NAM condemns inclusion of Cuba in US Department of State list
New York, 15 January 2021. The Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) issued a communiqué today condemning the inclusion of Cuba in the unilateral list of State Sponsors of Terrorism of the Department of State of the United States. It described such act as unjustified.
Significant contributions by Cuban science to the battle against COVID-19
Havana, January 13, 2021. The priority given by the Revolution, since its very beginnings, to create the human capital necessary to promote the country’s scientific development, building required infrastructure and inserting ourselves, almost three decades later, into the nascent biotechnology industry under Fidel's guidance, made it possible for Cuba to respond immediately to the health emergency caused by the arrival of COVID-19 to the country, last March.
The blockade has a harrowing impact on persons with disabilities
New York, 13 January 2021. The blockade has a harrowing impact on persons with disabilities, as they are a vulnerable group within the population, which is particularly affected by the restrictions imposed by this U.S. policy.
Cuba is denied the acquisition of state-of-the-art hearing aids, including batteries and spare parts, since they have some U.S. component.
Statements to the press by the director general of the United States of MINREX, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, on the decision of the United States government to include Cuba on the list of states sponsors of terrorism.
As explained yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned in firm and absolute terms the qualification of Cuba as a country sponsor of terrorism by the United States government and the inclusion of our country in a list of the State Department. The reasons are various.
Academicians call US policy against Cuba hypocritical
Washington, January 11, 2021. Attempts to place Cuba on the list of states promoting terrorism is hypocritical and marks the US double standard on the issue, academicians uphold.
According to an article published by Reese Erlich, assistant professor of International Studies at the University of San Francisco, on the original antiwar.com site, the State Department's 'terrorist list' includes countries that are not terrorists and excludes those who really are.