Video - Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA): Normalizing Relations with Cuba Would Benefit People in the US
https://peertube.world/w/7Zy9X4vtuuTLaeQzcPFob9
Duration - 2:53

[a #video about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

In her visit to Cuba, Rep. #PramilaJayapal (D-WA) says dialogue and cooperation would benefit both countries.

Based on what she observed on the island, Jayapal says the #oil #blockade imposed by the #US government is contributing to a humanitarian crisis in Cuba.

She also pointed to a new letter signed by 52 lawmakers calling for an end to the measure, arguing it reflects a failed US policy toward Cuba.

#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #politics #USpol

Video - Why US Policy Toward Cuba Violates International Law
https://peertube.world/w/fa5TjLFy31bJYYftPWiKFg
Duration - 19:24

[a #video about #Cuba from the #BellyOfTheBeast]

For more than six decades, #US policy toward #Cuba has relied on #EconomicWarfare instead of diplomacy. The US claims to target the #Cuban government but ends up hurting the lives of millions of civilians.

Int'l law expert Alfred de Zayas speaks to BotB on #Trump’s latest executive order, which allows him to slap tariffs on any country that ships #oil to Cuba, and how the policy violates #InternationalLaw. He explains the difference between #sanctions and unilateral coercive measures, and how the devastating measures are really a form of collective punishment.

“We are witnessing an assault on the #UN Charter, on international law, and on civilization itself,” warns Professor Alfred de Zayas.

#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol

Video - ‘A Loss and a Birth’: Malik on Transition, Race and Family
https://peertube.world/w/oEgsgeB6YXsLXY9rj9UYsX
Duration - 2:49 

[a #video about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Ely Malik is a #trans Sanda kickboxer in Cuba who speaks about progress, shortages in #HealthCare, community survival, #race and what it means to transition in front of the people who raised you. This isn’t just a story about fighting in the ring. It’s about fighting to exist, to be respected and to live truthfully — even when the world makes that dangerous.

#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#LGBTQ #politics #kickboxing

Video - “Humanity is What's at Stake Here” - Cuba’s Dementia Drug
https://peertube.world/w/b6WAFkQnFsnhPfuvDeidUm
 Duration - 1:24 

[a #video about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Colorado-based physician Dr Bill Blanchet says NeuralCIM, a breakthrough Cuban drug for Alzheimer’s disease, could prevent 600,000 U.S. citizens from becoming disabled each year and save their healthcare system $300bn annually, but the U.S. embargo of Cuba is blocking the way.

Black Doctors Call Out Cuba Blockade's Human Toll
from #BellyOfTheBeast on FB
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The #NationalMedicalAssociation (NMA), the oldest and largest organization representing #Black physicians and health professionals in the #US, released a statement last week expressing “deep concern” about the consequences of the #Trump administration’s blockade against Cuba.

“As physicians committed to #health equity and global health justice, we call for immediate removal of elements of the #blockade that have led to the humanitarian and health impacts affecting the people of #Cuba,” reads the statement.

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

Video - As the U.S. Wages Economic War on Cuba, These Women Are Building Bridges
https://peertube.world/w/2TdLCiQDFoE79GQ5XxJAht
Duration - 5:49

[a #video about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Musa Alves, a Brazilian-American designer living in New Orleans, and Carolina Leyva, a #CubanAmerican from Florida who is studying medicine in Havana, have joined forces to support the #Cuban people amid a crisis caused in large part by US economic warfare against the island.

Musa, founder of #FromNolaToCuba, and Carolina, founder of #CorazónConCuba, are building cultural bridges between the two countries and delivering aid directly to the Cuban people.

This is a story of people helping people and grassroots solidarity in the face of #US collective punishment against Cuba. Musa and Carolina talk about what it means to travel to Cuba not just as visitors, but as lifelines for families and communities.

#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#politics #USpol

Video - Niki Franco: The Blockade Isn’t Abstract — It’s Daily Life in Cuba
https://peertube.world/w/o66hXjxZke8sL2w3qE8Jyi
Duration - 1:30

[a #video about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

Niki Franco, #PuertoRican activist, traveled with the Nuestra América Convoy to Cuba to deliver aid and document daily life. She urges #US citizens to understand the real impact of their government’s policies on millions of Cubans.

#NuestraAméricaConvoy
#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol

“An Act of War”: US Lawmakers Condemn Blockade on Cuba
https://belly-of-the-beast.kit.com/posts/an-act-of-war-u-s-lawmakers-condemn-blockade-on-cuba

[weekly newsletter about #Cuba from the #BellyOfTheBeast #news collective. Their #videos can be found at: https://peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos]
April 10, 2026

Rep. #PramilaJayapal (D-WA) and Rep. #JonathanJackson (D-IL) traveled to Cuba last week, delivering an unusually blunt assessment of #US policy.

After meeting with Cubans from across the political spectrum, and visiting a hospital impacted by the #Trump-imposed #oil #blockade, they described US policy in stark terms, equating it to warfare against the Cuban people.

Also:

• OAS Rights Commission Joins War on Cuban #Doctors
• Hundreds of #Cuban #Women Rally Against US #Blockade
• Belly of the Beast Recommends
• Teresita’s Dream at Havana Film Festival in NYC
• Belly’s Film on the "Longlist" for Award
• #UN: Blockade Stopping Humanitarian Aid
• #Mexico Donates $34 Million to Cuban Farmers
• Cuba’s President #DíazCanel on Media Blitz

#politics #USpol

Video - U.S. Lawmakers After Visiting Cuba: “It’s an Act of War”
https://peertube.world/w/eMFZ79JXGLCG6fQvSeiMui
Duration - 2:54

[a #video about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

#US lawmakers Rep. #PramilaJayapal (D-WA) and Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) traveled to Cuba to see the impact of sanctions firsthand. After visiting hospitals, Rep. Jayapal describes what she saw: premature babies struggling in incubators, mothers without food, and #hospitals facing power outages. She says U.S. policy causing scarcities in Cuba is “an act of war.”

#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol

Video - Cuban Medication Offers Hope for Millions, U.S. Policy Blinds Us - Dr Bill Blanchet
https://peertube.world/w/6jcnxpwQ2ctDj2d9dBGNDR
Duration - 24:50

[a #video about #Cuba from #BellyOfTheBeast]

“NeuralCIM is so effective as a new drug, this should change the narrative.”

Colorado-based physician Dr Bill Blanchet has spent years researching Cuba’s #biopharmaceutical industry. He says its latest product, #NeuralCIM, a breakthrough treatment for #Alzheimer’s disease, could change the lives of millions of people in the #US, but is blocked by the same #embargo that is claiming Cuban lives.

Over the past year, 52 of Dr Blanchet’s patients have gone through La Pradera International Clinic in Havana to receive the treatment, and he’s been monitoring their progress. The #drug was approved by Cuba’s Ministry of Health in 2025 for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s, free for Cuban citizens.

Watch our report on NeuralCIM here: https://youtu.be/mKHvyi1MyuA

#news #health #medical