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This month the socialist Caribbean island brokered peace between ELN rebels and the Colombian government — so why does the US still call Cuba a ‘sponsor of terrorism,’ asks MICAELA TRACY-RAMOS
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel applauds as Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, left, and ELN commander Antonio Garcia shake hands during a bilateral ceasefire agreement signing ceremony between Petro's government and the Colombian National Liberation Army (ELN), at El Laguito in Havana, Cuba, Friday, June 9, 2023.

“HUMAN solidarity cannot be blockaded; it remains an indestructible weapon of struggle and combat,” President Miguel Diaz-Canel noted at the International Meeting in Solidarity with Cuba and Anti-Imperialism in Havana, that I was lucky enough to attend as a trade union delegate on a solidarity brigade.

International solidarity between Cuba and the British trade union movement is more important than ever. I saw with my own eyes how the Cuban people are suffering under the US blockade.

Cuba is facing immense hardships due to the 62-year blockade on the country which was tightened under Donald Trump, the effects of Covid, and now Cuba’s inclusion in the State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT) list alongside North Korea, Venezuela, Iran and Syria.

 
Micaela Tracey-Ramos is chair of Merseyside Cuba Solidarity Campaign — she writes here in a personal capacity.
 
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