Cuba

International News

Cuba condemns the despicable accusation against the Leader of the Revolution

May 24, 2026 fwstaff
  Statement from the Revolutionary Government of Cuba The Revolutionary Government condemns in the strongest terms the despicable accusation by the United States Department of Justice, announced on May 20 and foreshadowed for several weeks, […]
Cuban President Diaz-Canel and General Raul Castro march with hundreds of thousands against the US threats and blockade
International News

Cuba Under Siege

May 24, 2026 fwstaff
By David Sole The Wall Street bankers have hated the Cuban Revolution since the July 26 Movement rebels drove out the corrupt and brutal US backed Batista dictatorship and entered Havana on January 1, 1959. […]
Portugal Carnation April 1974
International News

Lessons from the Carnation Revolution of 1974: Struggles Against Fascist-Militarism and Imperialism in Portugal

May 11, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On April 24, 1974, some 52 years ago, a group of lower-ranking officers within the colonial military forces of Portugal overthrew their superiors along with the fascist state. These actions had been […]
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 […]