly on the agenda at UNISONʼs National Delegate Conference in Brighton, where Britainʼs largest trade union welcomed Dr Mitchell Valdés-Sosa, representative of the Cuban Health Workersʼ Union (SNTS) and Director of the Cuban Neuroscience Centre, as an international guest. Addressing her first conference as General Secretary, Andrea Egan sent ... read more
