cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49791109

Duration - 0:20

[a video on Peertube about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

In an astounding denial of reality, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz told the General Assembly on Tuesday that "there is no American blockade" on Cuba.

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez responded to Waltz, a former Green Beret: "This is the United Nations General Assembly, not a Green Beret camp. You're a liar, Mr. Waltz."

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49714382

Duration - 2:56

[a video on #Peertube about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

UNICEF has $630,000 in humanitarian aid that can’t reach Cuba. Emergency medical kits, newborn supplies, and nutrition support for pregnant women are stuck as shipping companies and banks avoid doing business with the island. UN Resident Coordinator in Cuba Francisco Pichón explains why.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49714171

Duration - 20:33

[a video on #Peertube about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

Camila Guevara Milanés is a Cuban singer-songwriter carrying two of the most iconic last names in Latin American history. She is the granddaughter of Ernesto Che Guevara and the Cuban troubadour Pablo Milanés.

But this story isn’t about her grandparents. It’s about a young artist finding her own voice.

In this conversation with Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández, Camila reflects on the loss of her parents and grandfather, the healing process behind her debut album Dame Flores, and the challenge of building a career while carrying a legacy that follows her everywhere.

“I do have something to offer people and I’m enjoying myself while doing it. So, that’s what I came here to do,” she said.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49629625

Duration - 3:23

[a video on #Peertube about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

After more than two decades away, Cuban-American teacher and activist Lavender returned to Cuba, the place her family always considered home.

Walking through Havana, she reflected on identity, belonging and the complicated relationship many Cuban Americans have with the island.

She spoke about the changes she has witnessed in Cuba, including the evolution of attitudes toward LGBTQ+ people, and why she believes listening to ordinary Cubans is essential.

“I stand proud, and I stand tall because that’s what Cuba taught me,” she said.

U.S. Voices Against the Blockade is a series featuring U.S. activists who oppose U.S. sanctions on Cuba. Watch Episode 6 to see Lavender’s story and stay tuned to hear other people from the United States speaking out against U.S. sanctions.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49579794

Duration - 1:20 [a video on #Peertube about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez accused the U.S. State Department of carrying out “pressure, blackmail and threats” to derail a debate about the U.S. blockade at the United Nations General Assembly on July 7.

According to Rodríguez, the U.S. State Department is pressuring governments to prevent the session from taking place. He also claimed that Washington is circulating documents urging countries not to support Cuba at the UN.

#cuba #cubanews #sanctions #unitednations #humanrights

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49559485

Duration - 19:27 [a video on #Peertube about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

U.S. sanctions and the recent oil blockade have not only destroyed Cuba’s economy and fueled a humanitarian crisis. They are now also blocking humanitarian aid meant to alleviate suffering caused by U.S. policy.

UN Resident Coordinator Francisco Pichón sat down with Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández to explain what he's seeing on the ground: how U.S. sanctions, fuel shortages and what is known as “over-compliance” by banks are delaying the delivery of medicines, food and other critical supplies.

“If the fuel blockade continues, the humanitarian consequences for Cuba will grow deeper and could become irreversible,” he warned.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49499558

Duration - 2:44
[a video about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

Electric tricycles have exploded across Cuba as the country faces extreme fuel shortages due to the U.S.-imposed oil blockade. But blackouts now last so long — 20 or more hours a day — there isn’t enough electricity to charge them.

So drivers are now installing solar panels on top of their tricycles.

“As long as the sun is out, it’s charging the battery,” says Evanys Peréz. “Now we can travel up to 90 miles.”

cross-posted from: https://expressional.social/users/Peter_Link/statuses/116846041294566331

National Nurses United in #USA demands end to the US blockade of fuel entering Cuba

from #NationalNursesUnited (on FB)

#Nurses save lives! That's why we're in D.C. demanding the #US end the #blockade of fuel entering #Cuba. This is fuel that powers water pumps and #hospitals that 11 million people depend on. Surgeries postponed. Essential #medicines gone. Infant mortality doubled. Enough!

#NoWarOnCuba
#USHandsOffCuba
#OilForCuba!
#CubaIsNotAlone
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#CubaNoEstáSola
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol
@cuba

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49372259

By Juan Triana Cordoví, Omar Everleny Pérez-Villanueva, Julio Carranza & Rafael Hernández
Published 28 June, 2026 in Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49263165

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49243695

Duration - 44:46
[a video about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

Why did the Cuban government shoot down two Brothers to the Rescue planes in 1996?

