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Cuba Tasks Spy Obama Freed with Anti-Protest ‘Popular Vigilance’ Campaign

Cuba appointed Gerardo Hernández Nordelo, a former spy imprisoned over the killing of four American citizens, to organize a new Popular Revolutionary Vigilance Detail body to improve persecution of protesters following the launch of a wave of dissidence this month, reports revealed Tuesday.

Cuban President Raul Castro (2nd L) attends a ceremony to decorate the Cuban Five as Natio

China Defends Afghan Taliban, Insists It Is Not a Terrorist Group

The editor-in-chief of the Global Times, a Chinese Communist Party propaganda newspaper, published a commentary Monday in defense of the Afghan Taliban, insisting it is not a terrorist group and antagonizing it is of “no benefit to China at all.”

Taliban guerrilla fighters hold their weapons at a secret base in eastern Afghanistan in t

Japanese Baseball Team Makes Solidarity Display with Cuba Protesters

The Chiba Lotte Marines, a team in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league, wore matching T-shirts and took a photo together showing solidarity for anti-communism protesters in Cuba, a team member revealed in a photo posted on Twitter Sunday.

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Video: Cuban Protesters Fight Police Gunfire with Rocks

Cuban protesters began to smuggle videos out of the island at a more rapid pace on Thursday over an internet shutdown showing police special forces and plain-clothes paramilitary attacking unarmed civilians.

Riot police walk the streets after a demonstration against the government of President Mig

Venezuelan Socialist Leader: Cuba Protests Are Actually Euro Cup Celebrations

Diosdado Cabello, the head of Venezuela’s ruling socialist party, stated during a press conference this week that the protests in Cuba do not exist and the footage of them widely broadcast throughout international media is, in reality, Italian fans celebrating the nation’s Euro Cup victory.

Socialist United Party of Venezuela (PSUV) leader Diosdado Cabello reacts after the announ

W.H.O. Subsidiary Discourages Cuba Protests over Coronavirus

The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), the Americas subsidiary of the World Health Organization (W.H.O.), discouraged anti-communist protests in Cuba in a statement Wednesday, claiming they elevate the risk of spreading Chinese coronavirus.

A man is arrested during a demonstration against the government of President Miguel Diaz-C

Cuban-Americans Flood Cities Nationwide Calling for End to Communism

NORTH BERGEN, New Jersey – Hundreds, and possibly thousands, of Cuban-Americans have convened for peaceful assemblies nationwide this week in solidarity with their kin on the island, who have flooded the streets of nearly every major Cuban city since Sunday demanding an end to the communist regime.

People demonstrate, some holding Cuban and US National flags, during a protest against the

Univision: Cuba ‘Not a Priority’ for Joe Biden

A Univisión report Monday on President Joe Biden’s tepid response to the ongoing protests against communism in Cuba accused Biden of having little interest in the topic, noting his administration “openly admitted” to not prioritizing the island.

Vice President Joe Biden eats ice cream during a visit to Little Man Ice Cream, in Denver,

Cuba: 90-Year-Old Raúl Castro Resurfaces to Silence Protests

The Communist Party of Cuba trotted out 90-year-old Raúl Castro – the nation’s ultimate leader despite his official retirement – on Monday, claiming he participated in a Politburo meeting on the protests hitting the island on Sunday.

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Cuba: Thousands Nationwide Take Streets Against Communism

Thousands of Cubans in at least 16 cities took the streets peacefully on Sunday to demand an end to the 62-year-old communist regime, chanting “freedom,” wearing American flags, and in many cases facing extreme police repression.

People take part in a demonstration against the government of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-

Iran Hosts Taliban for Talks About ‘Peace Talks’

The Islamic regime in Iran hosted members of the Taliban “political office” in Qatar on Wednesday for negotiations with the legitimate government of Afghanistan, an attempt to elevate Iran’s influence in the country as American troops withdraw.

In this Feb. 29, 2020, file, photo, Afghanistan's Taliban delegation arrive for the agreem

Assassins Kill President of Haiti in Midnight Home Invasion

Outgoing Prime Minister of Haiti Claude Joseph confirmed the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in the early hours of Wednesday by suspected foreign mercenaries in an “odious, inhuman, and barbaric act.”

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse visits the Varreux power plants (Cité Soleil) on Decembe

Hong Kong Arrests Six Minors for ‘Terrorism’

Hong Kong police announced the arrests Tuesday of nine people after the alleged discovery of a weapons, explosives, and chemical cache authorities suspect was meant for use in bombing public areas. Six of those arrested are children.

HONG KONG, CHINA - JULY 1 : Police officers use tape to cordon off areas on the 24th anniv

Ukraine Inks Infrastructure Deal with China After Biden Snubs Zelensky for Putin

Chinese government media outlets confirmed Sunday that Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce had recently signed a reportedly expansive deal to invest in nationwide infrastructure in Ukraine, following the latter’s decision not to co-sign a statement at the United Nations condemning China for committing genocide.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky talks to journalists in his office in Kiev on June

China’s July 4 Message: America ‘Selfish,’ Racist

China’s government-run Global Times newspaper observed American Independence Day on Sunday by claiming Americans have nothing to celebrate, as their country has become “selfish,” failed on “the race issue,” and is currently “in its least confident stage.”

SAUGERTIES, NY - JULY 04: People participate in the annual Fourth of July parade on July 0