BLOCKADE NEWS

Cuba categorically rejects the threat of activation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act

On January 16, 2019, the United States State Department announced the decision to suspend for only 45 days the application of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, “to conduct [...]

Hey Trump Lift the Blockade on Cuba! NOW!

“Hey Trump Lift the Blockade on Cuba! NOW! Return Guantanamo to Cuba NOW!” Those were the chants heard by people as they walked by the United States Consulate in downtown [...]

Cuba’s Report on Resolution 72/4 of the United Nations General Assembly

Read Cuba’s Report on Resolution 72/4 of the United Nations General Assembly entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the [...]

7th International Che Guevara Conference – A Great Success!

CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEOS FROM THE CHE GUEVARA CONFERENCE! OCTOBER 27-29, 2017 – Vancouver, Canada June 13-14, 2008, Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba [...]

Hey Trump, Hands Off Cuba!

Hey Trump, Hands Off Cuba! Lift the Blockade on Cuba Now! Joint Statement by Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba and Friends of Cuba Against the U.S. Blockade – [...]

The World Stands With Cuba

By Tamara Hansen On October 26, 2016 the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held its 25th annual vote on the U.S. Blockade on Cuba. For the twenty-fifth year in a row the [...]

Obama to visit Cuba in March

The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Relations Director General for the United States, Josefina Vidal, confirmed during a press conference in Havana this Thursday, February 18, that [...]

Raul Castro speech on December 17, 2015

One year has gone by since the simultaneous announcements made on December 17, 2014, by the presidents of Cuba and the United States to reestablish diplomatic relations [...]

Bruno Rodríguez: “We will continue to present this draft resolution for as long as the blockade persists”

Mr. President; Distinguished Permanent Representatives; Esteemed Delegates; On December 17 last year, the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, recognized [...]

Historic 191 Votes in Favor of Cuba’s Resolution Against the Blockade

The United Nations General Assembly voted in favor of lifting the blockade against Cuba Tuesday, with only the U.S. and Israel voting against. The initiative has been backed [...]