United Nations, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuba received the majority support of the international community today in its fight against the blockade imposed by the United States, which has intensified to unprecedented levels during the administration of Donald Trump.
Despite diplomatic pressure and blackmail, 130 member states voted alongside Cuba in this denunciation, which it has made every year since 1992.
For two days, dozens of arguments were heard at the organization’s headquarters in New York, the vast majority supporting the Caribbean country’s just demand that this policy of collective punishment be lifted.
United Nations, Oct 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla interrupted the speech of the United States representative today and called for order in the face of an intervention riddled with slander, distortions and lies.
“You are lying,” said the Cuban diplomat, and behind him, as he approached the podium where Mike Waltz was standing, the other members of the Cuban delegation followed.
“That person needs to step away from the podium, he’s not going to intimidate me,” “I am the representative of the United States of America, step back,” said the man who claimed to represent the Cuban people.
“Based on Article 71 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly, I request that you call to order the Permanent Representative of the United States, who not only lies in a rude and arrogant manner, but also disrespects the dignity of this Assembly and of the member states,” retorted the head of the Cuban delegation from his place in the plenary.
Rodríguez Parrilla accused him of “exerting pressure and offending the dignity of the people and the Government of Cuba.”
“Mr. Waltz, you are lying again. I wish you better performance in your future political positions; your performance on the National Security Council and at the United Nations has been poor,” the Foreign Minister concluded.
Waltz continued his speech. The Cuban delegation continued protesting. The foreign minister took the floor again to call for order in response to the words of the American representative, whom he called a “liar.”
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) began its annual review on Tuesday of the resolution demanding an end to the United States blockade against Cuba.
The United Nations’ highest deliberative body will debate and vote here on the resolution based on the report presented by Cuba on the need to end this policy of strangulation which, after the arrival of the Donald Trump administration in January 2025, has intensified to unprecedented levels.
Last year, the resolution received 165 votes in favor, seven against (Argentina, United States, Hungary, Israel, North Macedonia, Paraguay and Ukraine) and 12 abstentions (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Moldova, Romania and Poland).
The General Assembly will call for the thirty-fourth time for an end to this collective punishment, a unilateral imposition that Cuba has denounced since 1992.
Havana, Oct 24 (Prensa Latina) The Vice President of the National Assembly of People’s Power in Cuba, Ana María Mari, highlighted here the greatness and resilience of the Cuban people.
These statements to Prensa Latina took place in connection with the recent Public Parliamentary Hearing “Cuba is not a threat, the blockade is”, held at the National Institute of Oncology and Radiobiology.
“Today I am speaking on behalf of millions of Cubans because there is not a single one of us who can say that we are not affected by the blockade within our homes, in our daily lives, in our personal fulfillment, in our dreams or in our plans,” he said.
“The economic, financial, commercial and energy blockade imposed by the United States on the island is a collective punishment, and it is the cost of having made the decision to defend our sovereignty, to build a society under our own rules and to want to live the self-determination of a people,” he added.
The lawyer also spoke of the greatness of the Cuban people and their daily capacity for reinvention. She also expressed particular admiration for healthcare workers.
“Doctors have the task every morning of holding life in their hands, and they do so leaving behind at home the same problems as any Cuban today. They have long sleepless nights, often struggle to cook food for their children, and feel frustrated because they know they have a critically ill patient waiting for them, but transportation is lacking because there isn’t enough fuel. They carry within them this need to arrive on time, with an immense sense of responsibility because there is a human being, a person, waiting for them,” Mari expressed.
“What the Cuban people have done during these years of Revolution has been a constant act of heroism, above all because of their perseverance, resistance, strength, resilience, and desire to get things done. Even so, the price we pay is extremely high,” he said.
“There is no sensitivity in those people who promote the blockade. They lack what should be beating inside their chests. They are not human, they have no heart,” he asserted.
He also referred to attempts to downplay the blockade and the campaigns that deny its existence. “If the blockade is a fallacy, then why so much pressure to vote against Cuba, as our main leaders have denounced in recent days?” he reflected.
Ana María expressed gratitude for the international support the island has received despite US pressure and declared that, although solidarity is a duty, the world is reciprocating all the great, good, and beautiful things Cuba has done.
He also noted that our truth cannot be hidden and assured that our fight for sovereignty protects the autonomy of all countries on the planet.
“That is why we reiterate in every forum that we are not and will never be a threat to any nation, and that the real threat is the collective punishment against a people who long ago made the decision to be free and who will not change that decision under any circumstances or under any blockade,” he concluded.
