About the Extradition of Alex Saab

Many of us have long been involved in the struggle to Free Alex Saab and to defend Venezuelan sovereignty against US economic and military aggression. Alex Saab’s imprisonment by the US on June 12, 2020, until his release on December 20, 2023, had no justification. It was in retaliation for his exemplary work in procuring … Continue reading About the Extradition of Alex Saab

The Global Convoy to Cuba: Response to Washington’s Strangling of Cuba

Since 1962 the US imposed an economic blockade on Cuba designed “to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.” Until 1990 this brutality was greatly alleviated by the solidarity of the socialist countries which provided the Cuban people with essential trade and aid. That provided some protection, but as the film 638 Ways to … Continue reading The Global Convoy to Cuba: Response to Washington’s Strangling of Cuba

Cuba says Venezuela remains the main supplier of Crude Oil, using a formula that circumvents US sanctions

https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/cuba-dice-que-recibe-crudo-venezolano-con-una-%22f%c3%b3rmula%22-que-esquiva-las-sanciones-de-eeuu/89432028 Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel acknowledged May 29 that the island receives oil and derivatives from Venezuela thanks to a secret "formula" that circumvents U.S. sanctions. Díaz-Canel made these statements in his podcast "Desde la presidencia" (From the Presidency), which focused on the country's prolonged daily blackouts. The program also featured the Minister of Energy … Continue reading Cuba says Venezuela remains the main supplier of Crude Oil, using a formula that circumvents US sanctions

Cuban President Diaz-Canel: “Aggressive and expansionist policies, like NATO’s, are the true cause of the conflict in Ukraine today”

https://www.telesurtv.net/presidente-cuba-resalta-resistencia-rusa-agresividad-otan/ Diaz-Canel: "Aggressive and expansionist policies, like NATO's, are the true cause of the conflict in Ukraine today...We constantly denounce NATO's imperialist pursuit of advancement, its attacks on Russia, its interference in the internal affairs of the Russian Federation, and we also condemn the measures and sanctions applied against the Russian Federation." Full interview: http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2025/05/07/diaz-canel-destaca-el-papel-de-la-urss-en-la-lucha-contra-el-fascismo-a-80-anos-de-la-gran-victoria-video/ … Continue reading Cuban President Diaz-Canel: “Aggressive and expansionist policies, like NATO’s, are the true cause of the conflict in Ukraine today”

Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 13: Blood Pressure; Prison Transfers; The knife under the bed; Visit of Cuban doctors to Ashland, Kentucky; The end; Meeting with Raúl; Our meeting with FIDEL, a dream come true

Blood pressure I remember I was in Miami for prison residency in 2010. One day while playing handball I sprained my foot, it was swollen and painful, so I went to the doctor. He gave me a general check-up, and he detected that my blood pressure was very high. They started treating me with Amlodipine … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 13: Blood Pressure; Prison Transfers; The knife under the bed; Visit of Cuban doctors to Ashland, Kentucky; The end; Meeting with Raúl; Our meeting with FIDEL, a dream come true

Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 12: My attorney Williams Norris; Resentence

THE LEGAL BATTLE There is no other homeland for Cubans than the one we conquer with our own effort José Martí, Key West, January 1894 My attorney Williams Norris My lawyer William Norris came to visit me, and told me that if there was another trial, the same evidence could not be used. We were … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 12: My attorney Williams Norris; Resentence

Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 11: UNICOR; Commissary; Telephone; The Prison School; The Library; Art in Prison; We Won the Appeal

UNICOR UNICOR is a company that hires inmates to work inside the prison, it is the exquisite business of the millionaires of the 21st century, the slave labor of the century. Every prison has a UNICOR factory. Companies, including military companies, use prisons to make uniforms and other items. If they produce it outside they … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 11: UNICOR; Commissary; Telephone; The Prison School; The Library; Art in Prison; We Won the Appeal

Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 10: Hurtado Camacho; The Yoruba Prison; Ariel Hernandez; Pedro Pagés; Lazaro Veliz; Diosdado Suárez, the Guajiro; Lockdowns; The typewriter; The shakedowns

Hurtado Camacho This episode has to do with Hurtado Camacho, my personal friend. His story is a peculiar case. Hurtado was imprisoned as a young man in Cuba. He was quite mischievous, he specialized in stealing from the rooftops, he was imprisoned at the age of eighteen during the Mariel period, when some inmates decided … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 10: Hurtado Camacho; The Yoruba Prison; Ariel Hernandez; Pedro Pagés; Lazaro Veliz; Diosdado Suárez, the Guajiro; Lockdowns; The typewriter; The shakedowns

Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 9: Prison and Coexistence; Saturday, September 6, 2003; Saturday, November 22; Money in Prison; Indians in the Prisons, White Bear; To Be or Not to Be a Boss in Prison; Rafael Garden

Prison and coexistence In prison it is very difficult to help or be in solidarity with someone, because sometimes you can be misunderstood. On several occasions I felt sorry for those I thought were unprotected, because they had a disability or thought they were fragile, when I saw how others abused or mistreated them, so … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 9: Prison and Coexistence; Saturday, September 6, 2003; Saturday, November 22; Money in Prison; Indians in the Prisons, White Bear; To Be or Not to Be a Boss in Prison; Rafael Garden

Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 8: High, medium, and low security prisons; The different prisons I have been in; Provocations; Cook for hire; The white priest; Friday, May 30, 2003; Friday, June 6, 2003; Saturday, June 7, 2003

High, medium, and low security prisons The outside part of the cell is what is called the yard or the camp out. It is the open area where you can sunbathe and walk around the yard, and it includes all the outside area, where you can move from one place to another, go from the … Continue reading Hombre del Silencio: The Prison Diary of Ramon Labanino Part 8: High, medium, and low security prisons; The different prisons I have been in; Provocations; Cook for hire; The white priest; Friday, May 30, 2003; Friday, June 6, 2003; Saturday, June 7, 2003