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Cuban statement on removal from US State Sponsors of Terrorism list

News from Cuba | Wednesday, 15 January 2025

The United States takes steps in the right direction, but the blockade remains in force. Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba The United States takes steps in the right direction, but the blockade remains in force. Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba On January 14, 2025, the government ... read more

Proceedings at the ICJ

Cuba joins South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ

News from Cuba | Tuesday, 14 January 2025

Cuba has officially declared its intention to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the court announced yesterday. The case concerns the application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Gaza. Under Article 63 of the ICJ ... read more

Fernando González Llort, President of ICAP

Fernando González, President of ICAP: “With Trump We Can Expect Even More Aggressiveness”

News from Cuba | Tuesday, 7 January 2025

As the island goes through one of its worst economic crises, the president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, Fernando Gonzalez, believes that international solidarity is now “more essential than ever.” Hurricanes, earthquakes, economic crisis and soon the return of the extreme right-wing Republican to the White House… ... read more

The United States opens up the way to the theft of Cuban trademarks

News from Cuba | Tuesday, 10 December 2024

Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba rejects, in the strongest possible terms, the so called “No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act”, recently enacted by President Biden, which was promoted by the anti-Cuban sectors in ... read more

UN General Assembly overwhelmingly condemns the US blockade and calls for its end

News from Cuba | Saturday, 9 November 2024

For the 32nd consecutive year, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted to condemn the US economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba and, once again, it has done so by an overwhelming majority. 187 countries voted in favour of Cuba’s resolution on the necessity of ending the blockade, with just ... read more

Two men standing near the wall with a mural Guille Álvarez (@guillealvarez)

Cuba’s economic crisis: US sanctions and the problem of overcompliance

News from Cuba | Tuesday, 29 October 2024

There are two main factors that drive overcompliance with US sanctions: the ambiguity of the regulations, and the severity of the penalties It is well known that US sanctions against Cuba in fact affect not only US nationals, but also trade between Cuba and nationals of third countries. Known as ‘extraterritoriality’, ... read more

CUBA: BLACKOUT AND BLOCKADE

News from Cuba | Thursday, 24 October 2024

Cuba is going through its biggest energy crisis, with practically the entire island and 10 of 11 million inhabitants deprived of electricity. The blackouts that had been occurring with increasing frequency and duration for some time, became a total collapse of the electrical system following the shutdown of its main ... read more

Activists renew call for an end to the US blockade against Cuba as the Caribbean nation suffers electricity blackout

News from Cuba | Monday, 21 October 2024

ACTIVISTS renewed calls today for an end to the 64-year-old US blockade of Cuba after the government said that the restricitions were hampering efforts to fix a massive power cut. About half of the socialist island was plunged into darkness on Thursday evening, followed by all of it the following morning, ... read more

US complicity with violent acts against Cuba is strongly rejected - Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba

News from Cuba | Monday, 7 October 2024

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba strongly rejects a new US act   complicit with terrorist violence against Cuba. The US judicial authorities have decided to release Alexander Alazo, the individual who, on April 30, 2020, stood in the middle of the street and shot 32 rounds with a machine gun ... read more

Israeli Aggression in the Middle East Must Stop - Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba

News from Cuba | Monday, 7 October 2024

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba expresses deep concern over the unfolding events in the Middle East, driven by the aggressive policies of the State of Israel, with military, logistical, and political support from the U.S. government. These actions have led to a dangerous escalation, further ... read more