“Mexico is the sister land that has always stood by Cuba, in good times & bad.”
An interview with President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, by Luis Hernández Navarro of La Jornada.
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Mexican Navy Searching for Nuestra América Convoy Sailboats in Caribbean en Route to Cuba
The two vessels, carrying humanitarian aid and nine crew members, set sail on March 20th from Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo and were scheduled to arrive between March 24th and 25th.
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President Sheinbaum on Cuba: “No to invasion, no to a violent solution”
The President of Mexico reiterated her position on the US’ blockade against Cuba. No fuel shipments from Mexico to Cuba have been announced.
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Our weekly roundup of stories in the English and Spanish language press including Cuba solidarity convoy sails from Mexico, CNTE 72 hour strike, Tornel workers shooting, USMCA dependency, ICE deaths, FEMSA cuts, PEMEX-Petrobras collab, & refinery fire.
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30 Tons of Aid Departs for Cuba from Puerto Progreso, Yucatán
Mexican and foreign activists worked together to load the Granma 2.0 vessel, which should arrive on the island in two days.
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Che Guevara: We Can Give Our Blood to any American Homeland
“I believe that all the problems facing our revolution, the vital problems, those that transcend the national peculiarities of each country, encompass the entire American continent.” A 1959 interview with Che Guevara.
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Cuba: A Paradigm in Health, Despite the Blockade
Cuba’s achievements are noteworthy despite an economic blockade from the US that has lasted more than 65 years, writes Martí Batres.
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Zacatecas Normalistas Join Solidarity with Cuba
The national association of alumni of the Emiliano Zapata Rural Teachers’ College in Loreto, Zacatecas—founded in 1958—joined La Jornada’s call to stand in solidarity with the government and people of Cuba.
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AMLO: “It hurts me that they seek to exterminate our fraternal people of Cuba”; Former President Calls for Donation to Buy Aid & Oil
This was only the second political statement Mexico’s former President has made since leaving office, the first was on the occasion of the US’ kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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Cuba’s Fall Would Hurt All Radical Projects
“The US can’t allow this rejection of capitalism and imperialism — [Cuba’s] destruction is the price it must pay for thumbing its nose at the US behemoth.” An interview with Pedro Gellert.
