The blockade has intensified under Trump. From 1st March 2023 until 29th February 2024 the blockade cost Cuba over $5 billion. These figures do not convey the inhuman consequences of the blockade.
Tag: US Sanctions
Trumpism = Barbarism – the Red Weekly Column
Trump is launching a new phase of the US Empire’s war on the majority of humanity, writes Matt Willgress in our ‘Red Weekly’ column.
Stand with Cuba Against Trump’s Aggression
Just days after taking office Trump’s confirmed his intention to intensify the vicious blockade of Cuba. Bernard Regan calls for solidarity with the people of Cuba.
Cuba Perseveres Amidst Hurricanes, Blackouts, and US Hostility
Robert Poole reports back from the NEU delegation to Cuba with a first-hand look at Cuba's achievements in healthcare, education, and international solidarity.
Global Left needs to understand danger if the far-right won in Venezuela
With the Venezuelan election coming up, sections of the US-backed far-right are gearing up to reject the results if they lose and are even posing threats of a violent coup.
Climate change adaption – the pernicious impact of the US blockade on Cuba
US sanctions are hindering Cuba's ability to adapt to and tackle the effects of climate change, with the country already facing rising temoeratures, more frequent hurricanes, floods, and drought.
Hands Off Cuba – the US blockade costs lives
There is growing support here and internationally for campaigns for US to remove Cuba from its ‘State Sponsors of Terrorism’, writes Gemma Bolton.
Listing Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism” is unjust and inhumane – Cuba Solidarity Campaign public letter to the US
"Inclusion on the list bars Cuba from international banking transactions and makes it increasingly difficult to acquire basic necessities such as fuel, food, medicines and hygiene products."