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/48950994

June 18, 2026

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/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.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48875778

Duration - 1:32 

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

Director Daniel Montero shares what drew him to the story of Dr. Teresita Rodríguez and why TERESITA’S DREAM became such a meaningful film to make.

The documentary follows the Cuban scientist whose search for an Alzheimer’s treatment began after watching her mother battle the disease. Set against the backdrop of Cuba’s biotech sector and the challenges created by decades of U.S. sanctions, TERESITA’S DREAM is a story of love, scientific innovation, and perseverance against the odds.

Watch the full documentary: TERESITA’S DREAM

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48832066

Duration - 1:51 [a video about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

Cuban medical workers have served on international cooperation missions in more than 150 countries since the 1960s.

During Covid, a Cuban medical brigade helped Italians in Lombardy, which triggered Calabria’s president Roberto Occhiuto to reach out to Cuba in 2022 to invite hundreds of doctors to his region. Calabria is one of the poorest regions in Italy and its healthcare has suffered greatly from staffing and other issues.

Listen to the Italian people explain what Cuba’s health internationalism means to them.

“Cuba will always be in my heart,” says an elderly Italian man whose life was saved by a Cuban doctor.

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

you think it was over?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48757270

Duration - 58:38
[A video podcast about Cuba from the podcast team Cuba Analysis Podcasts]

In this episode of the Cuba Analysis Podcast, Helen Yaffe and Nina Blodau speak to radical journalist and filmmaker Abby Martin from The Empire Files about the intensifying US war on Cuba, the human cost of the decades-long blockade, political consciousness and how Cuba has resisted US imperialism. Abby tells us about her first experience of visiting Cuba and, more recently, of interviewing Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel for the new documentary Cuba After Castro, which undermines US propaganda aimed at manufacturing consent for an attack. Abby draws the connections between Cuba, Palestine, and Venezuela, and underscores the importance of solidarity for all those struggling against US imperialism, including domestically.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48739444

[weekly newsletter about #Cuba (with YouTube #video links) from the #BellyOfTheBeast #news collective. Their videos can also be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]
June 12, 2026

For more than 25 years, Cuba's Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) has offered full scholarships to students from underserved communities around the world, including hundreds from the United States.

This week, we hear from two ELAM graduates from the U.S. who recently organized a medical solidarity brigade of mostly African students to Guinea-Bissau.

Also:

• Cuba’s “Astonishing” Medical Mission in Haiti
• UN Rights Commissioner: "Children Are Dying"
• Rubio Tightens the Oil Blockade
• Hegseth Pumps Up “Donroe Doctrine” at Guantanamo
• What Do Cubans Think About Trump?
• Sanctions Target Cuban Gold
• Cuba Announces Major Economic Reforms
• Shut Out by U.S., Cuba's Biotech Turns to Russia

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48695126

Duration - 22:20

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

U.S. politicians have been waging a war against Cuba’s medical missions for years. During the second Trump administration, with Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, this war has escalated. Since 2025, at least eight countries have announced they will no longer facilitate Cuba’s medical missions due to U.S. pressure.

The U.S. calls Cuba’s medical missions “forced labor,” without providing evidence to back the claim. The Cuban government calls the doctors heroes.

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 would otherwise not have access to care.

A Belly of the Beast team traveled to Calabria, Italy, to talk to the Cuban doctors themselves.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48666530

https://viacampesina.org/en/cuba-solidarity-2026/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48658385

from CUBADEBATE [Cuba] via Cuba News June 11, 2026

This Wednesday, the fourth and last photovoltaic solar energy project began to generate electricity at the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM), promoted by the solidarity network MediCuba Europe.

With a total installed power of 208 kWp, around 50% of the centre's energy demand is covered. In addition, a study yard and the polyclinic have guaranteed service even during power outages through batteries.

A mural illustrates the solar panels on the roofs, contributed by international solidarity to contribute to this beautiful Cuban internationalist project. This initiative is part of the Energy for Life program, which seeks to guarantee a stable and sustainable supply to Cuban health institutions in the context of the current energy crisis, thus strengthening health services to the population.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48616610

Duration - 1:45

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

When Donald Trump says that Cuban people love him, he’s talking about Cubans in Miami. On the island, it’s a different story.

We asked Cubans in Cuba about what they think about Trump.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48579494

Brett Wilkins
Jun 10, 2026

As of Wednesday, more than 8,000 Italian medical and scientific professionals have signed an open letter acknowledging their indebtedness to Cuban doctors and condemning the tightening of the 65-year US embargo on Cuba by President Donald Trump as he threatens “take” the island.

“Over the decades, Cuba has built a health system that was considered an international model, capable of guaranteeing universal access to care even in limited resource conditions. Since 1963, more than 600,000 Cuban health workers have served in more than 160 countries, including Italy,” states the letter addressed to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Health Minister Orazio Schillaci.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48568489

Duration - 2:56

When her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Cuban scientist Teresita Rodríguez was distraught. Her mother was her role model, her hero…so she set out to find a way to help her. At the time, her colleagues at Cuba’s Center for Molecular Immunology were working on a new drug, and Teresita joined them in their research.

She soon realized the medication could actually help her mother, so she started giving it to her. Teresita eventually became the leader of that team, and the results she witnessed with her mother became the inspiration for a medication that could be a game changer for Alzheimer’s treatment worldwide.

Set in the heart of Havana against the backdrop of Cuba’s world-class biotech sector and the relentless challenges posed by intensifying U.S. sanctions, Teresita’s Dream is a powerful story of scientific innovation, love, hope and resilience.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48568140

Duration - 0:55

In recent days, the Cuban United Nations Association (ACNU) warned of the humanitarian consequences of a possible U.S. military attack.

ACNU President Norma Goicochea said that “the U.S. government knows…Cuba is not an extraordinary threat” to the United States or any other country.

She also warned that a military intervention would have devastating consequences for civilians, including children, women and the elderly.

“Cubans have the right to be happy. We have the right to live in peace. Ultimately, we have the right to live.”

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48528263

July 7, 2026

https://groups.io/g/cubanews/message/54040

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48526520

Duration - 0:23

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

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the House Foreign Affairs Committee he hasn’t found a Cuban official who could lead a “transition” to a government pliant to U.S. interests similar to the role played by Delcy Rodríguez in Venezuela.

Rep. María Elvira Salazar asked if the U.S. had found a “Delcy Number Two” for Cuba.

“If you’re asking me, is there a singular individual right now that we would trust and rely on to lead this transition from start to finish? I can’t give you that name right now,” Rubio said.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/48484624

Duration - 6:01 

For decades, the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in Cuba has trained tens of thousands of students from more than 100 countries, including hundreds from the United States and across the Global South.

Rooted in the idea that healthcare is a human right, Cuba’s medical education system seeks to train doctors who are both scientifically skilled and socially committed. Many ELAM students do not wait until graduation to put those values into practice.

In this video, we hear from two doctors from the United States who studied at ELAM and last year led a brigade of mostly African medical students to Guinea-Bissau to provide health education and medical consultations.

Their journey offers a glimpse into ELAM’s broader mission: preparing healthcare professionals to serve communities often left behind and to see medicine as a tool for social justice.

Editor: Jihan Hafiz