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Israel’s Restriction Of Aid Into Gaza Leads To Critical Shortages

April 13, 2026 Tareq S. Hajjaj, Mondoweiss. , , , , ,
Amjad Ashour, 50, stands in the nutrition department at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, holding his four-month-old infant as doctors warn him that a lack of formula leads to stunted growth, developmental delays, and serious health complications. His child is already suffering from the shortage. Ashour’s wife, the baby’s mother, is herself malnourished, leaving the family entirely dependent on infant formula, which is no longer available at the hospital. Ashour said he struggled to find milk for his child every day, and when the hospital had none, he turned to international organizations.

Global Sumud Flotilla: We Refuse To Wait

April 11, 2026 Global Sumud Flotilla. , , , , ,
The Global Sumud Flotilla will set sail from Barcelona this Sunday, April 12, 2026, joined by Open Arms and Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise. While countries trade ceasefire announcements, the Israeli regime’s assault on Gaza and ground offensive in Lebanon continue as of this morning, underscoring how little has changed for civilians under fire and how urgent it is to act. The flotilla’s strategy and purpose are clear: to challenge israel's illegal siege on Gaza, deliver aid, and confront the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people and the complicity that enables it.

When Flotillas Fight For Life, Not Empire

April 10, 2026 Olivia Dinucci, Counter Punch. , , , ,
Flotillas have historically been fleets of military vessels—tools of empire designed for swift offensive or defensive operations at sea. The images they evoke are ones of imperial power and looming violence. Just look at the massive US naval buildup that surrounded Iran as part of the recent US attacks. But peace activists have also developed a new kind of flotilla. Instead of instruments of war, flotillas have become symbols of peace—acts of humanitarian direct action, civil resistance, and cross-border solidarity. Take the flotillas that have tried to reach Gaza, like the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Greenpeace To Join The Global Sumud Flotilla To Gaza

April 6, 2026 Greenpeace International. , , ,
Barcelona, Spain – Greenpeace has today announced that its ship, the Arctic Sunrise, will join the upcoming Global Sumud Flotilla. Sailing alongside more than seventy vessels and over a thousand participants who seek to directly challenge Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza. The Arctic Sunrise’s role is to provide technical and operational maritime support so that the vessels safely transit across the Mediterranean before they complete the last 200 nautical miles onto Gaza’s shores.  Greenpeace has long condemned both the humanitarian and environmental crises caused by Israel’s genocide on Gaza.

Activists From Nuestra America Convoy To Cuba Detained

March 27, 2026 TeleSur, Orinoco Tribune. , , , , ,
Delegates returning from delivering humanitarian aid to Cuba reported interrogations and confiscation of equipment by immigration authorities, actions they describe as a strategy of government intimidation. The Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila was also the victim of an arbitrary detention in Panama City while preparing to board a connecting flight to his country. Members of the Nuestra América Convoy, a solidarity initiative that recently delivered 14 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba, denounced the US government for leading a campaign of harassment and intimidation within the US and Panama following the activists’ return from Cuba.

Inspiring Nuestra América Convoy: 600+ Activists Deliver Aid To Cuba

March 22, 2026 TeleSur English, Orinoco Tribune. , , , ,
The Nuestra América Convoy arrived in Havana on March 21, 2026, greeted personally by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez. The international humanitarian mission converged in the Cuban capital to deliver essential supplies and reaffirm global support for the country amid intensified US economic pressure. The convoy unites more than 600 peace activists from 38 nations, representing over 140 social, political, and cultural organizations across every continent. Participants include parliamentarians, judges, ambassadors, intellectuals, trade unionists, and community leaders committed to justice and sovereignty.

Trump Can’t Blockade Love: Why I’m Going To Cuba

March 18, 2026 Leonardo Flores, Scheer Post. , , ,
I’m traveling to Cuba for the first time on March 21 to be in Havana with the Nuestra América Convoy, in which people from dozens of countries representing a variety of organizations will break the blockade, bringing much-needed supplies to the island. CODEPINK is bringing 6,300 pounds of medical equipment and medicine with help from Global Health Partners and others. These supplies will be given to clinics, hospitals, and maternity centers as Cuba deals with the latest horrifying crime against humanity perpetrated by the United States.

The Global Convoy To Cuba: Response To Washington’s Strangling Of Cuba

March 18, 2026 Stansfield Smith, Popular Resistance. , , , ,
The Cuban Revolution represents an example for our human future: it nationalized the country’s wealth and resources and placed them under the rule of the direct representatives of workers and peasants and has stood up to imperialism for over 65 years. It played a world historic role in dismantling Israel’s twin apartheid state, South Africa. Destruction of the Cuban Revolution would be painful setback for the world movement against imperialism, for the world anti-war movement, for the world human rights movement. It would embolden US imperial aggression even more, everywhere. For our own self-preservation, we must do what we can to aid Cuba.

