Viewing Press Releases from May 2026
Ten major consignments of aid delivered so far
Campaign News | Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our supporters, the Cuba Vive Medical Aid Appeal has raised more than £400,000 to provide life-saving medical, food and hurricane relief aid to Cuba. Between February 2025 and May 2026, ten major consignments have been delivered. With the addition of donated medical supplies, this represents ... read more
Cuba Under Siege: Defending sovereignty and opposing economic warfare
Campaign News | Monday, 23 February 2026
HOUSE OF COMMONS MEETING Wednesday 4 March, 6.30pmHouse of Commons, SW1A 0AA Register to attend here Ismara Vargas Walter, Cuba AmbassadorDiane Abbott MP Richard Burgon MPDr Emily Morris, Development Economist, UCL (recently returned from Cuba)Bernard Regan, CSC, National Secretary Chair: Steve Witherden MP, Chair of APPG on Cubaplus more tbc As the United ... read more
British MPs sign parliamentary motion in support of normalising relations between Cuba and the US and ending the blockade
Campaign News | Thursday, 29 April 2021
Fifty eight British members of parliament have signed a motion in the British Parliament which calls on the British Government to promote international cooperation between the UK and Cuba and urge the Biden administration to normalise relations by removing Cuba from its ‘state sponsors of terrorism’ list and ending the ... read more
Condolences on the passing of Gilda Chacón Bravo
Campaign News | Friday, 9 April 2021
CSC is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our dear friend and comrade Gilda Chacón Bravo, who died on 8 April 2021. As European Officer for the Cuban Trade Union Federation (CTC – Central de Trabajadores de Cuba) Gilda looked after hundreds of British trade unionists who passed through ... read more
Join the International Caravan against the US blockade
Campaign News | Tuesday, 23 March 2021
This weekend the world solidarity movement will take part in an International Caravan against the US blockade of Cuba. There are many ways to join! Decorate your car or bike with Cuban flags and messages against the US blockade and form a caravan with friends or CSC supporters in your community. Take a ... read more
Cuba Solidarity Campaign statement on the United States’ listing of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism
Campaign News | Friday, 15 January 2021
The Cuba Solidarity Campaign adds its voice to the worldwide condemnation of the outgoing Trump administration’s listing of Cuba as a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’.Trump’s move is designed to hinder the incoming Biden administration from reprising the Obama era’s rapprochement with Havana. Obama’s decision to formally remove Cuba from the ... read more
Second member of British House of Lords nominates Cuban medics for Nobel Peace Prize
Campaign News | Monday, 21 December 2020
Baroness Pauline Bryan of Partick, a member of the British parliament’s second chamber, the House of Lords, has become the second member of the Lords and the fourteenth British parliamentarian to formally nominate the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. In a video recording supporting her ... read more
More British academics nominate Cuban medics for international Peace Prize
Campaign News | Friday, 18 December 2020
Erica Burman and Ian Parker have joined six other British academics in making formal nominations to award Cuba’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Psychologists Professor of Education Erica Burman of the University of Manchester and Ian Parker Emeritus Professor of Management at the University of Leicester ... read more
Richard Burgon MP becomes tenth British parliamentarian to formally nominate Cuban medics for the Nobel Peace Prize
Campaign News | Monday, 14 December 2020
Richard Burgon MP is the tenth British Member of Parliament to formally nominate the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Mr Burgon, who was elected MP for Leeds East in the North of England in 2015, received confirmation of his nomination from the Nobel Prize ... read more
Baroness Christine Blower is ninth British parliamentarian to formally nominate Cuban medics for the Nobel Peace Prize
Campaign News | Saturday, 12 December 2020
Baroness Christine Blower of Starch Green, a member of the British parliament’s second chamber, the House of Lords, has become the first member of the Lords and the ninth British parliamentarian to formally nominate the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Baroness Blower said that she ... read more
