Cuba

Dr. Tanieris DIÉGUEZ LA O. Cuban Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, Washington, D.C
Domestic News

Detroit Solidarity with Cuba

April 19, 2026 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Detroiters gathered at two events in solidarity with Cuba at a time when the Trump administration is trying to strangle the island nation with a blockade on oil deliveries. Trump has […]
Claudia Sheinbaum speaking about oil shipments at a press conference.
International News

President Sheinbaum: Mexico Working to Resume Oil Shipments to Cuba

April 6, 2026 fwstaff
By Orinoco Tribune Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, stated that her country is working to resume oil shipments to Cuba amid the tightening of the illegal blockade imposed by the United States on the Caribbean island […]
Russian Tanker Anatoly Kolodkin docks at Cuban port of Matanzas
International News

Russian Tanker Anatoly Kolodkin Arrives in Cuba with 100,000 Tons of Crude Oil

April 6, 2026 fwstaff
By Orinoco Tribune The Russian oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin arrived in Cuba with a humanitarian cargo of 100,000 tons of crude oil, reports the Russian Ministry of Transport. The vessel is now waiting to unload […]
Detroit Cuba MAAC rally, March 21, 2026
Domestic News

Detroit Solidarity With Revolutionary Cuba

March 31, 2026 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit was the center of a solidarity rally with the socialist society of Cuba and its people on Saturday, March 21, 2026. The Caribbean island-nation has […]
Colombian President Gustavo Petro meets the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025
International News

Colombia’s President Petro Sends Aid to Cuba, Seeks Qatar Mediation in US Attacks

November 11, 2025 fwstaff
By Orinoco Tribune Staff On Sunday, Nov. 4, the Colombian government announced that it will ship 240 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba in response to the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, which severely affected […]
UNGA demonstration photo by Juliete Leak
International News

United Nations General Assembly 80th Session Divided Over Palestine and Western Domination

October 13, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Beginning in late September, New York City was buzzing with the presence of heads-of-states, international delegates and media personnel making their way to the United Nations headquarters in Midtown for the 80th […]
Domestic News

Assata Shakur (1947-2025), A Revolutionary Life

October 6, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On Thursday September 25, 2025, indications began to appear over social media that Assata Shakur, a longtime activist in the Black Liberation Movement, had died while living in exile in the Republic […]
The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, speaks at the 13th Special Summit of the Heads of State and Government of ALBA-TCP
International News

ALBA-TCP Summit: Presidents of Cuba & Venezuela Repudiate US Imperialist Aggression in Latin America

August 28, 2025 fwstaff
By Orinoco Tribune The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, repudiated the United States’ imperialist aggression against Latin America and the Caribbean, including direct attacks against the people of Venezuela and the constitutional president of […]
Namibia founding President Sam Nujoma mourned throughout Africa
International News

Founding Namibian President Sam Nujoma Laid to Rest After State Funeral

March 13, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Sam Nujoma, the founding president of the Republic of Namibia and longtime leader of the South-West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO), died in his home country on February 9. He was given a […]
Malcolm X in Nigeria and the University of Ibadan in 1964
Domestic News

Malcolm X, Pan-Africanism and the Cold War (Part I)

February 28, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe At the height of the state-directed campaigns against revolutionaries and dissidents in the United States after 1946, an atmosphere of apprehension and fear was induced through the utilization of law-enforcement, legislative and […]