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CSC joins emergency Venezuela protest outside Downing Street

Campaign News | Tuesday, 6 January 2026

The Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) and its supporters joined nearly 2,000 others gathered outside Downing Street in London on Monday evening to protest against the US attack on Venezuela, the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and wider US aggression against Latin America. CSC chair Kevin Courtney ... read more

CSC Director Rob Miller with workers at the Jacob's Well warehouse

British Solidarity defies the blockade

Campaign News | Tuesday, 6 January 2026

As the final days of the year approach, a vital shipment is crossing the Atlantic. It's not luxury goods, but essential resources: a container with 23 tons of powdered milk that will soon arrive at the port of Mariel. It's direct support from British workers for families in the eastern ... read more

Fidel 100 - speaking tour

Campaign News | Tuesday, 6 January 2026

Celebrating the centenary of the birth of Fidel Castro Ruz Fidel Antonio Castro Smirnov Cuban scientist and grandson of Fidel Reflecting on his grandfather's revolutionary life and enduring legacy — from Cuba’s achievements in health, education, science and internationalism to supporting anti-colonial liberation movements and ongoing resistance to over 60 years ... read more

Statement from the Cuban government regarding Cubans killed in Venezuela

News from Cuba | Monday, 5 January 2026

As a result of the criminal attack perpetrated by the United States government against the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, carried out in the early morning of January 3, 2026, 32 Cubans lost their lives in combat. They were serving on missions representing the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry ... read more

CUBA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN STATEMENT ON THE BOMBING OF VENEZUELA

Campaign News | Saturday, 3 January 2026

The Cuba Solidarity Campaign unequivocally condemns today’s US bombing of Venezuela. This reckless and illegal act of military aggression is a blatant violation of international law and an attack on Venezuela’s sovereignty, regional peace, and the fundamental right of nations to exist free from imperialist violence. The use of US ... read more

  Fireworks at the annual Christmas Parrandas in Remedios, Cuba

Thank you for your solidarity and best wishes for 2026

Campaign News | Wednesday, 24 December 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, the Cuba Solidarity Campaign team sends our warmest wishes to all our friends and supporters. We hope you are able to enjoy a peaceful and restful break, and we thank you sincerely for the solidarity, commitment and practical support you have shown to Cuba ... read more

Powdered milk donated to Cuba (photo for context)

23 tonnes of powdered milk en route to Cuba thanks to donations from CSC supporters

Campaign News | Tuesday, 16 December 2025

An emergency shipment of humanitarian aid is being sent to Cuba following donations to the Cuba Solidarity Campaign’s (CSC) Hurricane Melissa Relief Appeal. Thanks to the generosity of supporters, CSC has raised £71,500 to purchase 23 tonnes of powdered milk, which is now en route to the island. The shipment will ... read more

CSC statement on US escalation in the Caribbean - Hands Off Venezuela – Hands Off Cuba!

Campaign News | Thursday, 11 December 2025

Hands Off Venezuela – Hands Off Cuba! The Cuba Solidarity Campaign unequivocally condemns the illegal seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker by US military forces on 10 December. This aggressive act is not only an attack on Venezuela, it is an assault on international law, regional stability, and the rights of ... read more

The USS Gerald R Ford, the largest ever warship, in the Caribbean Sea

Cuba condemns US military presence in the Caribbean

News from Cuba | Wednesday, 26 November 2025

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, released the following statement on the military presence of the United States in the Caribbean The exaggerated and aggressive military presence of the United States in the region constitutes a threat against Latin America and the Caribbean as a whole. With the encouragement ... read more