(2026-05-23). Díaz-Canel: Cuba is a nation of peace; it neither threatens, challenges nor provokes. radiohc.cu Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, stated on his Facebook profile that "Cuba is a nation of peace; it neither threatens, challenges, nor provokes the U.S. or any other country in the world." | The president noted that "the idea that Cuba represents a threat to the U.S. exists only in the sick minds of some officials in the current U.S. administration who have hijacked the policy toward our island, who blatantly lie to the people of that nation and the world to justify a new irrational war with a potentially high cost i…
(2026-05-23). Declaración de los Comités de Defensa de la Revolución. radiohc.cu La Habana, 20 de mayo de 2026. | "Año del Centenario del Comandnte en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz". | El gobierno de los Estados Unidos anunció la imputación del General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz, decisión que consideramos infame, inmoral e ilegítima. | Los Comités de Defensa de la Revolución repudiamos esta falacia contra el líder actual de la Revolución Cubana y refrendamos el derecho a la legítima defensa del pueblo de Cuba. | El General de Ejército encarna la esencia más genuina de la Revolución gracias a su capacidad de liderar desde la modestia y el ejemplo personal. Ha dedicado toda su vida a defender la sober…
(2026-05-23). Silvio Rodríguez says his Kalashnikov is ready if the U.S. attacks Cuba. radiohc.cu Silvio Rodríguez says his Kalashnikov is "ready" if the US attacks Cuba: "I didn't ask for it symbolically, I asked for it for real" | The Cuban singer-songwriter denounced in an interview with La Repubblica that US pressure on the island "is, in reality, mass murder." | On March 18, he warned on his personal blog that he demanded his AKM (a Kalashnikov assault rifle) if the United States decided to invade Cuba; he said it "very seriously," so much so that a few days later the Cuban government delivered a replica of the AKM and a combat rifle to the singer-songwriter with President Miguel Díaz-Canel as a witness;…
(2026-05-22). Headlines for May 22, 2026. democracynow.org GOP Leaders Delay Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution Until June, "I'll Be the One That Does It": Trump Says He's Ready to Attack Cuba, Syrian Child and Paramedics Are Victims of Latest Israeli Strikes on Lebanon, Deported Global Sumud Flotilla Activists Describe Torture and Abuse by Israeli Captors, Greenlanders Protest as U.S. Opens New Consulate in Nuuk, Senate Delays Vote on ICE Funding as GOP Revolts over Trump's Ballroom and $1.8B "Slush Fund", Advocates Demand Release of Karla Toledo, Tucson Activist Jailed by ICE, Immigrants at For-Profit ICE Jail in California Lau…
(2026-05-22). Iran deal collapsing while Cuba burns? Trump's top diplomat issues two front crisis warning | Watch. hindustantimes.com Marco Rubio has warned that any Iranian attempt to impose tolls or permanent control over the Strait of Hormuz would be "illegal" and unacceptable, as tensions between United States and Iran continue to rise. The top U.S. diplomat also hinted at broader security concerns beyond Iran, warning that Washington is increasingly focused on growing threats from rival powers and regional instability as global tensions escalate.
(2026-05-22). Podcast/Painting Video: Bastards, Billionaires And Bombs. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Caitlin and Tim discuss Itamar Ben-Gvir, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Cuba, capitalist dystopia, and love. Caitlin paints Ben-Gvir. Available in video and audio. Please send us your questions, comments and feedback so we can respond to them in the next episode. __________________ The best way to make sure you see everything I publish is to …
(2026-05-22). Brazilian Oil Workers Demand that Lula & Brazil Break the US Oil Blockade of Cuba. indybay.org Brazilian oil workers unions are demanding that Brazil and Lula break the US imposed oil embargo on Cuba. They have rallied at the headquarters of Petrobras to end the oil blockade…
(2026-05-22). Raúl Castro is a hero: The real criminals are the U.S. Imperialists. mronline.org 
Millions of people across the world still view the Cuban Revolution as a symbol of sovereignty, resistance and international solidarity.
(2026-05-22). Tuesday 6/16: Cuba Community Call. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/cuba616…
(2026-05-22). Nobody Sincerely Believes Cuba Threatens The United States. caitlinjohnstone.com.au In a sign that the US is preparing for yet another evil war, Marco Rubio is now "Cuba not only has weapons that they've acquired from Russia and China over the years, but they also host Russian and Chinese intelligence presence in their country‚Ää—‚Äänot far from…
(2026-05-22). Despite Trump's Oil Blockade, Quiet Resistance of Daily Life Continues in Cuba. truthout.org For a Caribbean city known for its effervescent, out-of-doors culture, Havana has relatively few cars on its streets, not many people on its sidewalks, and a handful of places open for patrons. Life at midweek feels like a Sunday or a holiday. The background noise of competing internal-combustion engines, common to every modern city, has been replaced by the discrete whir of electric vehicles. |
(2026-05-22). Tuesday 5/26: STOP Strangling Cuba! Lula & Brazil Break the Oil Blockade – Rally at Brazilian Consulate. indybay.org Brazilian Consulate | 300 Montgomery St. | San Francisco…
(2026-05-22). Cuba: Raul Castro's Indictment Exposes US Hypocrisy. popularresistance.org The Trump administration's decision to pursue an indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro (2008—2018) over the shoot-down of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft three decades ago has drawn attention amid broader allegations of U.S. double standards. Analysts and political figures point to the contrast between this legal action and reported U.S. military operations in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific that has destroyed small boats and resulted in nearly 200 deaths, without an ounce of legal accountability. | The contradiction is difficult to ignore.
