Cuba is recognized worldwide as a safe tourist destination, a fact the United States cannot obscure
Cuba is recognized worldwide as a safe tourist destination, with outstanding hospitality, evidenced by the Excellence Award as the safest country for tourism, awarded at the 38th International Tourism Fair, in Madrid, Spain, in 2018.
African Union calls on U.S. to end unjustified blockade of Cuba
The African Union’s voice of solidarity was raised at the organization’s headquarters in Addis Ababa, to reiterate condemnation of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States.
A resolution on the impact of sanctions and unilateral coercive measures, adopted by heads of state and government of AU member countries, points to the U.S. blockade as the main obstacle to Cuba’s implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Trained U.S. torture architects
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.
International prestige of Cuban higher education evident as “Universidad 2020” conference opens
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.
The United States government’s genocide targets the people of Cuba
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.