In the face of the U.S.-imposed oil blockade, Cuba is going green. First, people started buying electric tricycles. But then they faced another problem — no way to charge them as blackouts last 20+ hours a day. Now, drivers are installing solar panels on top of their tricycles.

The Trump administration has been pressuring governments around the world to end their medical cooperation agreements with Cuba. But Calabria, one of Italy’s poorest regions, isn’t backing down.

In 1996, the U.S. called it murder. But what was Brothers to the Rescue really doing? A Cuban spy who infiltrated the organization from the inside tells all — and explains why Raúl Castro's indictment is a pretext for invasion. 🎥 Full interview: youtu.be/hsc-JpPUXo4

Infant mortality has doubled. Only 30% of essential medicines are available. UN Resident Coordinator Francisco Pichón says Cuba’s healthcare system is under extraordinary pressure due to the U.S. fuel blockade and sanctions, with 67,000 children at risk of missing vaccines.

The U.S. indicted Raúl Castro over the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown. Former Cuban intelligence agent René González, who infiltrated the organization, explains what’s really behind the indictment.

For decades, Cuba’s Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) has trained doctors from around the world — including the U.S. — with a vision of healthcare as a human right. Samira Addrey and Abeeku Ricks are among hundreds of ELAM graduates from the United States. youtu.be/GUeE-BNZKcg

In our latest episode of U.S. Voices Against the Blockade, Daylín Marrero reflects on leaving Cuba at eight years old, returning years later and why the U.S. blockade drove her family's decision to emigrate. youtu.be/A2db9avtsww

Childhood cancer survival rates have fallen from 85% to 65%, nearly 3,000 dialysis patients have faced disruptions in treatment and 300 of the country's 395 essential medicines are now unavailable, according to a recent report in Cuban state media outlet Cubadebate.

The fallout from Trump's May 1 executive order is continuing to ripple across Cuba. EnviosCuba, one of the largest online platforms used by Cuban Americans to send food, clothing and other basic necessities to relatives on the island, has stopped accepting new orders.

U.S. politicians call Cuba’s medical missions “forced labor,” without providing evidence to back the claim. Listen to Cuban doctors in Italy’s Southern region of Calabria respond to U.S. accusations in our latest film, “From Cuba to Calabria.” www.bellyofthebeastcuba.com/from-cuba-to...

Raúl Castro was indicted for the shoot-down of two Brothers to the Rescue planes 30 years ago. The group’s leader was a former CIA terrorist who claimed to have renounced violence, but never did according to former Cuban intelligence agent René González.

Companies from Canada, Spain, France, Germany and Australia are leaving Cuba. They’re not fleeing communism. They’re fleeing U.S. sanctions. So who stands to gain?

Last week, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk issued one of the strongest condemnations yet of the Trump administration's Cuba policy. "Children are dying because doctors lack access to essential medical supplies and medicines. This is unacceptable."

Director Daniel Montero shares what drew him to the story of Dr. Teresita Rodríguez. TERESITA’S DREAM follows the Cuban scientist whose search for an Alzheimer’s treatment began with her mother’s diagnosis—a story of love, science, and resilience. Watch: www.bellyofthebeastcuba.com/teresitas-dr...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay, where he performed bench presses in front of the camera and told U.S. troops the Pentagon would remain "prepared and postured for any possible contingency" involving Cuba.

The U.S. deems Cuba’s medical missions “forced labor.” The Cuban government calls the doctors heroes. We traveled to Calabria, Italy, to see how one of these missions actually works. Watch our documentary film “From Cuba to Calabria” youtu.be/OWuf2I6Xhok

When Donald Trump says that Cuban people love him, he’s talking about Cubans in Miami. On the island, it’s a different story. We asked Cubans in Cuba about what they think about Trump.

Norma Goicochea, President of the Cuban United Nations Association, warned about the human consequences of further hostility from Washington. “Cubans have the right to live in peace.”

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress he has not found a Cuban official willing to lead a political “transition” on the island similar to Venezuela’s case. “I can’t give you that name right now,” he answered.

The Trump administration has imposed more sanctions on Cuba. The latest targets include Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and several Cuban entities.

Former Cuban president Raúl Castro made his first public appearance on Friday since being indicted by Donald Trump’s Department of Justice. The event celebrated the 65th anniversary of Cuba’s Interior Ministry and Castro’s recent 95th birthday.

Dr. Dayana Couto Núñez, President of the Cuban Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics, explains how shortages of medicines, technology and fuel are affecting maternal healthcare and newborns in Cuba: “Neither our women nor our children are to blame.”.

The Trump administration says that Cuba poses a national security threat to the most powerful country in the world. We examine the six claims used to justify this narrative — and why they fall apart under scrutiny. youtu.be/D8KikNnxOas

Belly of the Beast’s Liz Oliva Fernández joined @aljazeera.com The Listening Post to discuss media coverage of Cuba and why independent reporting on the ground matters. Watch the segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRan...

