Cubastudies is the Twitter account of the International Institute for the Study of Cuba, dedicated to a dispassionate and reasoned understanding of the island.

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Open letter by former CARICOM Heads of State and Government urging all nations to vote in favour of the UNGA resolution calling for an end to the US blockade against Cuba on October 28. Cuba is not a threat. The blockade must end! 🇨🇺 #CubaIsNotAThreat . The blockade must end!
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The U.S. pressures and blackmails other countries to change their vote at the UN. The world condemns this cruel and illegal policy. #CubaIsNotAThreat, the blockade is.
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This week I attended the Cuba solidarity event with Cuban MPs against the US siege. We heard first hand stories of the humanitarian crisis the people of Cuba are enduring as a result of Trump's policies. I proudly stand with the people of Cuba.
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🇨🇺🇬🇧 In York, Cuba’s parliamentary delegation visited the historic Mansion House, meeting Lord Mayor Margaret Wells alongside MPs @FabianLeedsNE and @RachaelMaskell. Exchanges explored local government, heritage and opportunities for closer Cuba–UK ties. #Cuba #Diplomacy
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Tonight, during a community debate in an East Havana CDR, a Cuban citizen read an improvised poem dedicated to Secretary Rubio. "No nos van a derrotar con medidas ni sanciones porque nos sobran coj... para defender la libertad"./ "They won't defeat us with measures or sanctions because we've got more than enough balls to defend freedom." #CubaNoEsUnaAmenaza , el bloqueo sí.
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🇨🇺 Cuba is working to connect scientific research with food production. At the World Food Forum, the minister of Science, Technology and Environment highlighted international cooperation and opportunities to develop coffee and honey value chains.
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🇨🇺🇬🇧 At the University of Nottingham, Cuba’s parliamentary delegation explored local solutions to national challenges with researchers, visited the Hennessy Collection and joined a roundtable featuring an online intervention by @RichardBurgon. #CubaIsNotAThreat the blockade is.
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Más allá de los «13 días» de la Crisis de Octubre Aún existen enfoques que, al referirse a la Crisis de Octubre, reducen los análisis a los conocidos «13 Días» –del 16 al 28 de octubre–, desconociendo que, si para Estados Unidos la crisis había comenzado en octubre de 1962, ya Cuba vivía una crisis que amenazaba su supervivencia como nación independiente y soberana desde mucho antes, enfrentada a las más disímiles formas de agresión del Gobierno de Estados Unidos, incluyendo la invasión mercenaria por Playa Girón en abril de 1961. Tampoco se puede entender lo sucedido en octubre de 1962 sin hacer mención a la Operación Mangosta, la más amplia operación de guerra encubierta diseñada e implementada por Estados Unidos contra otro país en esa década, aprobada por el presidente Kennedy desde noviembre de 1961. El propósito fundamental de esta operación era crear el escenario ideal que facilitara una invasión directa de las fuerzas armadas estadounidenses. Siga leyendo en: granma.cu/mundo/2019-11-18/m…
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On this day in 1992, US Congress passed the Cuban Democracy Act, further tightening the blockade. Robert Torricelli, who sponsored the bill, said it was intended to "wreak havoc on that island." Presidential hopeful Bill Clinton endorsed it and President Bush signed it into law.
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🇨🇺 Cuba's Housing Law No. 187 entered into force on October 21. It updates rules on ownership, sales, maintenance and transfer of property.
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American influencer @VicMensa talks about his trip to Cuba and how impressed he was of the resilience of the Cuban people that, in spite of the brutal U.S. sanctions policy imposed for decades, still faught for African independence an liberation. #CubaIsNotAThreat, the blockade is!
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🇨🇺🇬🇧 At Cuba Speaks in Westminster, Cuban MPs Enrique Alemán, Marta Hernández and Carlos Fuentes shared Cuba’s realities. @RichardBurgon and @jeremycorbyn made passionate contributions, informed by their March humanitarian visit to Cuba. #CubaIsNotAThreat, the blockade is.
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🇨🇺🤝🇵🇸 ❤️ A Palestinian doctor trained in Cuba, born in Gaza, son of Nakba refugees, graduated as a doctor in Cuba, presently specializing as an orthopaedic (also in Cuba) is leading a campaign to bring medicines to Cuban hospitals. .
🇵🇸🇨🇺 De Gaza a Cuba: el médico palestino que devuelve la solidaridad con medicamentos 🎙@murid_98, Médico palestino formado en Cuba, nació en Gaza, se formó como médico en Cuba gracias a una beca y hoy impulsa una campaña para llevar medicamentos a hospitales cubanos. Su historia demuestra cómo la solidaridad entre pueblos puede convertirse en acciones concretas para cuidar la vida. 📺 #SINSONTE | youtube.com/watch?v=DBHFtddV… #Palestina #Cuba #SolidaridadInternacional #Salud
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🤯 A Cuban citizen just converted a Soviet-era "Fiat-Polski" into an electric vehicle. The U.S. fuel blockade is not only causing hours-long blackouts; it has also drastically affected transportation. This video shows how innovation is also an act of resistance against U.S. aggression. #CubaIsNotAThreat, the blockade is!
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🚨 Cuba has just imported 44 fully electric vehicles that will be used for the public healthcare sector in the Country. Remember, Cuba´s healthcare is free and universal. Our public healthcare has also been one of the most affected sectors because of the US government´s fuel blockade, having a direct toll on mortality rates.
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Cuban Anthem 🇨🇺 instagram.com/reel/DetygwlDb…
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Nuevamente se demuestra cómo desde EE. UU. se auspician y financian las más macabras acciones contra el pueblo de #Cuba. Nuestra postura es clara: máxima alerta y unidad frente a los planes terroristas que anhelan sembrar el caos. #CubaDenuncia #NoAlTerrorismo
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The strong expression of support for #Cuba at the @UN today sends an unmistakable message: no U.S. political maneuver can conceal the devastating humanitarian impact of the blockade and energy siege on our people. While the U.S. staged an event aimed at discrediting Cuba, numerous representatives of the international community gathered to express solidarity with our country, reject this policy of collective punishment, and reaffirm respect for Cuba’s sovereignty and right to self-determination. On October 27–28, the UN General Assembly will once again consider the resolution calling for an end to the blockade. No political pressure or smear campaign can silence the international demand to end this unjust policy. #CubaIsNotAThreat. The blockade is.
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A Freudian slip from the Signalgate superstar. Even Waltz can't avoid the fact that the blockade is the main cause of harm and suffering of the Cuban people. #CubaIsNotAThreat, the blockade is!
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📌 Aniversario XV de la Escuela Superior de Cuadros del Estado y del Gobierno 📈 Formar cuadros para conducir las Transformaciones. Ver más: acortar.link/8z9Bab
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