National Day of Support for Cuba in Italy Against U.S. Aggression

Dozens of political, social, trade union, and student organizations in Italy are carrying out a National Day of Support for Cuba today, as the island nation faces economic pressures and the threat of a military aggression from the United States.

The broad mobilization, which extends across the 20 regions of this European country, is driven by the National Italy-Cuba Friendship Association (ANAIC), the Network of Communists, and many other groups. It includes demonstrations in hundreds of cities, including Rome, where a march to the U.S. Embassy will take place.

A statement released by the event's organizers points out that among the protests against the criminal actions of the U.S. government and in support of the island's population, major demonstrations are also taking place this May 28 in key cities such as Milan, Turin, Genoa, Naples, Florence, Catanzaro, Pisa, Bergamo, and Bologna.

"What was previously a constant threat is turning into a concrete risk of military aggression," prompts the call for this national solidarity day under the slogan "With Cuba for Peace," published on the digital site of the newspaper Contropiano and other local news outlets.

This marks the second demonstration of its kind held in Italy in recent weeks, following the one on April 11 in the capital. That event gathered more than 10,000 demonstrators who marched from the Colosseum along San Gregorio, Aventino, and Piramide Cestia avenues to Ostiense Square. "The arrival in the Caribbean of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Nimitz and the indictment against Raúl Castro, hero of the Revolution—which in many ways recalls the web of lies constructed to justify the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro—foreshadow another U.S. military operation," the text adds.

Furthermore, it points out that "the tightening of the blockade and the sanctions imposed by Washington constitute a true collective punishment against the Cuban people, whose only crime is defending their sovereignty and the social and political path they have chosen for decades."

The promoters of the mobilization affirm that the economic, commercial, and financial blockade, intensified by the current administration of President Donald Trump, who even threatens to attack that nation, constitutes "a true crime against those who only seek peace and self-determination."

"We cannot remain passive while the United States, through declared and claimed crimes against humanity, further intensifies its actions against those who refuse to submit to imperialist dictates," the document concludes.