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British government says it has "repeatedly made clear that it opposes the US embargo against Cuba"
Grahame Morris MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cuba, received a response from the British government on 25 January to a question he had asked about UK support for normalisation of relations between the US and Cuba following the inaugaration of new Democrat President Joe Biden. On 20 January, Mr Morris, MP…
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Cuba Solidarity Campaign statement on the United States’ listing of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism
The Cuba Solidarity Campaign adds its voice to the worldwide condemnation of the outgoing Trump administration’s listing of Cuba as a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’. Trump’s move is designed to hinder the incoming Biden administration from reprising the Obama era’s rapprochement with Havana. Obama’s decision to formally remove Cuba from the terrorism list in 2015…
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Gracias! Season’s Greetings and best wishes for 2021
The Cuba Solidarity Campaignwishes you a peaceful break and best wishes for 2021. We know 2020 has been incredibly difficult for many of our friends and supporters, and we are grateful for your continued support throughout the last year. Despite the hardships of recent months, we have drawn hope and inspiration from the actions of…
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Second member of British House of Lords nominates Cuban medics for Nobel Peace Prize
Baroness Pauline Bryan of Partick, a member of the British parliament’s second chamber, the House of Lords, has become the second member of the Lords and the fourteenth British parliamentarian to formally nominate the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. In a video recording supporting her nomination Baroness Bryan said:…
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More British academics nominate Cuban medics for international Peace Prize
Erica Burman and Ian Parker have joined six other British academics in making formal nominations to award Cuba’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Psychologists Professor of Education Erica Burman of the University of Manchester and Ian Parker Emeritus Professor of Management at the University of Leicester received confirmation of their…
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Richard Burgon MP becomes tenth British parliamentarian to formally nominate Cuban medics for the Nobel Peace Prize
Richard Burgon MP is the tenth British Member of Parliament to formally nominate the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Mr Burgon, who was elected MP for Leeds East in the North of England in 2015, received confirmation of his nomination from the Nobel Prize Committee in Norway on 10…
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Kate Osborne MP nominates Cuban medics for Nobel Peace Prize
Kate Osborne, has become the 5th Member of the British Parliament to have formally nominated Cuba’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Kate was elected in December 2019 to represent the constituency of Jarrow, in the North East of England. In her nomination submission Kate Osborne MP explained that the…
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Catch up on our meeting with Gerardo Hernandez and Richard Burgon MP
To mark the sixth anniversary of the release of the Miami Five (17 December 2014), we were honoured to welcome Gerardo Hernández for a live discussion with Richard Burgon MP. Hundreds tuned in on the Cuba Solidarity Campaign’s YouTube channel on Monday 14 December to watch the live link up with Havana and hear the…
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Two British Professors nominate Cuban medics for Nobel Peace Prize
Dr Alpesh Maisuria, University of the West of England, and Dr Matt Henn, Nottingham Trent University, have formally nominated Cuba’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade to receive the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. In his nomination Dr Henn said ‘Many thousands of medics from the Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade have travelled to countries across the…
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Rachel Hopkins MP nominates Cuban medics for Nobel Peace Prize
British Member of Parliament, Rachel Hopkins, has nominated Cuba’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade to receive the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Rachel Joins fellow MPs Grahame Morris and Navendu Mishra in making a formal nomination. In her submission to the Norwegian Nobel Committee Rachel Hopkins MP explained that ‘After COVID-19 was declared a pandemic the…