Former Cuban intelligence agent René González, a member of the Cuban Five, says the group’s true purpose was not rescuing rafters.

In this exclusive interview with Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández, González recounts how he infiltrated Brothers to the Rescue, what he witnessed from the inside, and why he believes the indictment of Raúl Castro is a made-in-Miami pretext to justify an invasion.

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0:00 Introduction

1:00 Who is René González? Beyond the Cuban Five

2:14 How Cuba Recruits Intelligence Agents

3:08 Stealing a Plane to Infiltrate the Enemy

6:03 The Point of No Return

9:42 Arriving in the United States

10:44 The Mission: Infiltrating Anti-Castro Pilot Groups

12:11 What Was Brothers to the Rescue Really Doing?

17:39 The Secret Plans: Sabotage, Weapons and Destabilization

21:00 Provoking a Confrontation Between Cuba and the U.S.

23:32 The Lead-Up to the 1996 Shootdown

24:49 The Day of the Shootdown

27:59 Was Cuba Justified?

29:43 Raúl Castro's Indictment: Justice or Political Move?

33:22 Comparing the Cuban Five Trial to Raúl's Indictment

36:23 Did He Ever Feel Guilty? Empathy With the Enemy

37:44 Dismantling Terror Plots Against the U.S.

38:42 The Obama Normalization: A Moment of Hope

40:06 Cuba Then vs. Cuba Now

42:08 The Future of Cuba Belongs to the Young

44:18 Any Regrets?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49214137

Duration - 2:43
[a video about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

Infant mortality has doubled. Only 30% of essential medicines are available. UN Resident Coordinator Francisco Pichón says Cuba’s healthcare system is under extraordinary pressure due to the U.S. fuel blockade and sanctions, with 67,000 children at risk of missing vaccines.

Watch the full interview now on Patreon through the link in bio!

And if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our weekly newsletter and never miss a story.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49213775

Duration - 4:17
[a video about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

Why did one Cuban-American activist return to the island she left as a child?

In our latest episode of U.S. Voices Against the Blockade, Daylín Marrero reflects on leaving Cuba at eight years old, returning years later and why the U.S. blockade drove her family's decision to emigrate.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49103551

by Isaac Saney
June 18, 2026 [from FB]
https://drive.proton.me/urls/HZJRH0J1PG#vxIAJUJ1m8sR

In one of the most consequential economic policy announcements since the Special Period of the 1990s, Cuba has unveiled a comprehensive package of reforms designed to confront the island's most severe economic crisis in decades while preserving the socialist foundations of the Revolution. Approved by the Extraordinary Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, the program consists of twenty-three strategic axes and 176 concrete proposals aimed at overcoming immediate economic hardships, stimulating production, attracting investment, and strengthening social protection. In an era of unprecedented economic warfare and siege, under extraordinarily adverse conditions—conditions that would have crushed most nations in short order—these economic measures are designed to confront and overcome the island nation's economic crisis, while countering the ever-intensifying economic war waged against Cuba, which remains the principal cause of the country's current difficulties.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49085525

Duration - 2:44
[a video about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

For decades, Cuba’s Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) has trained doctors from around the world — including the U.S. — with a vision of healthcare as a human right. Samira Addrey and Abeeku Ricks are among hundreds of ELAM graduates from the United States.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/49020723

Duration - 2:59
[a video about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

U.S. politicians call Cuba’s medical missions “forced labor,” without providing evidence to back the claim.

Cuban doctors volunteer to go on international missions, where they are paid many times more than what they make in Cuba. Cuban medical workers have served on international cooperation missions in more than 150 countries since the 1960s, usually working with populations that otherwise wouldn’t have access to care.

Listen to Cuban doctors in Italy’s Southern region of Calabria respond to U.S. accusations.

Watch our full-length documentary film “From Cuba to Calabria: Medical Missions in Times of Crisis.”

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48978598

Duration - 2:51
[a video about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

Raúl Castro was indicted for the shoot-down of two Brothers to the Rescue planes 30 years ago. The group’s leader was a former CIA terrorist who claimed to have renounced violence, but never did according to former Cuban intelligence agent René González.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48950994

June 18, 2026

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48950790

Duration - 1:35 [a video about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

Foreign companies are pulling out of Cuba.

After Trump signed an executive order on May 1 threatening sanctions on anyone doing business in Cuba, companies from Canada, Spain, France, Germany and Australia fled the island.

So who benefits when foreign investors leave?

Belly of the Beast journalist Yohan Rodríguez breaks it all down.