Oslo, 13 August 2026. The Cuban Embassy in Norway was the venue for a moving celebration of the centenary of the birth of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz.
Oslo, 13 August 2026. Once again, the square in front of the iconic building housing the Norwegian Parliament was the setting for a public demonstration in solidarity with Cuba.
Friends mobilised by the solidarity association Cubaforeningen i Norge, other like-minded organisations and political activists gathered to pay a well-deserved public tribute to Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz to mark the centenary of his birth.
Keynote Address by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the opening of the 1st International Colloquium "Fidel: Legacy and Future," at the Convention Center, August 10th, 2026, "Year of the Centennial of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz".
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The total suffocation to which we are subjected constitutes a collective punishment that seeks, through the deprivation of the most basic resources and services necessary for survival, to promote weariness, discouragement, and social division, with the aim of destroying the Cuban socialist project.
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Friends of Cuba from various organisations with a long history of solidarity gathered to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the assault on the Moncada Barracks alongside embassy staff and Cuban residents.
Runa Evensen, leader of the Communist Party of Norway, which hosted the event, conveyed on behalf of the Party a fraternal and renewed message of solidarity and condemnation of US aggression against the Revolution and the people of Cuba.