Cuba reaffirms its commitment to the fight against fascism on the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Mauthausen
Upper Austria, May 10. – Cuba participated this Sunday in the main commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Mauthausen concentration camp, one of the greatest symbols of Nazi horror during World War II. The annual event, which brought together dozens of international delegations and Austrian political forces, also served as a platform to denounce the U.S. blockade and reaffirm solidarity with the island.
Solidarity Campaign with Cuba Gains Momentum in the Streets of Vienna
Vienna, May 9 – Solidarity with Cuba took to the streets of the Austrian capital once again this Saturday, when members of the Austria-Cuba Friendship Association (ÖKG) organized an intensive day of outreach, recruitment of new members, and fundraising on the iconic Mariahilferstraße, one of Vienna’s busiest commercial and pedestrian thoroughfares.
The Executive Order of May 1st and the blockade measures announced today increase the harm to the Cuban population and reinforce the threat of aggression.
Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects, in the strongest terms, the Executive Order issued by the White House on May 1, 2026, which intensifies, to extreme and unprecedented levels, the economic, financial and commercial blockade against Cuba.
Statement of the International Relations Committee of the National Assembly of People’s Power
To the parliamentarians, parliaments, and interparliamentary organizations:
The members of the International Relations Committee of the National Assembly of People’s Power of the Republic of Cuba reject the new Executive Order issued by the President of the United States, which intensifies the economic war and aims to further heighten the illegal and immoral collective punishment inflicted upon the Cuban people.
Report on the energy blockade against Cuba reaches thousands of people in Austria
Vienna, May 1.—Cuba’s Ambassador to Austria, Pablo Berti Oliva, took part in the International Workers’ Day rally organized by the Austrian Labor Party (PdA) in Vienna’s Sigmund Freud Park, before thousands of people in solidarity with the Cuban cause.