US Black Lives Matter calls for an end to the embargo on Cuba
Statement by Black Lives Matter in the US calling for the US government to end the embargo on Cuba.
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Socialist Campaign Group of MPs says: End the Blockade of Cuba
The Socialist Campaign Group of MPs is calling for an end to the US blockade of Cuba and rejects the calls for foreign intervention into Cuba.
Some ways to assist Cuba
Now is the time to reciprocate Cuba’s huge solidarity and give it some genuine assistance. Some ways to contribute in Britain and North America.
The US tries to take advantage of the price Cubans are paying for the blockade and the pandemic
The origin of the shortages, that there were protests about in Cuba, is the US blockade. However, the demonstrations in support of the revolution have been much larger.
Cuba will defend its revolution, above all else
President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez’s message following the street protests in Cuba on 11 July. The US is trying to provoke political unrest within Cuba. Working through small groups of counterrevolutionaries, the US is taking advantage of the scarcity of food, medicines and power supplies caused by its blockade of Cuba.
UN votes for an end to the blockade of Cuba – Only US and Israel vote against
At the UN General Assembly on 23 June, 184 countries voted in favour of lifting the blockade, only 2 against.
The US has seen the Covid pandemic as an opportunity to step up its regime change agenda, intensifying the blockade to cut Cuba’s access to much needed medical supplies.