Less than two weeks before the UN General Assembly votes on an annual resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic blockade on Cuba, the Trump administration is organizing an event targeting the Cuban government at UN headquarters, according to Cuba’s UN Ambassador Ernesto Soberón.
The event, which will be held Monday, is titled “Cuba Libre: The Oppression Havana Hides.” Soberón said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is pressuring foreign leaders to vote against Cuba.
The resolution to end the blockade has passed 33 years in a row, with the U.S. and Israel its only consistent opponents. In 2024, they were the only two countries to vote against it.
“Cuba will not be intimidated, blackmailed, or silenced,” said Soberón.
The meeting sparked protests from Cuban diplomats in the U.S. city, who warned of the presence at the event of individuals linked to terrorist acts against the Caribbean nation. Photo: @USUN
October 22, 2026 — teleSUR
The Cuban ambassador to Brazil criticized the use of the facilities of an organization focused on world peace and security to accommodate anti-Cuban sectors in the state of Florida.
Cuba’s ambassador to Brazil, Victor Cairo, questioned on Thursday, October 22, an event organized by the United States representation at the headquarters of the United Nations (UN) in New York , denouncing that said activity, which he described as a farce, responds to diplomatic maneuvers directed against the Caribbean island.
In an article published in the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper , the diplomat pointed out that the meeting, held on October 19, contradicts the guiding principles of the international organization and violates the Charter of the United Nations.
The Cuban representative criticized the use of the facilities of an organization dedicated to global peace and security to host anti-Cuban groups from the state of Florida . He recalled that the meeting generated protests from Cuban diplomats in the U.S. city, who warned about the presence at the event of individuals linked to terrorist acts against the Caribbean nation.
Cairo framed the actions of the United States within the context of the upcoming debate at the UN General Assembly, scheduled for October 27 and 28, on the resolution demanding an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by Washington for more than six decades .
According to him, the US delegation is trying to exert pressure and use false arguments to influence the position of member states before the vote.
The ambassador described the blockade as a policy of collective punishment that violates Cuban sovereignty and directly affects the population’s access to essential goods such as food, medicine, and fuel.
Cairo reaffirmed that condemning these unilateral sanctions represents an ethical and humanitarian duty for the international community, concluding with his government’s position that Cuba does not constitute a threat, unlike the restrictions imposed by Washington.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez also recently condemned the maneuvers deployed by Washington in recent days ahead of the votes in the United Nations General Assembly .
Rodríguez Parrilla warned that the White House is carrying out a brutal deployment of extreme pressure against numerous States to force them to change their position regarding the draft resolution against the economic, commercial and financial blockade they imposed on Cuba, particularly with intense coercive efforts by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Beijing, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) China today rejected the use of judicial measures to pressure Cuba and reiterated its support for its sovereignty, following the issuance of an arrest warrant against historic leader Raúl Castro by US authorities.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said that “Comrade Raúl Castro is a revered and widely respected Cuban revolutionary leader in the international arena.”
He noted that Beijing took note of the responses from Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, who called the measure a “pathetic circus.”
China opposes the abusive use of judicial measures to exert pressure on Cuba and firmly supports the Caribbean nation in defending its national sovereignty and rejecting external interference, Mao said.
He also urged Washington to immediately end the blockade and any other form of coercion and pressure against the island, and to stop violating the Cuban people’s right to live and develop.
The statements emerged after a Miami judge issued a new arrest warrant related to the case of the downing, in February 1996, of two aircraft belonging to the Brothers to the Rescue organization.
Announced by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, the measure adds to proceedings previously initiated in the United States against the historic Cuban leader and other citizens of the island for those events.
Last May, Cuba rejected the federal accusation linked to the same case and denounced at the time that Washington lacks jurisdiction and legitimacy to prosecute acts related to the defense of national sovereignty.
Havana’s official position maintains that the aircraft involved repeatedly violated Cuban airspace and recalls that the country’s authorities have for years reported these incursions to US agencies and the International Civil Aviation Organization.
According to Cuban authorities, the island’s actions were protected by the right to self-defense, the protection of air sovereignty, and the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and the 1944 Chicago Convention.
The Cuban government has denounced that these types of actions are part of the policy of hostility maintained by Washington against the Caribbean nation and of the attempts to legitimize the continuation of the economic, commercial and financial blockade in place for more than six decades.
