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      US, Israel Only 'No' Votes as UN Members Condemn Cuba Embargo for 30th Straight Year

      "Today's U.N. vote clearly shows that the global community is calling on the U.S. to lift its brutal embargo on Cuba," CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin asserted.

      Brett Wilkins
      Nov 03, 2022

      Peace advocates on Thursday said that the near-unanimous vote by United Nations member states to demand an end to the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba underscores the imperative for the Biden administration to lift the crippling 60-year blockade.

      "What would Cuba be like today, if the blockade didn't hinder its development?"

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      CodePink Cuba

      Peace Groups Say 'Let Cuba Live' at US Rallies Ahead of UN Vote on Anti-Embargo Resolution

      For the 30th straight year, Cuba will submit--and the world's nations will overwhelmingly approve--a General Assembly resolution demanding an end to the devastating U.S. economic blockade of the socialist nation.

      Brett Wilkins
      Oct 30, 2022

      As United Nations member states prepare to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for the 30th straight year, peace groups on Saturday launched a series of rallies that will take place across the nation in the coming days to demand an end to the crippling 60-year blockade.

      "From L.A. to NYC we're demanding that the U.S. #UnblockCuba!"

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      End of an Era as Raul Castro Steps Down as Cuba's Leader

      End of an Era as Raul Castro Steps Down as Cuba's Leader

      The longtime first secretary's resignation means Cuba will be led by someone whose name is not Castro for the first time in over 60 years. 

      Brett Wilkins
      Apr 16, 2021

      For the first time since the 1950s, Cuba will have a leader whose name is not Castro, as Raul Castro announced Friday that he will step down as first secretary of the country's ruling Communist Party just ahead of the 10th anniversary of his appointment.

      "As long as I live I will be ready with my foot in the stirrups to defend the fatherland, the revolution, and socialism."
      --Raul Castro

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