Four foreign hotel operators are ceasing operations in Cuba as Donald Trump’s May 1 executive order is set to take effect on June 5 Spain’s Iberostar and Meliá, Canada’s Blue Diamond and Indonesia's Archipelago International have all announced plans to leave or reduce operations

The Justice Department has indicted Raúl Castro for something that occurred three decades ago — Belly of the Beast journalist Yohan Rodríguez breaks down why now.

During a sit-down interview on “My View with Lara Trump,” Cuban-American Republican legislators ramped up threats against Cuba as the United States intensifies its economic warfare against the island.

When they first arrived in Italy, some patients – and doctors – were distrustful of Cuban doctors, but they quickly realized what millions worldwide know: Cuban doctors are top-notch. Listen to these Cuban doctors in Italy talk about their experience there. youtu.be/WVTP_WC7zb0

A group of former U.S. intelligence, military and diplomatic officials is challenging the national security justifications behind the Trump administration’s economic war on Cuba.

Medea Benjamin traveled last march to Cuba with medicine and food for children's hospitals. The U.S. Treasury Department wanted to know everything about it. “This request for information is really just a form of intimidation, she said. youtu.be/0zioypI9oFE

Cuba’s Foreign Minister denounced, at the UN Security Council, U.S. threats of military action against his country.

According to Fox News, the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control issued “administrative subpoenas” to Hasan Piker and Medea Benjamin when they traveled to Cuba in March to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid amid severe shortages caused by the U.S. economic war on the island.

“The only attack we can imagine is a counterattack to one launched by the U.S. against Cuba”. Hal Klepak, professor at Canada's Royal Military College, says Washington is manufacturing a pretext to attack Cuba.

Belly of the Beast held a screening of two documentaries: one about Cuban medical missions in Italy, and another following a brigade of African students from ELAM (Cuba’s Latin American School of Medicine) who traveled to Guinea-Bissau.

The U.S. Supreme Court just handed pro-embargo hardliners a major victory, ruling 8-1 in favor of the heirs of a Nazi-linked tycoon against cruise companies that docked in Cuba between 2016 and 2019.

The 41st Cuban International Tourism Fair (FITCUBA2026) was held virtually this month, a decision driven by the island’s acute fuel crisis and the impact of the ongoing U.S. oil blockade.

BREAKING: Cuba’s Official Gazette has published the official decree identifying the 2,010 convicted individuals pardoned by Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel in observance of “religious celebrations” for Holy Week.

The Russian-flagged tanker Universal, carrying 270,000 barrels of diesel fuel desperately needed by Cubal, has reportedly stalled in the middle of the Atlantic, 1,000 miles from the island, according to publicly available ship-tracking data.

Victor Coronado, a U.S. activist with the Hands Off Cuba Committee, visited Cuba and says the reality he saw on the island is completely different than the distorted image portrayed in the United States. Watch Ep. 4 of US Voices vs Blockade.

After the U.S. charged Raúl Castro over the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue incident, thousands gathered in Havana to reject the accusations.

An Inside Look at Cuba’s Medical Mission in Italy We traveled to Calabria, Italy, to see how Cuba’s medical missions actually work. Join us June 4 at Peoples Forum NYC for a special screening of From Cuba to Calabria: Medical Missions in Times of Crisis.

Marco Rubio posted a video to Cubans claiming there’s no oil blockade. Needless to say, it didn’t land well with Cubans who are living through blackouts that became far worse after the U.S. began stopping oil from getting to the island.

Asked why the DOJ is indicting 94-year-old Raúl Castro 30 years after the fact, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had no answer. "I cannot explain or justify why now." On how they'll bring him to trial: He'll appear "by his own will or by another way."

SOUTHCOM announced yesterday that the USS Nimitz, one of the world’s largest nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, has entered the Caribbean Sea.

Title III defendants are dropping like flies. American Airlines and Spanish hotel chain Iberostar are the latest corporations to settle lawsuits filed under Title III of the Helms Burton Act.

It’s no coincidence the Trump administration chose May 20 to announce an indictment against Raúl Castro. May 20 is Cuba’s “Independence Day” — but only in Miami. The date isn’t celebrated in Cuba because it marks a long history of U.S. neocolonialism. Journalist Liz Oliva Fernández breaks it down.

🚨 BREAKING: Trump DOJ Indicts Raúl Castro Attorney General Todd Blanche today unsealed an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro for his alleged involvement in the 1996 shootdown of two aircraft off Cuban shores. Thread 🧵

Who gets labeled a criminal — and who gets a free pass? As Washington moves to indict Raúl Casto, our latest article examines the double standard surrounding violence — and terrorism — against Cuba and the history left out of the headlines.

Speaking at the UN Africa-France summit in Nairobi, Kenya, UN Secretary General António Guterres condemned the U.S. government’s economic war on Cuba.

While the Trump administration has alleged — without evidence — that U.S. adversaries are using Cuba to spy on the United States, a recent CNN analysis shows that the U.S. may be the one doing the spying.