Cuba says U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is not collaborating in efforts to clarify whether it killed two kidnapped Cuban doctors in a recent airstrike against Al-Shabaab.

Yet Department of State certifies that Cuba is the one not cooperating in counter-terrorism efforts? cubaminrex.cu/es/cinco-anos-…

Great academic diplomacy initiative from UMD College of Education, UMD Public Policy and GW University to build cross-cultural understanding and break down barriers between educators, students and administrators from the U.S. and #Cuba

education.umd.edu/news/04-11-24-…

Drug use and crime seem to be rising in #Cuba as the economic situation further deteriorates, while the Biden administration remains apathetic to the role its continuation of Trump’s maximum pressure Cuba policy plays in making the situation even worse. reuters.com/world/americas…

Nearly 200 Cuban Americans, two dozen Cuban American-led organizations and hundreds of other concerned Americans have signed this letter written by Cuban Americans asking Biden to fulfill his campaign promises on Cuba.

Sign today if you haven't already!
acere.org/revisit_us_cub…

Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Michael Strain R-LA: 'Ultimately what we want to do is facilitate a better relationship between our two countries, [so] that we can have trade—whether it's music, culture, medicine [or] agriculture' House Committee on Agriculture House Agriculture Committee Democrats Senate Ag Committee Republicans Senate Ag, Nutrition, & Forestry Committee Dems

Contrary to exaggerated claims from some members of Congress, the Miami Herald editorial board affirms that recent protests in #Cuba over food/fuel shortages—exacerbated by U.S. sanctions—saw no repressive crackdown or use of lethal force by authorities
miamiherald.com/opinion/editor…

#Cuba - #USA : A delegation from New Jersey, headed by State Senator Gordon Johnson Gordon M. Johnson, met in Havana with executives of the International Relations; Economic Affairs; & Education, Culture, Science, Technology and Environment Committees of Asamblea Nacional Cuba🇨🇺.

#Cuba reveló que cinco bancos paralizaron compras de alimentos en 2023 debido a sanciones de #EEUU ocasionando retrasos en distribución de la #canastabásica sandiegouniontribune.com/en-espanol/not…

Will Department of State officials like Brian A. Nichols, Enrique Roig, Ambassador Frank O. Mora & Karin Lang meet with a group of the 160+ lawyers, many Cuban-American, who argue #Cuba doesn't meet the statutory definition for sponsoring international terrorism, and thus should be removed from that list?

I think this is the starkest racial divide in international relations that I've ever seen:

USA & 13 white countries (+ US ally Japan), voted NO, in defense of unilateral sanctions.

32 non-white countries voted YES on resolution about how unilateral sanctions harm human rights.

From 'Havana Syndrome' to protests over food and electricity to the FY24 spending bill, March saw numerous developments in Cuba news and U.S.-Cuba relations.

ACERE's got it all covered in the sixth edition of our monthly newsletter here: acere.org/newsletter/

Four UN special rapporteurs made public their concerns expressed in a letter to the US government about the 'negative effects of the long-lasting and all-encompassing embargo' on 'the enjoyment of the right to food and adequate standard of living of the Cuban population.' #Cuba

U.S. music promoters struggle to book Cuban musicians because the visa process is drawn-out and “unpredictable.' Cultural exchanges flourished under Obama, but were stamped out by travel restrictions imposed by Trump and kept on by Biden. PBS NewsHour
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Important initiative from LAWG colleagues!

Leogrande: The final absurdity of U.S. Cuba policy is not just that so much of it is built on false premises and distorted facts. It’s that a small group of conservative Cuban American legislators, obsessed with reducing Cuba to penury, have been able to dictate policies that…

“Supporting the rise of this emerging entrepreneurial middle class in #Cuba will not only aid Cubans but will also help reduce the immigration pressure on the US border.” - Micho Spring for ⁦The Boston Globe⁩ bostonglobe.com/2024/04/01/opi…

A coalition of Maryland civil rights, religious and political leaders is calling on outgoing Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Senator Ben Cardin to end the U.S. embargo on Cuba.

'[I]ts primary effect has been the mass suffering of the Cuban people'

🖋️Rafael Bernal thehill.com/latino/4569992…

I'm in @Guardian writing about Biden's failed Cuba policy and the need for a real alternative.

'Our message should be simple: let Cubans decide the future of Cuba without coercion.' theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said yesterday that U.S. sanctions are preventing more food grown by U.S. farmers from reaching people in #Cuba , who are facing scarcities of basic goods amid a dire economic crisis.