The United States used trained professionals to design torture for detainees at the illegal Guantánamo base prison, accused - not proven - of being involved in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001.
Hundreds of detainees from several countries were held at the base, simply on suspicion or because they had Arabic features. Most never had access to a lawyer, or were informed of the charges they faced, that led to their arrest.
With President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on hand, the 12th edition of the Cuba’s international higher education conference “Universidad 2020” was inaugurated yesterday in Havana’s Karl Marx Theater. The event has been held biennially since 1998, and over the years has attracted more than 17,200 delegates from around the world.
During the closure of the National Assembly’s fourth period of ordinary sessions, December 21, President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez said: "In the 61st year of the Revolution they threw us to our deaths and here we are, alive. Without a doubt, 2019 was a year of great challenges, with an escalated imperialist offensive meant to provoke the economic collapse of the nation.
BANGKOK, January 28, 2020.- Organized by the Cuban Embassy in Thailand, the commemorative event of the 61st anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution and the 167th birth anniversary of José Martí took place in Bangkok.
The event was chaired by His Excellency Chirayú Isarangkún Na Ayúthayá, advisor to His Majesty King Rama X and the Cuban ambassador to Thailand, Héctor Conde Almeida.
Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Plurinational State of Bolivia announced the decision of the putschist Government to suspend diplomatic relations with the Republic of Cuba, claming that the Cuban Government has systematically affected bilateral relations and has been hostile towards the Bolivian authorities.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba strongly rejects the unfounded allegations of Bolivia’s de facto government.