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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, amongst others, at the rally on 3 January denouncing the US attack on Venezuela

Trump seeking ‘regime change’ in Cuba by end of the year: US media report

News from Cuba | Friday, 23 January 2026

The Wall Street Journal reports the White House is seeking to identify Cuban officials willing to cut a deal as part of a ‘regime change’ bid. United States President Donald Trump aims to remove Cuba’s leadership and is actively seeking government insiders in Havana who are willing to make a deal with ... read more

Signers include (clockwise from top left) Andrea Egan, UNISON General Secretary; Jeremy Corbyn MP; Zarah Sultana MP; Apsana Begum MP; Yanis Varoufakis; Maxine Peake; Paul Nowak, TUC General Secretary

More than 100 MPs, trade union leaders and public figures join the Urgent Call for Peace and Sovereignty in Cuba and Latin America

Campaign News | Thursday, 22 January 2026

SIGN THE CALL FOR PEACE AND SOVEREIGNTY More than 2,000 people have added their names to the Urgent Call for Peace and Sovereignty launched by CSC following US attacks on Venezuela and threats made to Cuba in January. Among those are over 100 MPs, peers, trade union leaders, academics, journalists, campaigners and ... read more

Cuba Vive appeal reaches £250,000 – Thank you and let’s keep going!

Campaign News | Thursday, 22 January 2026

Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of supporters, the Cuba Vive Medical Aid Appeal has surpassed its £250,000 end-of-year fundraising target. This remarkable achievement is a powerful expression of solidarity between people in Britain and Cuba at a time of acute need. In October, two 40-foot shipping containers of urgently needed medical ... read more

CALL FOR PEACE AND SOVEREIGNTY: No to intervention in Cuba and Latin America

Campaign News | Wednesday, 14 January 2026

SIGN THE URGENT CALL FOR PEACE AND SOVEREIGNTY The Cuba Solidarity Campaign has launched an urgent Call for Peace and Sovereignty, asking the UK government and international community to uphold international law and oppose any threat of military intervention against Cuba. Recent US military action against Venezuela, together with open threats made against ... read more

APPG statement in full

MPs release statement - No US intervention in Cuba

Campaign News | Tuesday, 13 January 2026

In the wake of renewed threats against Cuba from the Trump administration, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cuba has released a statement calling on the UK government to stand firmly with the Cuban people by condemning US aggression. The statement expresses "deep concern over the growing threat to international law" in ... read more

MPs write to Keir Starmer demanding clarity on Cuba position

Campaign News | Friday, 9 January 2026

Members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Cuba have written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer demanding the government explicitly rules out support for any bombardment or abduction of leadership in Cuba.   On January 5th, the Prime Minister refused to condemn potential US military action against Cuba, mirroring the recent events ... read more

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

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

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

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