Another document used by the U.S. attempts to implicate Cuba in the Ukrainian conflict, which I categorically deny, he stated. Photo: Cubadebate
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla details the intimidating messages sent by the Trump Administration against other nations to prevent the illegal US blockade from being condemned
October 21, 2026 — teleSUR
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla denounced on Wednesday that the United States government is carrying out a brutal deployment of extreme pressure against numerous states to force them to change their position regarding the draft resolution against the economic, commercial and financial blockade they imposed on Cuba, particularly with intense coercive efforts by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
He recalled that the draft resolution to end the US blockade against Cuba will be debated in the United Nations General Assembly on October 27 and 28. What is unprecedented in this case, the Cuban Foreign Minister stated, is the extreme intensification of the US blockade. It will be the first time the UN General Assembly has spoken out against the energy blockade and the collective punishment against our country , which has caused serious humanitarian damage. In addition to the energy blockade, all Cuban commercial operations are being blocked , he noted, as part of a policy to deliberately inflict planned damage and destabilize the country by generating suffering and despair .
He explained that the U.S. has been engaged in efforts to coerce other governments for months. He displayed several documents that attest to intimidating messages against these nations , which contain lies such as the claim that the U.S. embargo is legal and that the U.S. permits trade with Cuba.
He explained that another document contains a list of direct threats of sanctions to pressure sovereign states. These include coercion through punitive tariffs , restrictions on officials and their families , threats to interfere in electoral processes and destabilize those countries, and threats to harm their international trade, among other things .
Another document used by the U.S. tries to implicate Cuba in the Ukrainian conflict , which I categorically deny, he said.
It is surprising , Rodríguez Parrilla remarked, that the U.S. is using a Latin American country as a front to carry out this nefarious plan . We have the speech they will use, written in Washington. They even go so far as to suggest humanitarian effects of the blockade, but blame Cuba for them, thus reversing the roles and blaming the victim.
Rodríguez Parrilla asserted that these maneuvers constitute a recognition of the international isolation of the United States in its genocidal policy against Cuba . According to the report presented by Cuba to the United Nations, the accumulated damages over six decades of this policy amount to $ 178,700,500,000 at current prices.
The total amount of damages to Cuba resulting from the blockade in the period from March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026 , shows a record figure of 8,083,300,000 million dollars.
Brasilia, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) The José Martí Cultural Association of Santa Catarina, in the Brazilian state of the same name, demanded an end to US aggression against Cuba, which is considered today to be a form of collective punishment against the people of the island.
In a public statement, the organization, a member of the Brazilian Movement of Solidarity with Cuba, denounced the diplomatic pressure from Washington.
He also questioned reports about alleged US demands related to the continued tenure of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel.
The statement alluded to a publication in The New York Times, according to which US officials had conveyed to Cuban negotiators that progress in bilateral talks would require the president’s resignation.
The Association rejected Washington’s pressure on countries and multilateral institutions that reject the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on the largest of the Antilles more than six decades ago.
He argued that the United States has unsuccessfully attempted to eliminate the leaders of the Cuban Revolution and warned that the current actions against Díaz-Canel disregard the sovereignty of the Caribbean nation.
Cuba, the organization stated, will not accept that in any bilateral negotiations the political system chosen by its population be put up for discussion, nor that the departure of its leaders be imposed.
In this regard, he defended the president’s continued leadership of the country and stated that Cubans will not accept conditions that violate their self-determination.
He considered that the difficulties facing the island are overcome by the resilience of its people, whose daily struggle, he noted, seeks to preserve national sovereignty and the Revolution.
He stressed that sanctions and other forms of blockade have direct consequences on the lives of the population.
These measures, he denounced, impose increasingly difficult living conditions and constitute a collective punishment that implies “a true silent genocide.”
Mexico City, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) Organizations from Mexico and around the world today condemned the maneuvers, pressures and blackmail of the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, to prevent votes in favor of a Cuban resolution at the United Nations against the blockade.
In a statement signed by, among others, the José Martí Association of Cuban Residents in Mexico, Rubio’s violation of international law was denounced for attempting to prevent countries from exercising their sovereign right to vote on the document, scheduled for the end of October.
“We condemn the threats of sanctions, promises of tariffs, covert reprisals and undue pressure that make up the ‘blackmail diplomacy’ against heads of state and government of several countries carried out by the Secretary of State,” they said.
They considered these actions a flagrant violation of the principle of sovereign equality of States and non-interference in the internal affairs of other nations, established in international law and in the Charter of the United Nations itself.
