Mexican figures demand end to Cuba blockade, condemn military threats

Prominent figures from Mexico's cultural, political, and artistic sectors have joined an international call to end the energy blockade imposed on Cuba. They also voiced strong condemnation of threats of military aggression directed at the island.

Signatories to the appeal include Ambassador Alejandro Encinas, writer Elena Poniatowska, politician Bertha Luján, writer Carlos Pellicer López, actor Ari Telch, and filmmaker Carlos Sánchez Sosa. They participated in an international demonstration against "the advance of fascism in Latin America."

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for that the laws international be made valid, that Cuba recover its right to acquire fuel, and all the products it requires to satisfy the needs of its population, through world trade and cooperation.

The document, also supported by singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez, implores world governments to enforce international laws. It specifically calls for Cuba to regain its right to acquire fuel and other essential products through global trade and cooperation, enabling it to meet its population's needs.

"We will not be the generation that allows fascism to impose itself on the Cuban people," the statement declared. "We have time to channel all our initiatives in defense of Cuba. It is time to embrace this brotherly people, who have given so much solidarity to the world, and set a limit to the power of, as José Martí said, 'that turbulent and brutal north that despises us.'"

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We will not be the generation that allows fascism to impose itself on the Cuban people. We have time to channel all our initiatives in defense of Cuba, it is time to embrace this brotherly people, who have given so much solidarity to the world, and set a limit to the power of, as José Martí said, 'that turbulent and brutal north that despises us.'