Refuting Slanders Against #NuestraAméricaConvoy to Cuba
The media’s sleaziest propagandists are mad about the recent aid mission to #Cuba, smearing activists who brought supplies. They’re trying to distract from the real story: the inhuman denial of fuel by the #US .
https://world-outlook.com/2026/04/03/refuting-slanders-against-nuestra-america-convoy-to-cuba/

From #WorldOutlook
April 3, 2026
[an article from Current Affairs with an introduction and photos from World-Outlook]

Live fish dying slowly in tanks filled with stagnant green water. Shopkeepers losing all of their refrigerated and frozen food. Taxi drivers calling out desperately for a fare, because tourism to the island has shrunk to a trickle. Restaurants having to close in the middle of a busy dinner service after losing power mid-meal. The look of worry on medical workers’ faces, as they contemplate rationing their remaining antibiotics or painkillers.

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Refuting Slanders Against Nuestra América Convoy to Cuba

In this article, Current Affairs correspondents Alex Skopic and Nathan J. Robinson focus on refuting slanders against the Nuestra América convoy to Cuba in the U.S. media — mostly the conservative press, which “spun the aid mission into a vanity trip, ignoring the issue of the fuel embargo and its effects,” as they note. The authors went to Cuba in March as part of the convoy, which brought tons of humanitarian aid, including medical supplies, food, bicycles, and solar panels, from about 30 countries around the world. This initiative was organized in response to the siege of Cuba by Washington, which at the end of January intensified its decades-long economic war on the country by blockading virtually all fuel oil from entering the island.

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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

‘A Loss and a Birth’: Malik on Transition, Race and Family

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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.

#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
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#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
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#PetróleoParaCuba
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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.

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As the U.S. Wages Economic War on Cuba, These Women Are Building Bridges

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

Niki Franco: The Blockade Isn’t Abstract — It’s Daily Life in Cuba

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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

U.S. Lawmakers After Visiting Cuba: “It’s an Act of War”

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Video - Exclusive Interview | U.S. Lawmakers Pramila Jayapal & Jonathan Jackson Speak in Cuba
https://peertube.world/w/anhjwo2GQQxH5Xu8my1Gxd

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

#US lawmakers Rep. #PramilaJayapal (D-WA) and Rep. #JonathanJackson (D-IL) traveled to Cuba and gave an exclusive interview to Belly of the Beast from Havana.

Their visit comes at a critical time for the island. Cuba is grappling with a deep economic crisis, fueled by U.S. “maximum pressure” #sanctions and an #oil #blockade.

“The only way to really understand the impact, the humanitarian crisis we’ve created, is by being here and talking to the Cuban people,” said Jayapal.
After their visit, both lawmakers described what they saw as a humanitarian crisis.

“This is an act of war that our country must stop,” stated Jackson.

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

Exclusive Interview | U.S. Lawmakers Pramila Jayapal & Jonathan Jackson Speak in Cuba

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#Russia Punctures #Oil Blockade, But Economic War Rages On
https://groups.io/g/cubanews/message/51607

April 3, 2026

[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]

Also:

  • With #Rubio in Wonderland, Dems Denounce Blockade
  • Anti-Imperialist Bicycle Rally Takes Over Malecón
  • From #Ireland to #Havana
  • Niki Franco: "Cuba Represents Possibility"
  • Belly of the Beast Recommends
  • Cuba to Free More Than 2,000 #Prisoners
  • Judge: Trump Illegally Targeted 900K Immigrants
  • Cuba on #US Talks: Everything But Sovereignty "On the Table"
  • #Black Doctors Call Out Cuba Blockade's Human Toll
  • OAS Rights Commission Ignores Elephant in the Room

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

Video - Thousands Flood Havana's Malecón in Massive Bike Rally for Cuba's Sovereignty
https://peertube.world/w/37MCVUfFoq4p9Eko6zqA32
Duration - 1:51

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

Amid a U.S.-imposed #oil #blockade on Cuba that has caused widespread fuel shortages, yesterday thousands of students and workers took over #Havana's #Malecón in a pro-government rally on bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards and electric vehicles.

The gathering celebrated the anniversaries of two Cuban youth organizations.

“This march is a demonstration that we are standing firm,” said one student.

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

Thousands Flood Havana's Malecón in Massive Bike Rally for Cuba's Sovereignty

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Video - “This Is Not Charity — It’s Sovereignty”: Colombian Congresswoman on Cuba
https://peertube.world/w/puPGyRddwEy4ptsGRXBmEL
Duration - 1:16

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

Colombian Congresswoman María Fernanda Carrascal argues that Cuba’s crisis is not about charity, but about #sovereignty, pressure and the right to survive. Carrascal calls for stronger positions across #LatinAmerica as pressure on Cuba intensifies.

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

“This Is Not Charity — It’s Sovereignty”: Colombian Congresswoman on Cuba

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