Tunisia Detains Seven Gaza Flotilla Activists

March 17, 2026 Middle East Eye. , , , , ,
A Tunisian judge on Monday ordered the pre-trial detention of seven members of the new pro-Palestinian flotilla, Global Sumud, based on suspicions of money laundering under the country's anti-terrorism law. On 6 March, local media reported that several members of the Tunisian Coordination of the Sumud Flotilla were arrested, including Wael Naouar, his wife Jawaher Channa, Nabil Chennoufi, Mohamed Amine Bennour, and Sana M’hidli. After their hearing and ten days in police custody, an arrest warrant was issued against the activists for "forming a money laundering conspiracy", lawyer Sami Ben Ghazi told AFP.

Launch Of ‘We Break The Blockade: Caravans For Cuba’ Campaign

March 9, 2026 Struggle-La Lucha. , , ,
The Actions for Cuba Committees publicly announced the upcoming launch of We Break the Blockade: Caravans for Cuba Campaign on March 14 at the U.S. Cuba Normalization Conference in New York City. Excerpts from the IG post declare: This campaign is a living act of international solidarity, a defiance of the Monroe Doctrine, and a rallying cry to defend the revolutionary gains of the Cuban people. … It is a declaration that we will not stand idle while Washington tightens its genocidal grip, weaponizing starvation and economic warfare in a cowardly attempt to break the will of the Cuban Revolution. This campaign structure turns passive sympathy into the necessary momentum needed to end the blockade once and for all.

Anti-Genocide Groups Confirm Massive ‘Freedom Flotilla’

February 28, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
Activists coordinating under the Global Sumud Flotilla and Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced on 26 February that a fleet of up to 200 boats will depart on 12 April from several Mediterranean ports in a renewed bid to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. “This is not only about delivering aid. It is about asserting the right of civilians to challenge the isolation of Gaza through peaceful means,” said Dilek Tekocak, speaking at a press conference in Istanbul’s Fatih district on behalf of the flotilla’s international coordination committee. “This initiative represents global civilian resistance,” Tekocak said, describing the effort as a peaceful mobilization against Israel’s unlawful blockade of Gaza that continues despite the ceasefire.

As The US Ramps Up Its Attacks On Cuba, Support For Its Revolution Grows

February 16, 2026 Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. , , , , ,
On January 29, which coincides with the twelfth anniversary of the declaration of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace (at the CELAC meeting in Havana, Cuba), the Trump administration designated Cuba as "an unusual and extraordinary threat... to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.” As a result of this designation, the US is tightening the economic blockade on Cuba, with a particular emphasis on stopping fuel deliveries, and is threatening any nation that provides aid. Clearing the FOG speaks with Netfa Freeman of the Black Alliance for Peace about the impact of the blockade, the significance of Cuba's example of internationalism and defending its sovereignty, as well as assisting other nations in doing the same, and efforts to support the Cuban people.

Mexico: Five Massive Drives Defy Crushing US Blockade

February 16, 2026 La Jornada, Struggle - La Lucha. , , , ,
Mexico City — Mexico-Cuba solidarity shone brightly in the heart of Mexico City on Feb. 14, 2026, as the campaign “De pueblo a pueblo, acabemos con el bloqueo” (From people to people, let’s end the blockade) kicked off at the Zócalo. Organized by the militant solidarity collective Va por Cuba and the Association of Cuban Residents in Mexico “José Martí,” the drive collects food and medicines for the island nation facing severe shortages. From early morning, people streamed in. Young people, families, retirees, workers, office employees and teachers arrived with bags, boxes and sacks. Donations included rice, beans, powdered milk, sardines, canned tuna and essential medicines.

‘We Are Sailing To Cuba’

February 13, 2026 Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams. , , ,
As the Trump administration tightens an already devastating economic embargo of Cuba by targeting the island’s fuel imports in a bid to topple the country’s socialist government, a coalition of progressive groups on Thursday announced plans for a flotilla to deliver food, medicine, and other essential supplies to the besieged Cuban people. Members of Progressive International, CodePink, and other direct action and advocacy groups plan to set sail for Cuba next month in the Nuestra América—or Our America—Flotilla, which they said is inspired by the Global Sumud Flotilla missions to break Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza amid the ongoing genocide in the Palestinian exclave.

Mexico Sends Shipment Of Humanitarian Aid To Cuba

February 10, 2026 Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch. , , ,
The government of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the shipment of 814 tons of milk, meat, beans, rice, and other foodstuffs to Cuba on Sunday, February 8. The move came days after Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel presented a series of emergency measures being adopted by his government to mitigate the impact of the severe fuel shortage facing the island. Cuba is currently facing a serious crisis, provoked by recent maneuvers from the US government which, emboldened by its massive military build up in the Caribbean and its recent bombing of Caracas, has sought to further tighten the blockade on the island, hoping to finally force the overthrow of the government.
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