Category: US Blockade
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Defend Canadian Sovereignty: Ottawa Must Reject Washington’s Illegal Economic War Against Cuba
STATEMENT FROM THE CANADIAN NETWORK ON CUBA The Government of Canada must take immediate and decisive action in defense of Canadian sovereignty, international law, and the right of Canadian companies to conduct lawful business free from foreign coercion and intimidation. The latest escalation of the United States’ decades-long economic war against Cuba by the Trump…
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CEPR: US Sanctions and the Sharp Rise in Infant Mortality in Cuba
From the Center for Economic and Policy Research A country’s infant mortality rate (IMR) is often considered a key barometer for a population’s overall health as well as its access to quality health care.1 In Cuba, where for decades the state has invested substantially in health care services, the IMR was, until recently, among the lowest…
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CONDEMNATION OF THE UNITED STATES’ BLOCKADE OF FUEL SUPPLIES TO THE PEOPLE OF CUBA
The Canadian Network on Cuba condemns in the strongest possible terms the imposition by the United States of a total blockade on fuel supplies to Cuba. This reprehensible, illegal, and immoral action constitutes a direct and blatant attack on the Cuban people and is an escalation of decades of economic asphyxiation and sabotage. US sanctions…
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STATEMENT: 2025 UN General Assembly Vote to End the U.S. Blockade Against Cuba
The result of the October 29, 2025 vote in the United Nations General Assembly, in which 165 countries stood with Cuba and against the United States’ criminal economic blockade, represents a resounding victory for Cuba, for international law, and for the moral conscience of humanity. This triumph is all the more remarkable amidst the blatant…
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MONCADA DAY WEBINAR
Join the Canadian Network on Cuba and the Nationa Network on Cuba on Thursday, July 24th to celebrate the Cuban Revolution for a special Moncada Day webinar! Register here. Guests will include: His Excellency Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Canada, former Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, and…
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Election 2025: call to action!
Election 2025 call to action! Ask your candidates: do you support an independent foreign policy of peace and friendship with Cuba? HANDS OFF CANADA MEANS HANDS OFF CUBA! Ask your candidates: if elected, will you promise to …
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STATEMENT: Cuba’s Removal from the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT) List
In his final week in office, the outgoing administration of President Biden made the correct decision to remove Cuba from it’s arbitrary list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT), a designation that for all intents and purposes, cut Cuba off almost entirely from the global financial system and further extended the reach of extra-territorial U.S.…
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A Blockade is a Blockade
By TK Hernandez Few mainstream media journalists reported the US blockade against Cuba was the direct driver of the country-wide blackouts which began on October 18 and lasted for several days. In other words, not accurately reporting the main cause of the island’s blackout, is a perfect example of the media bias against Cuba. The…
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66 Years of Independence, Justice, and Human Dignity!
January 1st, 2025, marks the 66th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution—a historic moment when the Cuban people, under the leadership of Fidel Castro, took control of their destiny. This monumental victory affirmed their right to self determination, genuine freedom, and human dignity. On this significant occasion, the Canadian Network on Cuba (CNC),…
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CNC STATEMENT: Marching Against Imperialism and For Humanity!
Cuba’s march today against the U.S. economic war, the unrelenting campaign of destabilization and inclusion of the heroic island nation on the specious and arbitrary State Sponsors of Terrorism List is a resounding assertion, expression and defence of dignity, resistance and resilience in the face of relentless imperial aggression. The ongoing U.S. economic blockade, spanning…