Tag: Blockade
Cuba boosting ‘Pacific connection’ in defiance of US blockade
By Michael Andrew
Cuba will develop relationships with Pacific countries despite pressure from the United States, says a visiting advocate.
On a tour of New Zealand,...
‘Blockade busters’ flotilla on way to help provide relief for Gaza
As the international Freedom Flotilla heads out into the Mediterranean on its humanitarian voyage to break Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, journalist Richard Sudan...
Rights chief tells Arab dictatorships ‘examine yourselves’ in Gulf blockade
By Dr Joseph M Fernandez in Doha, Qatar
A leading international human rights organisation has called on countries in the Gulf region to pay heed...
Autocracy strikes back: Media freedom under siege in Arabia
ANALYSIS: By Dr Tarek Cherkaoui
Diplomatic quarrels in the Arabian Peninsula have a long history, and small Gulf States, such as Qatar, align themselves with...