Fermín Quiñones, presidente of the ACNU.  Photo: Prensa Latina

Havana, October 12 (RHC)-- Representatives of more than 130 organizations from Cuba took part this Friday in the 15th Civil Society Forum, a space where they ratified their condemnation of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on the Caribbean island. ... More


Havana, October 12 (RHC)-- The Cuban Foreign Ministry (MINREX) has termed as positive the results of exchanges with representatives of the European Union on the issue of human rights, in the framework of the bilateral agreement signed between the two sides in November 2017.... More


Cuban vice parliament president concludes visit to France

Paris, October 12 (RHC)-- The vice president of the National Assembly of People's Power (Cuban Parliament) Ana María Mari Machado, concluded Friday an official visit to France... More


Prime Minister of East Timor receives Cuban deputy foreign minister. Photo: Cubaminrex

East Timor, October 12 (RHC)-- Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of East Timor, Taur Matan Ruak, received Cuban deputy foreign minister Marcelino Medina González, who is paying an official visit to the Southeast Asian nation.... More


Venezuelan foreign minister condemns Germany's subordination to U.S. hostility.  Photo: teleSUR

Caracas, October 12 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has encouraged German Chancellor Angela Merkel to use her country's power to end the United States-led economic blockade of the South America country... More


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.  Photo: AFP

United Nations, October 12 (RHC)-- Russia has strongly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for asking the international community to recognize the regime’s claim to “sovereignty” over the occupied side of Syria’s Golan Heights... More


Human rights activists protest against a ruling granting parole to agents of the Chilean dictatorship.  Photo: Reuters

Santiago de Chile, October 12 (RHC)-- Chile’s Court of Appeals sentenced four former agents of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship to five years and one day in prison for the kidnapping and disappearance of student and left-wing activist Gabriela Arredondo in 1974.... More


File photo shows a sign outside of a migrant detention center in Harmondsworth near Heathrow Airport.  Photo: Reuters

London, October 12 (RHC)-- An investigation into the situation of migrants whose asylum applications are being reviewed in the UK suggests that British authorities detain them unlawfully and for indefinite periods of time.... More


Remnants of Hurricane Michael soak southeastern United States.  Photo: Democracy Now

Atlanta, October 12 (RHC)-- At least 11 people have died in the U.S. after Hurricane Michael slammed into Florida and Georgia as a Category 4 storm.... More


WSJ endorses far-Right Brazilian presidential candidate Bolsonaro.  Photo: Google

Brasilia, October 12 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the newspaper The Wall Street Journal has endorsed Brazil's right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, despite his long history of making racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments, as well as openly praising Brazil’s military dictatorship. ... More


Matanzas: City of Bridges and Palaces

Matanzas, October 12 (RHC) -- Originally named San Severino y San Carlos de Matanzas, the city was founded on October 12, 1693 by 30 families from the Canary Islands... More


Cuban president evaluates measures adopted in the wake of Hurricane Michael.  Photo: Cubadebate

Havana, October 11 (RHC)-- Given the heavy rain and storm damage associated with Hurricane Michael in the western region of the island, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, accompanied by vice presidents, ministers and other leaders, met to evaluate the situation. ... More


Diaz-Canel has over 17,000 Twitter followers in 24 hours.  Photo: Twitter

Havana, October 11 (RHC)-- In just 24 hours on Twitter, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel (@DiazCanelB) gained over 17,000 followers, according to a report by Prensa Latina news agency.... More


 Mexican women and activists march to condemn disappearances, murders of 20 women.  Photo: La Jornada

Mexico City, October 11 (RHC)-- Over 1,500 women marched through the streets of the Ecatepec neighborhood of Jardines de Morelos in Mexico to condemn the disappearance and murder of at least 20 women from the municipality. ... More


Eight dead, 25 missing as refugee boat sinks off western Turkey.  Photo: Reuters

Ankara, October 11 (RHC)-- Eight people drowned after a boat filled with refugees sank off the western coast of Turkey and another 25 were missing, the Turkish coast guard announced.... More


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