#cubasolidarity

The US state-sponsor of terrorism designation, removed in 2015 following a thorough evaluation by the Obama Administration, was reapplied to Cuba on the very last days of the Trump presidency in 2021. Countries on the US list face extreme sanctions which hinder access to medicines and foods. The three other countries with the designation by the US government are Syria, since 1979, Iran, since 1984 and North Korea, since 2017. President Joe Biden has not removed the designation, despite promising a return to the Obama-era policy.

Dublin, October 11, 2023. The Cuban ambassador to Ireland, Bernardo Guanche Hernández, received at the diplomatic headquarters of Cuba, the deputy for the Sinn Féin Party, Matt Carthy, new spokesperson for International Affairs and Defense of the Sinn Féin Party.

At the meeting, in which the National Coordinator of Sinn Féin, Declan Kearney, also participated, different issues of common interest were addressed, both in the respective national spheres and in the international arena.

Dublin, November 29, 2022. In a commendable concerted effort, the friends of the Irish Cuba Solidarity Forum are working today on the preparation of a container with medical supplies that will be sent to the Cuban health system, in particular, to the hospital "Amejeiras Brothers". The action is part of a national campaign in Ireland in support of the Cuban people and against the blockade.