The Anti-Imperialist Tribune José Martí once again became the chosen venue by the Cuban regime to showcase its unconditional support for Nicolás Maduro, in an event marked by predictable slogans, flags, banners, and a clearly organized mobilization from state institutions.
Since ten in the morning, university students, ministry workers, officials, and representatives of official organizations gathered in the iconic square in Havana to condemn the capture of the Venezuelan leader following a U.S. military operation in Caracas.
The images released by official media and institutional profiles on social networks showed groups "representing the people," carefully framed, chanting slogans against the United States and in defense of chavismo.
The event, framed as an expression of "internationalist solidarity," repeated the script that the Cuban authorities have employed for decades in response to every regional crisis involving their political allies.
Speeches filled with references to "imperialist aggression," calls for the "defense of sovereignty," and the constant evocation of the anti-American struggle dominated the day.
Miguel Díaz-Canel, who a few hours earlier had described the operation against Maduro as a “criminal attack” and “state terrorism,” once again rallied behind chavismo, while social discontent in the country grows due to blackouts, inflation, food shortages, and unprecedented migration. None of this was present in the official narrative of the event.
The mobilization was not limited to Havana. From provinces such as Granma, Santiago de Cuba, and other regions of the country, institutional pages and profiles of universities and workplaces shared images of similar gatherings, reinforcing the idea of a coordinated national response rather than a spontaneous one.
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