Fidel For ever
It all started there, in Birán, in the province of Holguin, Cuba, where Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, better known as Fidel Castro, was born on August 13, 1926. (Photos of Granma newspaper and original photos by Oriol Marrero Martinez, counselor at the Cuban embassy in Greece) In these fields played the boy Fidel, in that school he studied his first letters, and there began a life that earned a place in the history of Cuba and the world.
UN Experts: Sanctions proving deadly during COVID pandemic, humanitarian exemptions not working
Geneva – People in countries under sanctions cannot protect themselves against COVID-19 or get life-saving treatment if they fall ill because humanitarian exemptions to the sanctions are not working, UN human rights experts* said today.
“Sanctions are bringing suffering and death in countries like Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen,” said Alena Douhan, special rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights. “Sanctions should be lifted – or at a minimum eased – so people can get basics like soap and disinfectants to stay healthy, and so that hospitals can get ventilators and other equipment to keep people alive.”