They also categorically rejected the use of the United Nations (UN) to hold an event on the 19th at the request of the permanent mission of Washington, which “cynically calls it ‘Free Cuba: the oppression that Havana hides’”.
They stressed that, in Rubio’s desperation to avoid another diplomatic defeat, “through this farce, he wants to hide the collective punishment he is inflicting on the entire Cuban people and make the international community his accomplice.”
The organizations reaffirmed that the US blockade, the inclusion of Cuba on the list of countries that supposedly sponsor terrorism, the energy embargo and the constant sanctions on entities and people on the island are in practice “a genocide without bombs”.
They create “food and medicine shortages, deaths and all kinds of hardships,” they declared, stressing that the blockade of more than six decades – and intensified this year – violates the human rights of 10 million Cubans.
They called on all states not to give in to pressure and to vote in accordance with their foreign policy and the rules of international law.
“As has been demonstrated, the vast majority of the General Assembly condemns the criminal blockade, its extraterritoriality and advocates for justice and the right that Cuba has to decide its destiny, as it stated last year with 165 votes in favor of the resolution,” he recalled.
They also urged the people of the world to pressure their rulers to defend their sovereignty and self-determination in this vote.
The signatories of the declaration also include the Mexican Movement of Solidarity with Cuba, the Nuestra América Collective, the Network of Cubans Residing in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Communist and Popular Socialist parties of Mexico, among others.
Rome, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) Swiss oncologist and researcher Franco Cavalli warned about the consequences that, in his opinion, the tightening of the United States blockade against Cuba has on the functioning of hospitals, the availability of medicines and the care of patients.
By: Mario Muñoz Lozano
Chief Correspondent in Italy
In an interview with Prensa Latina in this capital, the president of the non-governmental organization mediCuba-Europa described Washington’s policy toward the island as an “attempted genocide,” considering that economic and energy restrictions aggravate the deprivations of the population and compromise essential services.
“This is the definition of genocide, when you try to kill a nation, a people, by starvation or disease for any reason,” explained the renowned specialist, who has been president of the International Union Against Cancer and of the Scientific Committee of the European School of Oncology.
Cavalli, who has five decades of experience in oncology, recalled that he has known and collaborated with the Cuban health system since 1986, which, he affirmed, achieved outstanding results in indicators such as infant mortality and life expectancy, and he gave special importance to family medicine.
The specialist argued that the intensification of restrictions, including what he described as an energy blockade, has aggravated the difficulties of Cuban healthcare centers.
He stated that, during visits made in recent months to hospitals in Havana and Matanzas, he observed serious problems which he attributed to the lack of electricity and resources.
According to their testimony, the power outages compromise the functioning of medical equipment, including incubators, while transportation difficulties affect the arrival of healthcare personnel to their workplaces.
He also drew attention to the shortages of medicines, limitations in performing surgical procedures, and an increase in waiting lists.
Cavalli linked these conditions to the deterioration of the economic situation of families and to possible repercussions on maternal and child health.
“Before, the blockade was criminal; now it is more than criminal, it is an attempt at genocide,” declared the oncologist, who argued that the restrictions can subject the population to deprivations capable of affecting their food and their access to medical care.
The specialist also warned about the obstacles that, as he explained, European medical aid to Cuba faces, despite the increase in contributions received by mediCuba-Europe since the beginning of this year.
He stated that the organization currently has more resources contributed by European citizens, but is having difficulty getting supplies to the island due to transport restrictions, problems moving containers to Cuba, and a lower availability of commercial flights.
According to Cavalli, some shipments remain detained in the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Jamaica, while medicines destined for Cuba are blocked in various parts of Latin America.
The scientist and former Swiss parliamentarian (1995-2007) attributed these difficulties to the tightening of US measures and their repercussions on logistical operations.
Given this scenario, he explained that mediCuba-Europa has focused part of its efforts on solar energy projects, with the purpose of contributing to maintaining essential services.
He added that the organization tries to send pacemakers, cardiac care supplies, and medications when conditions allow.
He considered that the increase in donations demonstrates greater solidarity with Cuba in Europe, although he maintained that restrictions prevent fully converting those resources into effective aid for the population.
Cavalli compared the Cuban situation to the difficulties in delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza and accused the US government, led by Donald Trump, of trying to prevent aid from reaching the island. These statements express his political interpretation of Washington’s actions.
As president of mediCuba-Europe and vice president of mediCuba-Switzerland, the doctor promotes collaborative initiatives with entities in the health system and the biotechnology industry of Cuba.
