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

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

Video - Jeremy Corbyn: “Cuba must not be isolated”
https://peertube.world/w/xmLFvyhvg9zAxHo65LD1rw
Duration - 1:16

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

Jeremy Corbyn traveled to Havana as part of an international solidarity delegation from Nuestra América Convoy and stated that the crisis in Cuba is the direct result of the blockade, not the Cuban government. “It's time for all of us to step up and show solidarity with Cuba,” said Corbyn.

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

Video - ‘Obama’s Announcement Was Everything We Worked For’
https://peertube.world/w/gSBhMubMzY3U8PUqztmqVd

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

In 2014, something historic happened. The #US admitted that decades of economic war toward Cuba had failed — and chose engagement instead. Historian #PeterKornbluh recalls the moment #BarackObama and #RaúlCastro announced the opening on live television. “It was everything we had worked for,” he says.

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

Video - Ely Malik: Meet Cuba’s First Officially Recognized Trans Athlete
https://peertube.world/w/9iL77mNcYxEmoiSYySnq3B
Duration - 24:42

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

Cuban society is becoming more inclusive, but it’s a slow process fraught with tension. Ely Malik Reyes carries the weight of being the first #trans #athlete to be officially recognized by the Cuban Sports Commission.

Belly of the Beast journalist Liz Oliva Fernández sat down with Malik to talk about how he became the man he always was.

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#OilForCuba!
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#LetCubaLive
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#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #sports #athletics #LGBTQ #transgender #kickboxing

Video - "Yes, Cuba trades with other countries—but it's not even close to normal"
https://peertube.world/w/3RqLrUtMocAiYgCbNiTMGT

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

According to Mikael Wolfe, director of Stanford University’s Cuba Observatory, sanctions on Cuba are among the most systematic, extraterritorial, and long-lasting in the world. “Yes, Cuba trades with other countries—but is it normal trade? Not even close,” he said.

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

With Cuba Under Pressure, the Castro Dynasty Is Making a Comeback
As #Trump officials demand changes, #Castro family members are suddenly popping up across #Cuba’s political scene. Some even ask: Could one be the “Cuban Delcy?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/world/americas/castro-family-cuba-energy-crisis-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.W1A.x3Qy.FJSCpnX-h63K&smid=url-share

[take this with many grains of salt]

from #NewYorkTimes #NYT
[shareable 30-day gift article]
March 28, 2026

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

‘Cuba Under Siege: Strategies for United Response’
US-Cuba Normalization Conference Maps Out Action Plan
https://world-outlook.com/2026/03/21/cuba-under-siege-strategies-for-united-response/

from #WorldOutlook
March 21, 2026

NEW YORK CITY — About 225 delegates representing organizations across the US and Canada attended the conference “Cuba Under Siege: Strategies for Resistance and a United Response.” In welcoming delegates to the meeting, Ike Nahem of the NY-NJ Cuba Sí Coalition, said: “The conference is taking place at an ominous time. A time of imperialist war in the Mideast and intervention in our hemisphere, marked by the January 3 US attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of the country’s president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Celia Flores, and the siege of #Cuba under the #US blockade of #petroleum to the country.” Nahem called on delegates to focus on actions that represent a united response to this qualitative turn of events in the world situation.

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

‘Cuban People Act with Creative Resistance’ (II)
Cuban President Lays Out Plans for Countering U.S. Blockade
https://world-outlook.com/2026/03/25/cuban-people-act-with-creative-resistance-ii/

from #WorldOutlook
March 25, 2026

This is the second of two parts with major excerpts from the transcript of a press conference #Cuban president #MiguelDíazCanelBermúdez gave on March 13, 2026.

The excerpts are selected from the original Spanish-language transcript as it appeared in the Cuban daily Granma; photos are also from Granma. The translation, breakers, and notes are by World-Outlook.

The full introduction to it can be found in Part I - expressional.social@Peter_Link/116297642519581820

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

Video - From Miami to Havana: Why This Cuban American Is Speaking Out
https://peertube.world/w/j3V8K63g6adySjvVGwLEmu

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

Cuban-American politicians have long been a driving force behind the US government’s #EconomicWar on the island. But many people of Cuban origin living in the US reject the hard-line policies that have ravaged the island’s economy and caused widespread scarcities and hardship.

Danny Valdes, a Cuban American born in #Miami, recently visited Cuba with the #NuestraAméricaConvoy to help bring #HumanitarianAid to the island.

“There is a very well organized and powerful right wing Cuban lobby, that even is in the halls of the Congress that gets to determine what #US policy is toward Cuba,” said Valdés. “But we feel like it's a very important time now to say, not in our name.”

#OilForCuba!
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#politics #USpol