By Jill Clark-Gollub April 26, 2026, from Washington, DC
Activists tell Congress to stop applying unilateral coercive measures and lift the blockade on Cuba
This spring constituents and grassroots organizations have been raising awareness in Congress and in public forums of the harms caused by Unilateral Coercive Measures (UCMs or “sanctions”). Sanctions have become the “go-to” foreign policy tool of the United States government, now impacting a quarter of the global economy and one-third of the world’s population. These measures cause an average of 564,000 deaths around the world annually—comparable to the toll from armed conflict—mostly among children under 5 years old. (more…)
By Mónica Cabanas on April 24, 2026.
Aleida Guevara, foto: Bill Hackwell
Aleida Guevara, a Cuban pediatrician and international expert in the field of health and international cooperation, will be in Europe during March and April 2026, participating in a busy schedule of debates, conferences, and public meetings, she gave this interview to Brasil De Fato. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on April 23, 2026
In his supposed eagerness to present himself as an all-powerful king, the convicted pedophile President Donald Trump launched an unrelenting attack against Pope Leo XIV because he did not like the comments made by the leader of the Catholic Church regarding those responsible for wars around the world. (more…)
By Yisel Ruz Villarreal on April 24, 2026
Venezuela’s Acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, welcomed Colombian President Gustavo Petro to the Miraflores Palace on Friday as part of his official visit to the country. The meeting took place in an atmosphere of fraternity and under the shared vision of the “Patria Grande” to deepen diplomatic ties. For this reason, both leaders are leading a high-level meeting aimed at strengthening political and economic ties between the two nations. Consequently, this meeting represents a fundamental step toward regional stability and strategic cooperation in 2026. (more…)
By Raúl Antonio Capote on April 24, 2026
image: AI generated
The cognitive war against Cuba is taking on unprecedented dimensions; through manipulations to sow doubt and make people distrust official institutions and media is among the fundamental objectives. (more…)
By Roger D. Harris on April 23, 2026
Welcome to the Socialist city of Tiuna. Fotos: Roger Harris
The large-scale US airstrike on Venezuela was unprecedented in modern history. The surprise attack forcibly kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, First Combatant Cilia Flores, from Fort Tiuna on the outskirts of Caracas. The US killed over 100 people in the early morning hours of January 3, 2026, including reportedly some civilians in the neighboring Ciudad Tiuna social housing complex. (more…)
By Saaliegah Zardad on April 23, 2026 from Cape Town South Africa
Angolan freedom fighters, foto: transcend.org
Why South Africa’s Freedom Month calls for recognizing Cuito Cuanavale as shared African and Global South heritage under the NHRA and UNESCO frameworks
April in South Africa (SA) carries a particular weight. Freedom Month is the annual moment of collective remembrance that anchors our democratic identity around 1994: the unbanning of liberation organizations, the release of political prisoners and the long walk to the ballot box. As a heritage practitioner, I am compelled each year by what our official commemorative narrative omits: the external geographies where apartheid’s military power was confronted, contained and ultimately defeated. Chief among these is a small town in the south-eastern interior of Angola, whose name every South African should know, but does not.
It is called Cuito Cuanavale. (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on April 23, 2026
July 20, 2015, the opening of the Cuban Embassy in Washington DC. foto; Bill Hackwell
The images from January 1959, with Fidel Castro entering Havana, doves on his shoulders and a dense crowd, have often been interpreted as the end of a historical era. However, the very words spoken on that January 8—“we have only earned the right to begin”—place that moment in a different light. They are not the end, but the starting point of a permanent tension between the aspiration for peace and the need to defend it. (more…)