(2026-05-22). Gerardo Hernandez, Hero of Cuba, defends legitimate self-defense at Anti-Imperialist Tribuna. radiohc.cu Gerardo Hernández, Hero of the Republic, affirmed at the Anti-Imperialist Tribuna that Cuba's response to violations of its airspace was "an act of legitimate self-defense, an inalienable right of any nation." | The National Coordinator of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) also referred to the more than 25 violations of Cuban airspace by the terrorist organization Brothers to the Rescue between 1994 and 1996, and denounced that Washington ignored Havana's warnings. | "Their silence was complicity. Their inaction encouraged the terrorists," he declared. | Gerardo Hernández — one of the C…
(2026-05-22). Cuba no renuncia a proteger su biodiversidad. radiohc.cu El mundo llega a este 22 de mayo, Día Internacional de la Diversidad Biológica, con la impostergable necesidad de transformar su relación con la naturaleza, pues está en peligro la vida en el planeta. | Debemos entender que dependemos de la biodiversidad, término que se refiere a la gran variedad de seres vivos que habitan la tierra, para obtener alimentos, energía, medicinas, agua potable y mucho más. Además de su inmenso valor cultural, espiritual y estético. | Pero la actividad humana, ha señalado la ONU, ha alterado significativamente 75% de los ecosistemas terrestres y dos tercios de los marinos, poniendo en…
(2026-05-22). Cienfuegos desarrolla V Ejercicio Nacional de Prevención y Enfrentamiento al delito. radiohc.cu El V Ejercicio Nacional de Prevención y Enfrentamiento al delito, la corrupción, las ilegalidades e indisciplinas sociales tiene lugar en la provincia cubana de Cienfuegos y se extenderá hasta este 23 de mayo, como en todo el país. | Con la participación activa de los diversos organismos se desarrolla en los ocho municipios del centro y sur acometiendo acciones orientadas por el Partido, informa el Coordinador de Programas y Objetivos del Gobierno Provincial, que atiende el Enfrentamiento, Yanil Marcelo Reguera. | 0.46 Por la trascendencia de este ejercicio y su correspondencia con la Directiva del Gobierno para…
(2026-05-22). Partido Comunista de India condena nueva artimaña de EEUU contra Cuba. radiohc.cu La Secretaría Nacional del Partido Comunista de la India (CPI) condenó de manera enérgica la reciente acusación contra el líder de la Revolución cubana, Raúl Castro, por parte de Estados Unidos. | En una declaración, la organización política consideró la nueva acción estadounidense de indignante y políticamente motivada. | Señaló que resulta una manifestación más de la continua política hostil que las sucesivas administraciones estadounidenses han llevado a cabo contra la nación caribeña, con el objetivo de socavar su soberanía, desestabilizar su sistema político e intimidar a quienes han defendido firmemente la…
(2026-05-22). Presidenta de México cuestiona acusación de EEUU contra Raúl Castro. radiohc.cu La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, cuestionó hoy la acusación de Estados Unidos contra el líder de la Revolución cubana, Raúl Castro, y rechazó la visión injerencista de Estados Unidos. | "La autodeterminación de los pueblos. Ha habido históricamente una visión injerencista de Estados Unidos", aseveró la dignataria al resumir su postura al respecto, en la cual criticó que lo estén imputando por algo que ocurrió hace tres décadas. | El Gobierno de Cuba repudió el miércoles la acusación del Departamento de Justicia estadounidense contra Raúl Castro. | A través de una declaración, afirmó que la administraci…
(2026-05-22). La paz es un derecho de todos los pueblos. radiohc.cu Cuba ha ayudado al pueblo y gobierno colombianos en los intentos por poner en práctica procesos de paz, a cuyo objetivo contribuyó el líder Raúl Castro. | El ex presidente, quien ha sido ilegalmente imputado por el departamento norteamericano de Justicia por un incidente ocurrido décadas atrás, brindó facilidades a la mesa de conversaciones entre el gobierno de Colombia y las entonces insurgentes FARC, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia. | Las tratativas, iniciadas en La Habana el 19 de noviembre de 2012, marcharon pese a augurios de fracaso. | El dirigente cubano, quien junto a Fidel Castro estuvo al fr…
(2026-05-22). Saturday 5/30: The Donroe Doctrine & Aggression Against Latin America / Fundraiser for Cuba. indybay.org La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley…
(2026-05-22). Vietnam Authorities Dismantle Illegal Football Broadcasting and Betting Network. radiohc.cu Havana, May 22 (RHC) — A network dedicated to the illegal broadcasting of football matches and the promotion of online gambling was dismantled by forces from the Hung Yen Police and the Ministry of Public Security, it was reported here today. | Simultaneous operations conducted by the Hung Yen Provincial Police and the Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department of the Ministry of Public Security in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Gia Lai, Tay Ninh, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thanh Hoa, and Vinh Phuc dismantled the organization, which had been operating since 2024. | As a result, 23 people linked to the operatio…
(2026-05-22). Thunder to Take the Lead in the NBA Playoffs. radiohc.cu Havana, May 22 (RHC) — The reigning NBA champion, Oklahoma City Thunder, will look to take the lead today in the playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs for the Western Conference title, after each team split one win. | The Thunder evened the series on Wednesday with a 122-113 victory, after initially falling behind 115-123 in the best-of-seven matchup. This result ended Oklahoma's eight-game postseason winning streak. | Both teams finished at the top of their respective divisions during the preliminary rounds of the championship, a position they maintained in the initial playoffs leading up to the NBA…