The statements were made in front of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City by representatives of organizations such as the Communist Party of Mexico, the Communist Youth Front, and the Jose Marti Association of Cuban Residents in Mexico.

  The rally was framed as a protest “against the entire situation to which the United States is condemning the Cuban people,” participants stated, alluding to the tightening of the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the U.S. for more than 60 years.

  On Raul Castro’s 95th birthday, activists denounced as false the indictment filed on May 20 by the U.S. Department of Justice against the leader of the Revolution, emphasizing that all slander vanishes before the force of history.

  Reading a statement on behalf of the Association, Ivon Guerra expressed “her deepest gratitude to the man who, with courage, loyalty, and revolutionary vision, accompanied Fidel Castro in the construction and development of the Cuban Revolution.”

  She noted that “his example of steadfastness and commitment continues to guide the generations that defend sovereignty and social justice.”

  She denounced that “fallacies are being fabricated claiming that Cuba is a threat, when the greatest threat in the world is the U.S. elite that promotes wars and increases its wealth at the expense of the lives of thousands of innocent people.”

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