Havana, March 31 (RHC)-- Cuban plastic artists and cartoonists painted a mural this Saturday in this capital, in the context of the Palestinian Land Day, to demand justice and peace in the territories of that nation under attack by Israel.... More
Havana, March 25 (RHC)-- Cuban journalist Cecilio Curbelo Chongo, recognized for his vast career in radio, died Sunday in Havana, national television reported.... More
Rosa Miriam Elizalde, president of the Organizing Committee of the III International Colloquium Patria, which is being held at the Pabexpo Fairgrounds, gives an exclusive interview to Radio Habana Cuba.... More
New York, March 15 (RHC)-- Prominent writers including Naomi Klein, Michelle Alexander, Hisham Matar, Isabella Hammad and Zaina Arafat have announced they will not participate in this year’s PEN World Voices Festival for failing to appropriately respond to Israel’s “cultural genocide” in Gaza. ... More
Hollywood, March 11 (RHC)-- During the Oscars ceremony Sunday evening in Hollywood, filmmaker Jonathan Glazer condemned the Israeli occupation after his Holocaust film “The Zone of Interest” won an Oscar for best international film.... More
Los Angeles, March 11 (RHC)-- Celebrities including Billie Eilish, director Ava DuVernay, Poor Things star Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef and many more showed up to the red carpet for the 96th Academy Awards wearing red pins in support of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as a protest delayed stars’ arrivals.... More
London, March 10 (RHC)-- Screen Cuba: Films to Change the World brings to London for the first time an exceptional line-up of films by some of Cuba’s most revered directors, alongside newly emerging talent. For two weeks, audiences will be treated to a unique and diverse celebration of Cuban cinema since 1959 – showcasing award-winning and iconic features, documentaries, animation, and shorts. The programme includes films, Q&As with film specialists and a Gala Reception on 13 March.... More
Austin, March 7 (RHC)-- Multiple artists have pulled out of their official showcases at this year’s South by Southwest festival (SXSW) in support of Palestine, citing the Austin, Texas, event’s ties to the defense contractor RTX Corporation, formerly known as Raytheon, and its sponsorship by the U.S. Army.... More
Venice, February 27 (RHC)-- Thousands of artists, curators and museum directors have called for Israel to be excluded from this year’s Venice Biennale art fair and accused the exhibition of “platforming a genocidal apartheid state.” Israel has been facing mounting international criticism, including in the art world, over its military offensive in the besieged Gaza Strip that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians since October 7th.... More
Malmo, February 27 (RHC)-- Palestinian pop singer Bashar Murad is hoping to represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest in May and bring “a Palestinian voice to the main stage”. Iceland is expected to pick its contestant on Saturday for the annual song competition, which is being held in the Swedish city of Malmo.... More
Berlin, February 26 (RHC)-- The closing ceremony of the Berlin International Film Festival has been the scene of protests against Israel’s genocidal war on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, with several filmmakers criticizing the occupying regime for its months-long aggression on the besieged territory.... More
Rio de Janeiro, February 17 (RHC)-- Yellow and green feathers radiating from his headdress, Davi Kopenawa strode onto the parade route with a mission in mind. All around him, the city of Rio de Janeiro was pulsing with music and merry-making: It was February 12, and the world’s largest Carnival celebration was under way. But Kopenawa was not in town to party... More
Ramallah, February 14 (RHC)--Peppered with Israeli shrapnel and bullets, the occupied West Bank’s Freedom Theater has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize with Palestinians hoping that the iconic cultural haven still generates resistance through art from within the Jenin refugee camp.... More
New York, February 7 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate call on the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to ban Israel from the Eurovision Song Contest – the world’s biggest live music event – or face widespread boycotts. ... More
Los Angeles, February 5 (RHC)-- The Grammys were held Sunday night and several artists used the event to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. ... More
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