Viewing All News from July 2026
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 from Cuban representatives, CSC has strengthened support for the Cuba ... 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 the Cuba ... 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
Defending and Building Socialism Under Siege: Cuba’s New Economic Measures
News from Cuba | Friday, 26 June 2026
In one of the most consequential economic policy announcements since the Special Period of the 1990s, Cuba has unveiled a comprehensive package of reforms designed to confront the island’s most severe economic crisis in decades while preserving the socialist foundations of the Revolution. Approved by the Extraordinary Plenum of the ... read more
US imposes even more sanctions on Cuba
News from Cuba | Friday, 26 June 2026
Amid a humanitarian crisis caused by external factors, as reported by the UN several weeks ago, the US government has decided to strike another blow against Cuba’s blockaded economy. The sanctions now target the Cuban Army’s financial system (GAESA) and other state-owned companies, such as the mining company GeoMinera. In ... read more
END THE SIEGE ON CUBA - with with Elizabeth Ribalta, ICAP
Campaign News | Sunday, 14 June 2026
Speaking tour, Sat 13 June - Sun 21 June 2026 Cuba is facing one of the most dangerous moments in recent decades. As the United States escalates its economic warfare, sanctions and threats against the island, the need for international solidarity has never been more urgent. This June, the Cuba Solidarity Campaign is ... read more
MPs raise alarm over Cuba’s deepening humanitarian crisis due to Trump’s siege
Campaign News | Tuesday, 9 June 2026
Parliament heard powerful testimony on Monday 8 June, as MPs from across the political spectrum highlighted the worsening humanitarian situation in Cuba and called for urgent action to ease the suffering caused by Trump’s siege. The debate was secured by Jeremy Corbyn MP following his recent visit to Cuba with Richard ... read more
Parliamentarians and Trade Union Leaders Say No to Trump's War on Cuba
Campaign News | Wednesday, 3 June 2026
British MPs, peers and trade union leaders gathered outside Parliament today to call on the UK Government to oppose the Trump administration's escalating aggression against Cuba and reject any threat of military intervention against the island. The photo call, organised by the Cuba Solidarity Campaign, comes amid growing concern over the ... read more
ExxonMobil wins Supreme Court battle against Cuba – but the legal fight continues
News from Cuba | Monday, 1 June 2026
Exxon Mobil Corporation v Corporacion CIMEX SA (Cuba) Since Donald Trump was elected president in 2017, the US blockade against Cuba has intensified. This unlawful and unjustified attack on a sovereign country has been condemned, annually, by votes at the United Nations General Assembly, but still the US persists. While hijacked ... read more
