#Russia Punctures #Oil Blockade, But Economic War Rages On
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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]

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  • From #Ireland to #Havana
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  • Cuba to Free More Than 2,000 #Prisoners
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  • 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 - The Human Cost of US Sanctions
https://peertube.world/w/7Li2JGyMsh5FFDkYvPsJGi
Duration - 8:28

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

BotB's Liz Oliva and Drop Site’s Ryan Grim recently visited the William Soler Pediatric #Hospital in #Havana where they spoke with the chief anesthesiologist, Alioth Fernández, and the parents of some of his patients.

Cuba's public and free #healthcare system was long considered one of the best in the world. Its doctors are top-notch, dedicated and caring. This is a story about what happens when the most powerful country in the world uses economic warfare to deprive a smaller country from obtaining the #medicine it needs to save lives.

The #Cuban government cannot access the international financial system, cannot import freely, cannot buy what its children need — not because of indifference, but because #US sanctions have destroyed the country’s economy and drained the #PublicHealth budget.

#EndTheEmbargo
#politics #USpol

The Human Cost of U.S Sanctions

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Cuba Frees Prisoners Amid International Scrutiny

Cuba releases over 2,000 inmates in a humanitarian gesture. Human rights groups and the US watch closely to see if political prisoners are included.

#CubaPrisonerRelease, #Havana, #HumanRights, #USCubaRelations, #HolyWeek

https://newsletter.tf/cuba-prisoner-release-over-2000-amid-us-pressure/

Cuba has freed over 2,000 prisoners, a much larger number than the 51 released in March. This action is happening as the US continues to pressure the Cuban government.

#CubaPrisonerRelease, #Havana, #HumanRights, #USCubaRelations, #HolyWeek
https://newsletter.tf/cuba-prisoner-release-over-2000-amid-us-pressure/

Cuba Frees Over 2,000 Prisoners Before Holy Week Amid US Pressure

Cuba releases over 2,000 inmates in a humanitarian gesture. Human rights groups and the US watch closely to see if political prisoners are included.

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Veja a letra da música “Havana” de Camila Cabello
#CamilaCabello #Havana
https://daletra.com.br/camila-cabello/letra/havana.html

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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Il Fatto Quotidiano: La Russia invia un’altra petroliera a Cuba: “Per noi lo Stretto di Hormuz è aperto”

Le petroliere russe vanno dove vogliono, arrivano fino a Cuba e attraversano lo Stretto in guerra, quello di Hormuz. Arriverà luce e benzina nel black out dell’isola di Castro: un’altra petroliera russa arriverà a Cuba, nonostante il blocco petrolifero imposto dall’amministrazione Trump. A sfidare l’ordine del repubblicano che ha messo embargo sulle forniture e ha ridotto l’Havana al buio è Mosca; ad annunciarlo è stato il ministro dell’Energia russo Sergei Tsivilev: “Una nave della Federazione Russa ha forzato il blocco. Una seconda è ora in fase di carico. Non lasceremo i cubani in difficoltà”.
Solo all’inizio di questa settimana la petroliera Anatoly Kolodkin – posta sotto sanzione da Stati Uniti, Unione Europea e Regno Unito – ha scaricato tonnellate e tonnellate di petrolio nel porto di Matanzas. Il secondo attracco russo che avverrà in settimana mette in luce le contraddizioni del turbolento tycoon al comando della Casa Bianca, che ha dichiarato di non essere contrario alle forniture di Mosca nonostante l’inasprimento delle sanzioni economiche Usa contro l’isola, nell’ambito di una strategia di massima pressione, una strategia “crudele” – così l’hanno definita le autorità cubane – imposta subito dopo il rapimento del presidente venezuelano Nicolás Maduro.
Solo per Mosca – e altri amici di Teheran, come Pechino e New Delhi – rimane aperto lo Stretto di Hormuz, bloccato dall’inizio della campagna di attacchi congiunti di Tel e Washington. A dichiararlo Yuri Ushakov, consigliere per la politica estera del Cremlino: “Per noi, Hormuz è aperto”. Proprio oggi al Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite verrà votata la bozza di risoluzione proposta dal Bahrein per creare una forza “difensiva” per proteggere il traffico marittimo dai razzi di Teheran. Per i pasdaran è un'”azione provocatoria” che non farà altro che “complicare la situazione” nella zona.
L'articolo La Russia invia un’altra petroliera a Cuba: “Per noi lo Stretto di Hormuz è aperto” proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

Russia sends another oil tanker to Cuba: “The Strait of Hormuz is open for us.”

Russian oil tankers go where they want, reaching Cuba and crossing the Strait of Hormuz while at war. Light and gasoline will arrive in the blackout of the Castro island: another Russian oil tanker will arrive in Cuba, despite the oil blockade imposed by the Trump administration. Moscow is challenging the Republican order that has imposed an embargo on supplies and plunged Havana into darkness – Sergei Tsivilev, the Russian Minister of Energy, announced this: “A ship of the Russian Federation has forced the blockade. A second is now in the process of loading. We will not leave the Cubans in difficulty.”

Only at the beginning of this week did the oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin – sanctioned by the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom – unload tons and tons of oil into the port of Matanzas. The second Russian docking, which will take place this week, highlights the contradictions of the turbulent tycoon in charge of the White House, who stated he was not opposed to supplies from Moscow despite the toughening of US economic sanctions against the island, as part of a strategy of maximum pressure – a “cruel” strategy, as the Cuban authorities defined it – imposed immediately after the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Only for Moscow – and other Tehran friends, such as Beijing and New Delhi – remains open the Strait of Hormuz, blocked since the beginning of the joint attack campaign by Tel Aviv and Washington. This was declared by Yuri Ushakov, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Kremlin: “For us, Hormuz is open.” Today, a draft resolution proposed by Bahrain will be voted on at the United Nations Security Council to create a “defensive” force to protect maritime traffic from rockets from Tehran. For the Pasdaran, it is a “provocative” action that will only “complicate the situation” in the area.

The article Russia sends another oil tanker to Cuba: “For us, the Strait of Hormuz is open” comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.

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https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/04/03/la-russia-invia-unaltra-petroliera-a-cuba-per-noi-lo-stretto-di-hormuz-e-aperto/8344978/

La Russia invia un’altra petroliera a Cuba: “Per noi lo Stretto di Hormuz è aperto”

Nonostante l'embargo imposto dal presidente americano Trump e il conflitto in Medio Oriente, Mosca rifornisce l'isola caraibica alleata per alleviare le sue carenze energetiche che hanno causato black out

Il Fatto Quotidiano

Protest pe biciclete la #Havana.
Cubanezii cer ridicarea embargoului american.

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#Știri #Cuba #LaHabana #Havana #USA #America