Video - Puerto Rican Solidarity Groups Defy U.S. Blockade on Cuba
https://peertube.world/w/aEtv7EGSo3VkN1EyhpWNif

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

In the face of #Trump's #oil #blockade on Cuba, a group of #solidarity activists from Puerto Rico arrived in #Havana last Saturday to deliver medicine and medical equipment to the Salvador Allende Hospital, known as "La Covadonga," in the Cerro municipality.

Part of the #NuestraAméricaConvoy, the #PuertoRican solidarity groups included the Committee for Solidarity with Cuba and the Juan Rius Rivera Brigade.

The convoy's arrival was "a ray of light in the middle of the darkness," said Dr. Mylene Vázquez, director of the #hospital.

"Cuba and #PuertoRico are two wings of the same bird," said Sebastián Castro, from Committee for Solidarity with Cuba.

#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#PetróleoParaCuba
#AbajoElBloqueo
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean #politics #USpol

Mexican President Sheinbaum says she will uphold Cuban doctor agreement as other countries dip out
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-cuba-doctors-trump-33b9459c0dabdc6d8ef50cf782096e98

from #AssociatedPress #APNews
March 25, 2026

#Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday said Mexico will continue to have Cuban doctors work in the country at a time when other nations across the Americas have ditched their agreements with #Cuba’s government in the face of mounting #US pressure.

“It’s a bilateral agreement that helps #Mexico a lot,” said Sheinbaum in her morning press briefing when asked if she would uphold the agreement or give in to pressures by the #Trump administration.

The leader’s support of the Cuban #medical program comes as US President Donald Trump has suffocated Cuba by effectively cutting the island off from #oil imports and has sought to isolate the #Caribbean nation in an effort to push for regime change.

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

Video - Colombian Lawmaker: “What They’re Doing to Cuba Is a Crime”
https://peertube.world/w/fwC7eDZewb75yiUjf1giRT

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

Carrascal, who arrived in Cuba as part of the #NuestraAméricaConvoy, points to fuel shortages and economic restrictions as key factors behind the current crisis, warning that the impact goes far beyond Cuba.

“This is not about charity,” she says. “It’s about #solidarity — and about giving back to Cuba what it has given to the world.”

She also frames the situation as a broader regional issue, suggesting that what happens in Cuba could signal what’s ahead for other countries in #LatinAmerica. That is why she calls for stronger positions across the continent as pressure on Cuba intensifies.

Her statements come as Colombian President Gustavo Petro was designated a “priority target” by the #US Drug Enforcement Administration.

#OilForCuba
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba
#news #politics #USpol

Video - Why Washington Keeps Doubling Down on a Broken Cuba Policy
https://peertube.world/w/6ZeH1vcytXsuiLnyjwsipd

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

“Cuba has always loomed large in the U.S. imagination,” says Mikael Wolfe, director of Stanford University’s Cuba Observatory. For decades, U.S. policy toward Cuba has been shaped by sanctions, pressure and political narratives that rarely face serious scrutiny. Wolfe explains how those narratives were built, why they persist and who pays the price.

We ask him why, if coercive measures haven’t worked for more than half a century, does Washington keep doubling down?

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

Cuban Leader: ‘Do We Talk or Negotiate with the Trump Administration’?
https://world-outlook.com/2026/03/22/cuban-leader-do-we-talk-or-negotiate-with-the-trump-administration/

from #WorldOutlook
March 22, 2026

On March 18, 2026, #ErnestoLimiaDíaz posted the following on his Facebook page. Limia Díaz is a historian, writer, member of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (known as UNEAC, its Spanish-language acronym), and director of the TV program MARCAS. He is also the author of the bilingual book Patria y cultura en Revolución (Homeland and Culture in Revolution).

Limia Díaz now provides historical context to the recent revelations by Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermudez that Havana is holding talks with the #Trump administration after Washington imposed a blockade of #petroleum shipments to #Cuba and threatened the overthrow of the #Caribbean nation’s revolutionary government.

#NuestraAméricaConvoy
#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba
#SolidaridadConCuba
#LatinAmerica #US

Video - Biden: Different Tone, No Real Action on Cuba
https://peertube.world/w/1f2hpNUWaVqGRZB6HTxcsB

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

Duration: 2:37

After #BarackObama’s tenure at the White House, many expected Joe #Biden to restore engagement with Cuba. It didn’t happen. #PeterKornbluh explains that while Biden changed the tone, he never took real steps to undo #Trump’s sanctions — despite having the people and the knowledge to do so.

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

Video - Cuban Americans Join Convoy to Support Families in Cuba
https://peertube.world/w/4uwj68zhUX5W3jSD5Xm9Ze
[a #video about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]
March 21, 2026

#CubanAmericans, #US activists, and organizations like #CodePink are going to Cuba together for a shared mission: bring humanitarian aid to the island and support the people amid a devastating US #oil #blockade.

As part of the #NuestraAméricaConvoy, participants are traveling with medical supplies and essential goods, while also calling for the #Trump administration to end its siege on Cuba.

For years, Cuba has suffered the consequences of the US economic war, a policy that restricts trade and access to basic goods. In recent years, inflation, mass migration and widespread shortages have further worsened the situation on the island.

#OilForCuba
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#AbajoElBloqueo
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol

U.S. Economic War on Cuba Is Killing Babies
https://belly-of-the-beast.kit.com/posts/u-s-economic-war-on-cuba-is-killing-babies

[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]
March 13, 2026

Also:

• #Cuba Confirms Talks with #Trump
• Cuba and #US Already Had a Deal — Trump Killed It
• The Roots of Trump’s War on Cuba
• #NuestraAméricaConvoy Prepares for #Solidarity Trip
• Lula: Cuba Is Going Hungry Because of US
• #Jamaica the Latest to Cave in US War on Cuban Doctors
• #Ecuador Expels Cuba's Diplomats
• Former CBS Miami Anchor Challenges Hardliner Congresswoman
• Cuba Knocked out of #WorldBaseballClassic
• DOJ Looking to “Pull a Maduro” on Cuban Leaders?
• #Rubio’s Photo Op with Convicted Leader of the Proud Boys
• A #CubanAmerican’s Call to Fight Trump’s Cuba Policy

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

What Do Cubans Think About U.S.–Cuba Talks?
https://peertube.world/w/fHPhKX2gCPweHxvSNR7EYg

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

For years, the Cuban government has expressed a willingness to engage in dialogue with the United States. But #Trump and #Biden rejected dialogue and instead embraced a Cold-War era policy of hostility.

Cuba’s President #MiguelDíazCanel confirmed on Friday that #Cuban and #US officials were engaged in talks.

Belly of the Beast went to the streets of Havana to ask Cubans what they think about the recently announced discussions between the governments of Cuba and the United States.

One message stands out: dialogue is a good thing.

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