An interactive online platform displays figures in cyberspace, updated second by second. To provide a clearer understanding of the damage caused by the economic, commercial, financial, and energy blockade imposed by the United States government on the Cuban people.
The website, accessible at https://cubabloqueo.com, highlights the real cost of this hostile policy. A policy implemented over six decades ago and intensified during President Donald Trump’s first term with 243 sanctions. These measures have been maintained by Joe Biden and further expanded through two presidential decrees signed on January 29th and May 1st, 2026.
Under the slogan “Cuba is not a threat; the blockade is,” the website, available in both English and Spanish. It features interactive images, auto-playing videos, and options for sharing on social media.
Moreover the site covers various topics, including the energy blockade, secondary sanctions, the effects of the Helms-Burton Act. The escalation of hostile rhetoric toward Cuba, and international expressions of opposition to the blockade and solidarity with the Cuban people.
It also publishes the annual report presented by the Caribbean nation, titled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.”
The United Nations General Assembly is scheduled to review and vote on this document on October 27th and 28th.
Also the document highlights that, for the period from March 1st, 2025, to February 28th, 2026, the damages caused by the U.S. blockade amount to 8.0833 billion dollars. A seven percent increase over the figure reported for the previous period.
With information from CNA
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