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article from #Trabajadores, offical organ of the Cuban Workers' Federation (CTC)
April 26, 2026

The presence of the United States delegation at the Union Internship organized annually by the Cuban Workers' Federation (CTC) takes on special significance in the context of the May Day celebrations. Coordinated by activist Mark Friedman, founder of the #HandsOffCubaCommittee, some fifty visitors have arrived with a clear purpose: to understand the Cuban reality, to exchange ideas with its people, and to take back a perspective that is certainly different from the one that prevails in their own country.

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Cuban faith community reiterates condemnation of #US escalation of violence
https://groups.io/g/cubanews/message/52436
April 26, 2026

[translated from #CUBADEBATE by Walter Lippmann for CubaNews]

The Interreligious Dialogue Platform in #Cuba once again raised its voice and prayers to express the concern and rejection of the island's #religious community regarding the current escalation of violence that undermines the self-determination and sovereignty of peoples.

The statement emphasized that, as men and women of #faith, we understand that peace is not simply the absence of war, but the presence of justice and sacred respect for life.

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Video - What’s Behind Cuba’s Economic Crisis? Economist Emily Morris Breaks It Down
https://peertube.world/w/6GhTaaHVjDqrxdJgEKvfjK
Duration - 2:39

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

“If the U.S. were to lift sanctions, the #Cuban economy, within five years would be prosperous,” economist Emily Morris says in an interview with Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández. Morris breaks down the roots of Cuba’s crisis and the devastating impact of #US policy.

To watch the full interview:
https://peertube.world/w/pJMa4hUoQ3DSVKPtYjzD7j
Duration - 1:05:08

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From beauty to transportation, a lack of water and power forces Cubans to change their routines
https://apnews.com/article/cuba-power-water-routines-trump-us-government-c4e85c4a9236b881667c0e931b2b5576

from #AssociatedPress #AP
April 23, 2026 [with video]

Severe shortages of water, power and money combined with a #US #energy #blockade have deepened poverty and increased hunger across the island as severe blackouts persist. Even those who are more affluent are now eliminating long-established and often beloved routines as they adapt to increasingly dire realities.

#Cuba’s government has said that the elimination of the U.S. energy #embargo was a top priority for its delegation, calling it an “act of economic coercion” and “unjustified punishment.”

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Video - Two #Solidarity Projects Bypassing The #Blockade
https://peertube.world/w/wiZCRrJaMmFEtNqfKVBP9p

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

Duration - 2:59

Musa Alves, a #NewOrleans designer, and Carolina Leyva, a #CubanAmerican med student in Havana, built a direct aid network for Cuba. They donate solar panels, #medicine and food directly to Cubans amid an economic crisis exacerbated by #US #sanctions.

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The "Punta Brava" Photovoltaic #Solar Park in #Cuba is now online
The Punta Brava Photovoltaic #SolarPark, in the municipality of Amancio, synchronized with the National Electrical System this Sunday.
https://groups.io/g/cubanews/message/52280

from #Granma
April 20, 2026

With a generation capacity of five megawatts, the site is the first in the province of Las Tunas equipped to store energy, which will contribute to greater stability of the electrical service during the nights and early mornings.

According to what its director, Master of Science Yurisán Bacallado Castellanos, told the press, the 348 planned tables were installed, which include nine thousand 048 panels.

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Video - Cuba Marks 65 Years of Socialism Amid Shortages and U.S. Threats
https://peertube.world/w/5khProaKY76tYCcFc42icT
Duration - 2:28 

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

Hundreds of Cubans gathered in Havana to mark the 65th anniversary of #FidelCastro’s declaration of the #socialist character of the Cuban Revolution.

Iván Domínguez Rivera, sugar industry #union leader, described the event as an affirmation of national unity at a time of economic hardship and renewed threats from Washington.

Participants also condemned the U.S. government’s #EconomicWarfare, intensified in recent months by fuel restrictions that have deepened shortages across the island.

“No threat will prevent the unity of these people,” Domínguez said.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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