In a press conference in Havana last week, @fredmmembe of @socialistpartyzambia called out the US oil chokehold on Cuba, along with efforts to deny food and medicine, as “an attempt to strangle the country.” M’membe was part of an International People’s Assembly delegation to Cuba to talk with leaders and witness the effects of the US blockade. Pres. Miguel Díaz-Canel stated last week the country has not received oil shipments since December due to the US fuel blockade, and the country is currently experiencing a nationwide blackout.

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