Cuba

Ana Betancourt: An imperishable Cuban woman

This guest article was contributed by friends in Cuba. By Rosa María Oliva Enríquez and Ildefonso Gustavo Díaz Sandoval Ana…

February 25, 2016

Obama plans unprecedented visit to Cuba

President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Cuba on March 21-22. He is the first sitting U.S. president to do…

February 22, 2016

Mixed signals on Cuba: U.S. eases restrictions but levies fines

The U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments on Jan. 27 jointly issued revisions that would further ease trade and travel restrictions…

February 7, 2016

The Cuban Adjustment Act: Its impact on migration

A lingering product of the decades-long U.S. war against the Cuban Revolution is visible today in Costa Rica, where nearly…

January 18, 2016

Solidaridad de Cuba con Assata Shakur

En una entrevista el 9 de noviembre con Kenia Serrano, presidenta del Instituto de Amistad con los Pueblos y delegada…

December 8, 2015

Cuba’s solidarity with Assata Shakur

In a Nov. 9 interview of Kenia Serrano, president of Cuba’s Institute for Friendship with the Peoples and delegate to…

December 3, 2015

Cubans speak in U.S.: ‘It’s time to end U.S. blockade!’

In a first since the formalization of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba, revolutionary Cuban representatives — Kenia Serrano,…

November 22, 2015

Cuba: The CDRs at 55

By Ildefonso Gustavo Díaz Sandoval Artemisa, Cuba On Jan. 1, 1959, a very important event took place in Cuba: the…

November 4, 2015

Activists demand: ‘Stop IRS attacks!’ & end Cuba blockade

Four participants in the 26th Friend­shipment Caravan shared their ­experiences traveling to Cuba in July at a New York City…

October 29, 2015

Cuba: Socialist health care beating heart disease

As in much of the world, heart disease is a leading cause of death in Cuba, but the country has…

October 25, 2015